47 Reynolds Street - St. Andrew's Roman Catholic Church

The church goes back to 1835

St. Andrew's Parish has a rich parish history. In fact it is a major part of the history of Oakville. Its history dates back as far as 1835 with missionaries and its first Mass being celebrated in October of 1840
Hazel Mathews writes (in "Oakville and the Sixteen" - 1953) that St. Andrew's is the only church in Oakville which survives in its original form and is a charming example of the churches of Colonial design built In the western section of the province. If William Chisholm were to return to this earth, she adds, St. Andrew’s is the only public building in Oakville, which he would recognize.
John Cavin’s spire is described by David and Suzanne Peacock (in "Old Oakville: A Character Study of the Town's Early Buildings and of the Men Who Built Them" - 1979) as an octagonal louvered loft over a short tower; it is 150 feet high. Underneath the church are hand-adzed pine beams, some at them 60 feet in length, set upon a mortarless stone foundation; the stumps of some of the pines cleared from the site are still underneath the floor boards, stone dry and hard. The church originally seated 200; about 1870 it was extended to accommodate 300.