St Andrew's Anglican Rectory, Walcha

Historic site in New South Wales, Australia
30°59′01″S 151°35′09″E / 30.9836°S 151.5858°E / -30.9836; 151.5858ArchitectJohn Horbury HuntOfficial nameSt. Andrew's Rectory (former); St Andrew's RectoryTypeState heritage (built)Designated2 April 1999Reference no.295TypePresbytery/Rectory/Vicarage/ManseCategoryReligion

The St Andrew's Rectory is a heritage-listed former Anglican clergy house located at Thee Street, Walcha in the Walcha Shire, New South Wales, Australia. It is also known as St. Andrews Rectory (former) and St Andrews Rectory. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]

Description

Designed by John Horbury Hunt, the rectory has a traditional pitched corrugated iron roof (originally timber shingled) supported on face brick walls and timber verandah to two sides supported on posts having trefoil decorated timber brackets. Many Hunt details are in evidence such as the large boarded roof gable, elaborate hall screens, central lobby lit by large sky light and large brick chimneys. A pleasant country garden consisting of planted beds and mature trees surrounds the house.[2]

Heritage listing

St Andrew's Rectory was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1] On 25 March 1986 the building was listed on the now defunct Register of the National Estate.[2]

See also

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References

  1. ^ a b "St. Andrews Rectory (former)". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00295. Retrieved 1 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
  2. ^ a b "St Andrews Rectory (former) including Garden and Trees, Fitzroy St, Walcha, NSW, Australia (Place ID 381)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. 25 March 1986. Retrieved 8 June 2018.

Attribution

This Wikipedia article was originally based on St. Andrews Rectory (former), entry number 00295 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 1 June 2018.