Key Number:	HS 9960
Site Name:	Southminster United Church
Other Names:
Site Type:	1606 - Religious: Monastery or Convent

Location

ATS Legal Description:

			Twp	Rge	Mer
			9	21	4

Address:	1011 - 4 Avenue S
Number:	11
Street:	10 S
Avenue:	4 S
Other:
Town:	Lethbridge
Near Town:

Media

Type	Number	Date	View	Source

Architectural

Style:
Plan Shape:	Rectangular Short Facade
Storeys:	Storeys: 2 1/2
Foundation:	Basement/Foundation Wall Material: Concrete
Superstructure:	Brick
Superstructure Cover:
Roof Structure:	Medium Gable
Roof Cover:
Exterior Codes:	Massing of Units: Single Detached Wings: Rear and Either Side Number of Bays - Facade: First or Ground Floor, 5 Bays Wall Design and Detail: Plain Panel Wall Design and Detail: Arcading Wall Design and Detail: Plinth Wall Design and Detail: Entablature Wall Design and Detail: Plain Parapet Wall Design and Detail: Carving Wall Design and Detail: Inscription or Date Stone Wall Design and Detail: Decorative Brick Plain Eaves Roof Trim - Verges: Plain Fascia Roof Trim - Verges: Plain Soffit Roof Trim - Verges: Returned Eaves Roof Trim Material - Verges: Wood Dormer Type: None Chimney Location - Side to Side: Offset Left Chimney Location - Front to Rear: Centre Chimney Stack Material: Brick Chimney Stack Massing: Single Roof Trim - Special Features: None Window - Structural Opening Shape: Semi-Circular Window - Trim Outside Structural Opening - Head: Voussoirs Window - Trim Outside Structural Opening - Head: Keystone Window - Trim Outside Structural Opening - Sides: None Window - Sill Type: Plain Slip Sill Window - Sill Material: Concrete Window - Number of Sashes: Other Window - Opening Mechanism: Hinged Window - Special Types: Eyebrow Main Entrance - Location: 2 or More (Facade) Main Entrance - Structural Opening Shape: Flat Main Entrance - Trim Outside Structural Opening - Head: Entablature Main Entrance - Trim Outside Structural Opening - Sides: Moulded Main Entrance - Trim Outside Structural Opening Material: Concrete Main Entrance - Trim Within Structural Opening - Head: Decorated Main Entrance - Trim Within Structural Opening - Head: Flat Transom, Multiple Lights Main Entrance - Trim Within Structural Opening - Sides: Decorated Main Entrance - Number of Leaves: 2 Main Entrance - Number of Panels Per Leaf: 3 Main Stairs - Location and Design: First or Ground Floor, Closed Railing Main Stairs - Direction: Straight Main Porch - Type: Platform Main Porch - Special Features: None
Exterior:	Boxed cornice returned eaves monumental entrance with 4 concrete pillars partially exposed, dividing 3 doors (galleries) decorative door surrounds, extended shelf (entablature) Front SW addition has multiple vaulted roof. Fire escape west elevation; stained glass windows east and west elevations. Glass block windows north elevation.
Interior:	N/A
Environment:	Downtown on north side of street in an area of institutional buildings: City Hall, Court house, Country offices used to be called Wesley church see photo 1914 Henderson Directory page 17 lot size 150' / 200'.
Condition:	Good (2004)
Alterations:	Apparent Alterations and/or Additions: Door Apparent Alterations and/or Additions: Other Site: Original Rear addition.

Historical

Construction:	Construction Date:
Construction Ended	1914/01/01
Usage:	Usage Date:
Religious: Church, Cathedral or Chapel Governmental: Office or Adminsitration Building
Owner:	Owner Date:
J.M. Pritchard	1935/01/01

Architect:	N/A
Builder:	SMITH BROTHERS & WILSON LIMITED
Craftsman:	N/A
History:	1935. First ministers of New United Church: Rev. J.M. Pritchard, Rev. A.K. McMinn. Originally was Wesley Methodist Church. West Addition - Church Hall. 1913 Corner Stone Laid by W.S.C. Galbraith, June 17 1916 dedicated. South minister's Church organ made by Casavant, and installed in 1918, for $8000. In 1979 it was worth $350,000. Wilfred Woolhouse is organ caretaker in 1980 at Southminister. 1925 June 10, (1925) The United Church of Canada was formed through a Union of Methodists, Congregationalists and a large section of the Presbyterians. 1935 June 23, Congregations of Wesley and Knox United Churches formed Southminster Church.

Internal

Designation Status:	Designation Date:
(not assigned)

Register:	N/A

Links

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