| House | $756,600  |
| Land | $630,000 |
Surrounding suburbs
| Lethbridge | $808,600  |
| She Oaks | $756,600  |
| Shelford | $558,300 |
| House | $426 |
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| Registered as Victorian heritage |
| Last updated on - September 25, 2009 What is Significant? The former St Andrews Presbyterian, now Uniting Church is located at 28-30 Wallace Street (Midland Highway), Meredith on the south side of the township. It is the second church on the site. The first timber church, built in 1869 but since demolished, become a hall in 1923 when the new church was built. The foundation stone of the new church was laid by Mrs. J. L. Matheson of nearby Moranghurk Homestead. It was designed in a conservative Gothic Revival style, adopting a simple nave form and using red brick and cement render with other materials and details typical of the period. The architects were Laird and Buchan of Geelong, a well-established firm although not known for designing ecclesiastical buildings, which by that time already had branches in other states. The building is substantially intact and retains an excellent degree of integrity. The adjacent timber manse is the second, the first having burnt down in 1893, but was brought in from another site. It has been much modified and now has only a low degree of integrity. The church is complimented by mature plantings of Cupressus macrocarpa (Monterey Cypress) and Pinus radiata (Monterey or Radiata Pines) How is it Significant? The former St Andrews Presbyterian, now Uniting Church is of historical, social and architectural significance to the Golden Plains Shire and the township of Meredith. Why is it Significant? The former St Andrews Presbyterian, now Uniting Church is of historical significance for its role in providing the first permanent place of worship for the district's Presbyterians, the main branch of the denomination, from 1869. The Church has social significance as a representation of the collective aspirations of the local congregation of the Presbyterians, and subsequently the Uniting Church, to establish a place of worship for the larger Presbyterian denomination. This is reinforced by the presence of the former manse, representing the (intermittent) home of various ministers. The Church has architectural significance as a rare example of the ecclesiastical work of Laird and Buchan, the very important Geelong-based firm of architects. It is also of architectural significance for such a restrained expression of the Gothic Revival, once eschewed by the Presbyterians, and its use of the nave rather than auditorium form. |
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