Name/TitleChurch of England, Christ Church, Tarraville, 1897.
About this objectA view through trees to the church with a separate bell tower, portico and and water tank.
This wooden rectangular timber Victorian Carpenter Gothic on Tyers Street was built in 1856 to a design by J. H. W. Pettit and George Hastings.
It was reputedly the first church in Gippsland and is a rare surviving example of drop slab construction, with the building being constructed without the use of nails.
[source: Central Gippsland Tourism]
Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number : H0999
For more information about this image contact Royal Historical Society of Victoria.
Inscription and MarksInscribed in black ink on verso : "GIPPSLAND / Taraville / Church of England / c1897".
Period1890-1900
Object TypePhotograph
Subject and Association KeywordsTarraville (Vic.)
Subject and Association KeywordsChurches
Subject and Association KeywordsChurch of England
Subject and Association KeywordsHistoric buildings and sites
Subject and Association KeywordsGothic Revival (Architecture)
Subject and Association KeywordsArchitecture
Named CollectionImages collection
Object numberA-110.001-C
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