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24. 801 Buxton Street:
Church an Artistic and Spiritual Feast
St. Andrew’s United Church was designed by William
Marshall Dodd, a Canadian architect who designed
major buildings in British Columbia, Alberta and
Saskatchewan in the early twentieth century. In 1907, St.
Andrew’s was built as a Presbyterian Church, but after
the union of Presbyterian, Methodist and Congregational
churches in Canada in 1925, it became a United Church,
which it remains today.
St. Andrew’s United Church is built in the Collegiate
Gothic style. Its red-brick exterior is not common on the
prairies. The placement of the front door on the corner
of the church is unusual and contributes to the majesty
of the structure. Take note of the cupola on the roof.
This is indicative of churches built in the same era as St.
Andrew’s.
No one who has attended a service or concert at St.
Andrew’s could have missed the D. W. Kam two-manual
pipe organ, installed in the 1920s. Such a pipe organ
is, indeed, a rare find in a small town on the Prairies!
Because of the wonderful acoustics of the sanctuary, St.
Andrew’s hosts carol festivals and other concerts.
The sanctuary also boasts some fine stained glass
windows. The placement of the Robert Crawford
memorial window at the front of the sanctuary to the
west of the pulpit makes it visible to all who worship
there.
As one approaches Indian Head from the west on
the Trans-Canada highway, the spire of St. Andrew’s
stands out like a sentinel amidst the town’s many trees,
welcoming everyone home. CR
Cupola – dome-like structure on top of a building
Two-manual – two hand keyboards
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