City of St. John's Heritage Building, Structure, Land or Area

Chapel Hill Condominiums

St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

Built: 1892–1895
Recognized: 1981
By: City of St. John's

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Description

The Chapel Hill Condominiums are a three storey Gothic Revival former church located at 039 Queen's Road, St. John's, NL. The designation is confined to the footprint of the building

Heritage value

This building has been designated a Municipal Heritage Structure for its aesthetic and historical values.

Chapel Hill Condominiums are architecturally valuable as a fine example of the Victorian Gothic style. This style is reflected in the steep peaked roofs, decorative windows, gothic motifs and finial.

This building was the site of the last Congregational Church in St. John's. After 163 years as an Independent or Congregational Church, the congregation in 1936 decided to join the Presbyterian Church of Canada due to declining membership and difficulities in attracting ministers.

SourceCity of St. John's Archives, unnumbered property file, St. John's - Chapel Hill Apartments

Register entry

No. 3302

Recognition: City of St. John's Heritage Building, Structure, Land or Area
Recognized by: City of St. John's
Statute: City of St. John's Act
Date recognized: April 15, 1981
Built: 1892–1895
Historic function: Religious Facility or Place of Worship
Themes: Architecture and Design
Address: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, A1C, Canada

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Reference

“Chapel Hill Condominiums.” Heritage Guide, Canadian Register of Historic Places entry 3302. https://heritageguide.ca/chapel-hill-condominiums-st-johns-newfoundland-and-labrador.

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Character‑defining elements

All elements that define the building's Victorian Gothic design including:

-steep peaked roofs;

-decorative windows;

-gothic motifs and finial;

-the size, shape, decoration and placement of windows;

-the 100 foot tower located in the front facade;

-the variery projected sections;

-the arches on the front facade of the building which are recessed; and have a peaked bonnet as well as having gothic window like motifs in the recessions;

-the large window in the front facade with geometrical tracery;

-mini towers on the front facade and left and right gables;

-angled butresses on the left and right gables; and,

-size and dimensions of building.

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