Construction of the building was supervised by prominent Rockhampton architect John William Wilson and built by Walter Adam Lawson.

The former church exemplifies a stage of prestigious development in Rockhampton which was a reflection of the wealth from the Mount Morgan Mine.

[1] On 2 October 1890, Hay announced a promise of a donation of £1000 from Mount Morgan Gold Mine shareholder William Pattison MLA, towards the erection of a new church.

[1] The interior walls of the former St Andrew's Church were originally painted a dark "French" grey and the channel arch and window facings were "pure" white and the pews were of Queensland Pine.

The organ was built by Sydney firm Charles Richardson & Co to the specifications of the St Andrew's organist, Frank Kavanagh, and to the design of L. S.

The bell, cast in London, commemorates Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee (1837–97) and sits exposed at the south-west corner of the former church.

[1] A tender of £1,860 by P. C. Hook for the construction of a concrete building (the adjacent St Andrew's Hall) was accepted, and the Sunday School was officially opened on 18 July 1936 as part of the 75th celebrations.

[1] The former St Andrew's Church, located on a level site on the corner of Bolsover and Derby Streets, is a rendered masonry building with a ribbed metal gable roof with gablet ventilators.

Each entrance has a pointed arch with expressed drip mould, paired timber panelled doors, and is framed by low engaged columns.

The gable end of the nave has an inset central pointed arch with expressed drip mould and triple lancets.

[1] The side elevations of the former church consist of four bays, containing paired lancet windows with expressed drip moulds, separated by buttresses and surmounted by a machicolation motif.

Shallow transepts project, with a pointed arch opening with timber doors to the side, and triple lancet windows with expressed drip moulds to the end elevation.

The vestry has a pointed arch doorway at the rear, and a lancet window with expressed drip mould to the southern side.

[1] Internally, the former church has rendered walls, arched braced trusses supported by corbels, and raked boarded timber ceilings with roses to the central section.

[1] In 2018, as part of its conversion to a hospitality venue, an external courtyard and octagonal pavilion were added to the complex, and the interior of the former church was repainted to the original colours.

[2] The former St Andrew's Presbyterian Church was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992 having satisfied the following criteria.

The former St Andrew's Presbyterian Church was constructed in 1894 during a period of immense wealth in Rockhampton due to gold mining in Mount Morgan.

It is an example of the prestigious development which occurred in Rockhampton at a time when it was the premier commercial centre of central Queensland and was promoted by the separation movement as the ideal capital for a new northern state.

The former church has special association for the congregation of St Andrew's, being their former place of worship for over 100 years as well as for the people of Rockhampton as a prominent feature of the townscape which contributes to the image of the city.