St. Michael's of Archangels Roman Catholic Church

• the church's location in Meleb on grassed grounds with an adjacent bell tower

Key elements that define the church's pioneer styling include:

• the symmetrical massing revealing the high rectangular nave under a gable roof, the hipped expanse of the three-sided apse, all of wood-frame construction
• the projecting rectangular tower centred on the front, doubling as an entrance porch, all topped by a pyramidal roof, octagonal spire, finial and ornate metal Latin cross
• the openings, including the pointed arched windows throughout, single-hung, basic wooden intersecting bar tracery and uncomplicated wooden surrounds, etc.
• the details, including some horizontal wood siding, cedar shingles, a brick chimney, louvred tower openings, etc.

Key elements that define the church's interior layout, finishes and details include:

• the formal plan composed of the vestibule, the nave organized by centre and side aisles, the raised altar within an elongated three-sided sanctuary and the sacristy
• the complex ceiling, high and truncated in the centre, low and boxed around the church perimeter, supported by darkly stained wooden posts and with coving effects at the top of the walls and a hexagonal effect around the altar
• the simple open wooden staircase leading up to the choir loft
• the details, finishes and intact furnishings, including wooden plank floors throughout; fir trim and accents throughout, etc.