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Architectural Style: Low and Mixed Gothic
Eaglehawk, VIC - St Liborius Catholic
Year Built: 1869
Address: 50 Panton Street, , Eaglehawk Victoria, 3556
On January 31st 1869 The right Reverend Dr Goold, Catholic Bishop of Melbourne with Dr Backhaus and Rev. Dean Fitzgerald, opened the new Roman Catholic Church at Eaglehawk, named St Liborius.
Heidelberg, VIC - St John's Anglican
Year Built: 1849
Address: 1 Burgundy Street, , Heidelberg Victoria, 3084
One of Melbourne's earliest churches it was built between 1849 and 1851 in Gothic style to a design by John Gill. The architect was Mr G. R. Cox who had designed an early English Gothic church of brick with a square tower. Heidelberg was originally called Warrigal and the first Anglican clergyman to be stationed there was the Rev. Dr…
Romsey, VIC - Uniting
Year Built: 1865
Address: 25 Pohlman Street, , Romsey Victoria, 3434
The Lancefeld-Romsey Presbyterian Church was established in 1861. In 1863 the Romsey congregation applied for a grant of land for the purpose of building a church and this was granted on May 20th, 1864. The church was opened and dedicated in July 1865. The cost was £800. The Presbytery of Melbourne compiled a communion roll at first of…
Rye, VIC - St Andrew's Anglican
Year Built: 1882
Address: Lyons Street, , Rye Victoria, 3941
St Andrew's Church of England, Lyons Street, Rye, is a small limestone Church built in 1882 to the design of architects Henderson and Smart. A simple rectangle in plan, with attached porch and rectangular chancel, the Church is constructed of random coursed local limestone with flush quoins and corrugated iron roof. The large gable foot…
Werribee, VIC - Crossroads Uniting
Year Built: 1884
Address: Cnr Duncans Road and Synnot Street, , Werribee Victoria, 3030
The Church opened on 28th September 1884 with the bluestone manse at the rear completed n the same year. A plaque on the stone fence reads, " To the Glory of God this fence was built in 1963 of stones from the home of William Leake second President of the Werribee Shire". The Architect was Alexander Davidson and is in the Low and Mixed…