St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church

The Presbyterian denomination in Welland became a formally organized congregation in 1862. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church was erected in 1889 and dedicated on January 5, 1890.

This church was executed in the Norman Revival style typical of church architecture during the late 19th century. Characteristics of the style include the square bays, round-arched windows and door frames, and solid double-stepped buttresses.

The round arches, tower entrance, classical detail, and elaborate entrance bearing deeply bracketed cornice are all typically Italianate. The church’s exterior building material is brick on a stone foundation. Dominating the entire structure is its most impressive architectural element, the tower’s octagonal broach spire.