Our Lady of Assumption Parish

• its open village

setting at the head of the main street in Mariapolis

• placement of the church on its site with main

doors facing northwest

Key elements that define the exterior heritage character of the church include:

- the basic rectangular form with a medium-pitched roof, a projecting tower bay in the centre of the entrance front, a polygonal apse, and a small gable-roofed shed entrance on the south-west side

• the buff brick

walls, squared granite foundation laid in even courses, with pink-and-grey granite datestone; the brick buttresses at the base of the tower, and the decorative brickwork with Tyndall limestone accents on the facade

• the medium-pitched, shingled roof
• the shingled front gable and tower, with alternating bands

of standard and diamond-shaped shingles, painted in contrasting dark and white stripes; the decorative verge board; the bellcast eaves where the shingled portion meets the brick base of the tower

• the square

tower, with pointed spire and openwork balustrade above the belfry

• the fenestration, with pointed openings;

the windows and their simple glazing pattern with operable central panels; the pointed front door opening

Key elements that define the interior heritage character of the church include:

• the organization of the

space in a basilica plan with wide central nave and narrow aisles and polygonal apse with raised dais;

rear gallery with narthex beneath; the triple barrel vaulted ceiling; the simple mouldings at the springing point of each vault

• the simple white Tuscan columns supporting the vaults
• the varnished interior

woodwork, including the gallery and its balustrade, unpainted floor, simple window and door casings, staircase to the gallery, and fir panelling and pillars supporting the gallery, etc.

• the original wood

interior doors from the porch, with glass panels; unpainted wood floors, etc.

• the ecclesiastical fittings,

including the wooden confessional and pews; small metal font in the narthex, and painted Stations of the Cross with architectural frames in the Gothic revival style, etc.