Waldeck Street
Private residence. Please view from the street.
The Rectory was the first major financial undertaking of the Anglican community in Dongara and was essential to attracting and keeping a resident clergyman. It was built by WH Linthorne in 1882 from solid 46cm blocks of limestone quarried from the local quarries. The first occupant was Rev Thomas Friel and for many years the Anglican Ladies’ Guild held their meetings in the building. A new rectory was constructed in Church St in 1977 and the following year this building become a private residence. It is one of the grander residences in Dongara and its large size, high-pitched roof, raised siting and prominent location in the town make it an important element in the built fabric of Dongara.
Reverend Ernest Gill with wife Sylvia and children, 1916 I IRME2505
