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| Image courtesy of Tauranga Heritage Collection, Ref. 24974 |
The Baptist Church was constructed in 1911 on the western side of Cameron Road between 10th and 11th Avenues. Newspaper reports at the time described the architectural style as Pelladian, a European style derived from the designs of a Venetian architect Andrea Palladio.
By the 1950s the building was too small for a growing congregation and it was sold. In following years it was used as a theatre by The Gateway Players and was also a second hand store called The Web. In 1985 it was relocated to the Historic Village in 17th Avenue. It is now the home of the Detour Theatre.
I was born in 1961 and I remember going there as a little child. It was around 1966 that the new baptist church started to be constructed by 13th Ave. Does that sound right?
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