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St. Joseph's Church

Meeting Lake RM 466, Saskatchewan, S0M, Canada

Reconnu formellement en: 1988/06/15

View from the front gate looking toward the bell tower of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, 2007.; Unknown
Front elevation.
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Autre nom(s)

s/o

Liens et documents

Date(s) de construction

1932/01/01 à 1932/12/31

Inscrit au répertoire canadien: 2007/10/26

Énoncé d'importance

Description du lieu patrimonial

St. Joseph’s Church is a Municipal Heritage Property located within the Rural Municipality of Meeting Lake No. 466, approximately eight kilometres east of the Hamlet of Mayfair. The property features a wood-frame church and wooden cross, both constructed in 1935 on a 0.5 ha lot.

Valeur patrimoniale

The heritage value of St. Joseph’s Church lies in its status as a centre for community gatherings. Constructed in 1935 by pioneers in the district, the church hosted regular religious services and other community events for forty years. After the church closed in 1975, it stood vacant for ten years until the community decided to restore the property and resumed using it for special occasions.

The heritage value of the property also lies in its architecture. Like many other churches of the period, the property’s architecture features a muted Gothic Revival-inspired design. This style is best observed in the pointed-arch windows, common for many churches built during the period. However, an aspect unusual for a property of the period is the large octagonal bell tower, which helps distinguish the property from the surrounding farmsteads and contributes to its landmark status in the community.

Source:

Rural Municipality of Meeting Lake No. 466 Bylaw 88/2.

Éléments caractéristiques

The heritage value of St. Joseph’s Church resides in the following character-defining elements:
-those elements that reflect the property’s status as a centre for community gathering, including its position on its original location, open interior space and the open lawns surrounding the church;
-those elements that reflect the property’s architecture, including rectangular floor plan, pointed-arch windows, the regular massing, and steeply pitched gable roof;
-the large wooden cross just south of the church, the wrought iron gate and lettering, and the cross atop the steeple;
-octagonal central bell tower with louvered windows and steeple.

Reconnaissance

Juridiction

Saskatchewan

Autorité de reconnaissance

Administrations locales (Sask.)

Loi habilitante

Heritage Property Act, alinéa 11(1)(a)

Type de reconnaissance

Bien patrimonial municipal

Date de reconnaissance

1988/06/15

Données sur l'histoire

Date(s) importantes

s/o

Thème - catégorie et type

Établir une vie sociale et communautaire
Les institutions religieuses

Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction

Actuelle

Religion, rituel et funéraille
Centre religieux ou lieu de culte

Historique

Architecte / Concepteur

s/o

Constructeur

s/o

Informations supplémentaires

Emplacement de la documentation

Department of Culture, Youth and Recreation Heritage Resources Branch 1919 Saskatchewan Drive Regina, SK File: MHP 1024

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Identificateur féd./prov./terr.

MHP 1024

Statut

Édité

Inscriptions associées

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