Wesley Uniting Church, Toowoomba
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Wesley Uniting Church is a heritage-listed former Uniting church at 54 Neil Street, Toowoomba, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Willoughby Powell and built from 1877 to 1924. It is also known as Wesleyan Methodist Church. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 10 May 1997.[1]
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Address | 54 Neil Street, Toowoomba, Toowoomba Region, Queensland |
Country | Australia |
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History | |
Former name(s) | Wesleyan Methodist Church |
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Founded | 14 July 1877 (1877-07-14) |
Founder(s) | Arthur Kennedy, Governor of Queensland |
Dedicated | 4 August 1878 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Preserved |
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Architectural type | Church |
Style | Gothic Revival |
Years built | 1877–1924 |
Construction cost | A£2,300 |
Closed | 1998 (as a church) |
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Materials | Brick |
Official name | Wesley Uniting Church, Wesleyan Methodist Church |
Type | State heritage (built, landscape) |
Designated | 10 May 1997 |
Reference no. | 601695 |
Significant period | 1870s (historical) ongoing (social) |
Significant components | Church, garden/grounds, views to, stained glass window/s, fencing |
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Since 1998, the former church has been part of a hospitality complex.