St Matthew's Anglican Church

Author

National Trust of Western Australia

Place Number

02285

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Location

Lot 37 Edgar St Port Hedland

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Art Gallery and Exhibition Centre
Olde St Matthew's Church

Local Government

Port Hedland

Region

Pilbara

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	Adopted	23 Aug 2017		Town of Port Hedland
State Register	Registered	01 Mar 1994	Register Entry	Heritage Council

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Register of the National Estate	Indicative Place				Heritage Council
Classified by the National Trust	Classified	02 Nov 1983			Heritage Council
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	31 Dec 1996	Category 1	Category 1 A place of exceptional cultural heritage significance to Town of Port Hedland and the state of Western Australia, that is in the Heritage Council of Western Australia’s Register of Heritage Places. Implications: A development application needs to be submitted to Town of Port Hedland and Heritage Council for approval for any proposed development. Recommend: Retain and conserve the place.	Town of Port Hedland

Statement of Significance

The church is historically important for its age. (few if any Port Hedland buildings have survived for over 60 years) and as an example of the simple buildings which was all that Port Hedland pioneers could afford.
The church is significant for its scarcity value being one of very few surviving buildings that are over sixty years old in Port Hedland. Its simple construction is indicative of the simple way of life that was experienced by pioneer settlers in Port Hedland.

Physical Description

TImber framed and clad externally & CGI roof.
The church is a simple timber building with a corrugated iron roof. It replaced an earlier church destroyed by fire in 1917, the first service being held in it in April 1918. The interior is pleasant but recent airconditioning and an unsympatheitc new wooden pergola obtrude on the exterior.

History

Assessment 1983
Construction 1917 - 18
Carpentry by Mr Jackson
Previous church destroyed by fire 2/2/1917

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
5023	St Matthew's Anglican Church (fmr), Port Hedland, Western Australia : conservation plan. May 2001	Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan}	2001

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	RELIGIOUS	Church, Cathedral or Chapel
Present Use	COMMERCIAL	Market Building

Architectural Styles

Style
Vernacular

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	TIMBER	Weatherboard
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General	Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Religion

Creation Date

30 May 1989

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Approved

Last Update

14 Sep 2026

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