The commission was executed by Francesco Floriani, an Italian painter who was working as a labourer in the area during the Depression. The building was constructed in two sections. The sanctuary end was begun in 1913, with the church opening the following year. The tower end was completed in 1937. The Historical Museum and Regional Resource Centre in Macarthur Street contains artefacts of the past, including newspapers, machinery and other implements, postcards, photographs and other memorabilia and research material.
Direct sunlight flows down the stairwell due to the architectural design of the museum.
It is open Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays from 1.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. An attractive spot for a rest or picnic is the Howitt Park Adventure Playground on the Princes Highway. The park was named after anthropologist and politician, Alfred William Howitt, an early settler of Lucknow who headed the party that located the remnants of the Bourke and Wills expedition. It contains trees once used by local Aborigines for the construction of their canoes and it is speculated that the reserve is the burial spot of Bruthen-Munjie, a local tribal chief. A cairn in the park honours the memory of Gippsland explorer, Angus McMillan.