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Armadale, VIC - Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic
Year Built: 1922
Address: 631 High Street, , Prahran Victoria, 3181
A contract for £1,121 was signed in August 1898 for the erection of the present building. This comprised the chancel, nave and aisles although the nave was not completed to its full length, and the tower and spire, located to the south of the chancel, together with a lofty and slender transept, were not built at this time. A Foundation…
Beechworth, VIC - Christ Church Anglican
Year Built: 1858
Address: Corner Ford & Church Streets, , Beechworth Victoria, 3747
The first Rector was The Reverend Cooper Searle and a rectory was built for him in 1855. At the time the present church hall was the first church building. The Victorian Government provided two-thirds of the building costs for the current church. The Church was erected in two stages. The foundation stone for the first stage, comprising…
Daylesford, VIC - Uniting
Year Built: 1865
Address: 17 Duke Street, , Daylesford Victoria, 3460
A brick Gothic style building, with a tower and accommodation for 600 people including a sandstone chapel of 1861 and substantial brick church of 1865. A wall plaque reads, "This plaque commemorates the 125th anniversary of the Daylesford Uniting Church formerly Wesley/Methodist Church 1865 1990 unveiled by Rev G Kerry Graham…
Mooroolbark, VIC - St Francis in the Fields Anglican (Former)
Year Built: 1962
Address: 218 Hull Road, , Mooroolbark Victoria, 3138
Designed by the architect Wystan Windows as a hall, the foundation stone was laid on 18 February 1962. The Church closed in 2017.
South Yarra, VIC - St Joseph's Catholic
Year Built: 1888
Address: 30 Fitzgerald Street, , South Yarra Victoria, 3141
The foundation stone of St Joseph’s Church was laid on 18 March 1888 and the building opened on 28 October 1888. Designed by architects Tappin, Gilbert & Dennehy, this is a large cruciform brick building in the Gothic style with stucco dressings, tower and spire. Further additions were completed in August 1892. The Advocate Newspaper…
Terang, VIC - Thomson Memorial Presbyterian
Year Built: 1890
Address: High Street, , Terang Victoria, 3264
The Church was designed by Reed, Smart & Tappin as a memorial to John Thomson, of 'Keilambete', who was killed in 1890 after engaging the architects. John Thomson squatted on Lake Keilambete (6 km north-west of Terang) in 1840. He is said to have built the first brick house in the district, was appointed a magistrate in 1840 and was…
Westbury, TAS Holy Trinity Catholic
Year Built: 1874
Address: 94 Meander Valley Road, , Westbury Tasmania, 7303
Father James Hogan was the first resident priest of the church. He was instrumental in the building of the Holy Trinity Church, aiding the escape of Irish rebel John Mitchel (1853) and establishing Tasmania's first Convent of the Sisters of St Joseph at Westbury in 1887. The Church was designed by Henry Hunter, Tasmania's most prolific…