Churches
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Year built: between 1881 and 1890
Essendon, VIC - Christ Church Anglican
Year Built: 1890
Address: 1 Marco Polo Street, , Essendon Victoria, 3041
The first service was held in North Essendon on Advent Sunday, 1st December, 1889 in a rented cottage in King Street, North Essendon. The service was officiated by the Rev. G Gladstone, a total of 6 people attending. The Foundation stone was laid by Miss Mary Puckle on Saturday, August 23rd, 1890. The grand opening was celebrated…
Eudunda, SA - Church of St Hilda Anglican
Year Built: 1883
Address: Ward Street, , Eudunda South Australia, 5374
The Foundation stone was laid on 11 December 1883 and the church is the oldest stand church in Eudunda. The church was dedicated as St Trinitatis Lutheran Church in 1884. It was sold to the Church of England in 1888 and dedicated in 1889. The Vestry dates fr0m 1885.
Euroa, VIC - St Andrew's Uniting
Year Built: 1889
Address: Kirkland Street West, , Euroa Victoria, 3666
Formerly a Presbyterian Church. In 1865 the first Presbyterian church services were held in the old Euroa school house and later incorporated in the Church of England rectory. The first church was erected in 1881 in Foy Street. The current church was built in 1889 by Gordon and Duncan and cost £600 while the Sunday School hall was…
Euroa, VIC - St John's Catholic
Year Built: 1887
Address: Corner Brock & Kirkland Avenue West, , Euroa Victoria, 3666
Bishop Gould recorded in his diary that he blessed and opened on 8 May 1866 a small church in Euroa named in honour of St Michael the Archangel. This was the first church building in Euroa. On 6 March 1887 the new church was blessed and opened by Bishop Reville Coadjutor. In 1915 the interior of St Johns Church was completely…
Euroa, VIC - St Paul's Anglican
Year Built: 1884
Address: Clifton Street, , Euroa Victoria, 3666
The first Church of England service in Euroa was held in early 1854 by Reverend William Singleton who was currently stationed at Kilmore. By 1857 services were held in the Church of England school room which today is the Rectory kitchen. Built by the Brewer Brother's it was completed in 1884 at a cost of 800 and this part of the church…
Fenton's Creek, VIC - Anglican
Year Built: 1887
Address: Wedderburn- Logan Road, , Fenton's Creek Victoria, 3518
A local saw miller Mr John Brown obtianed the timber form a location called the rocky water hole. Mr George Catto a local carpenter erected the building. The church was offically opened on March 18 1887 by the Bishop of Ballarat. The second church was opened on March 20 1965.
Footscray, VIC - St Monica's Catholic
Year Built: 1885
Address: 2 Wingfield Sreet, , Footscay Victoria, 3011
The Rev. Dr. McGillicuddy decided a suitable church should be built. So, on 5th July, 1873 was laid the foundation of the present Church performed by Dr. Goold. Mass was celebrated in a tent near by. The church is Fourteenth Century Gothic with a nave 63 ft. by 28 ft. Chancel 18 ft. square with a proposed 108ft spire (never built). Church…
Footscray, VIC - Uniting
Year Built: 1885
Address: 302 Barkly Street, , Footscray Victoria, 3011
A Foundation stone reads, " This stone was laid by the Hon James MacBain M.L.C. August 29th 1885".
Forbes, NSW - Salvation Army
Year Built: 1890
Address: 128 Rankin Street, , Forbes New South Wales, 2871
A foundation stone attached to the church was laid on 3 July 1890 by Commissioner Coombs.
Fortitude Valley, QLD - Presbyterian (Former)
Year Built: 1885
Address: 28 Warner Street, , Fortitude Valley Queensland, 4006
The Fortitude Valley Presbyterian Church was started ia a very modest way on 14th February, 1866, when a congregation was formed in the Valley and met in a small cottage in Ann Street, near Morgan Street. When, in 1883, the Reverend W. Anson Smith was called to minister to the congregation, it was decided to build a church on land…
Frankford, TAS - Primitive Methodist (Former)
Year Built: 1890
Address: 1978 Frankford Road, , Frankford Tasmania, 7275
An article in the Daily Telegraph (Launceston, Tas. Mon 15 Nov 1886 reads, "Special services were held in the Primitive Methodist Church on Sunday, November 1, to celebrate the opening of the church, when the Rev. Mr Madson preached the morning and afternoon services to large congregations. The Church is now in private hands.
Frankston, VIC - St Paul's Anglican
Year Built: 1887
Address: Corner Bay & High Streets, , Frankston Victoria, 3199
The site was the location of the first church in Frankston in 1854. The foundation stone for a Church building was laid on 2nd February 1875 by Miss A.M. Baxter but the Church was not completed until 5th February 1887.
Freemantle, WA - Scot's Presbyterian
Year Built: 1890
Address: Corner Norfolk & South Tce, , Freemantle Western Australia, 2795
The church is constructed from ashlar limestone with red-brick quoins on the buttresses and window edges. The steeply pitched roof is constructed from timber originally with jarrah shingles but most recently with terra cotta tiles. When originally built the church consisted of a nave and an aisle on the north western side; the vestry is…
Freestone, QLD - St Luke's Anglican
Year Built: 1883
Address: Upper Freestone Road, , Freestone Queensland, 4370
On June 5th 1883, the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge based in London, made a grant of £20 towards the cost of constructing a wooden Church at Freestone Creek, the total cost of this Church was £175. The land was donated by the Palmer family. Services prior to the building of St Lukes were held at the home of Mr Shelley. The…
Gerringong, NSW - Star of the Sea Catholic
Year Built: 1882
Address: 166 Fern Street, , Gerringong New South Wales, 2534
The Church was established in 1882. The Church was formally opened at about 11 a.m. on Sunday, August 6th, 1882, by his Grace the late Archbishop R. W. Vaughan, D.D. Reporting his arrival the "Kiama independent" said on August 25th, 1882: "The Catholic Archbishop of Sydney, Archbishop Vaughan, paid an official visit to Gerringong amid…
Gerringong, NSW - Uniting
Year Built: 1883
Address: 24 Fern Street, , Gerringong New South Wales, 2534
In 1852, Michael Hindmarsh gave land to build a Church. In 1854 a timber Free Presbyterian Church along with a Manse (donated by Alexander & David Berry) were constructed by Thomas Day. On 2nd Sept. 1861, a meeting of Parishioners voted to join the Congregational Church. In 1882 a Committee was set up to build a stone Church. The…
Gladesville, NSW - GladesHill Presbyterian
Year Built: 1889
Address: 2 Pittwater Road, , Gladesville New South Wales, 2111
In November 1887 preparations were commenced to build a church, the site was donated by Mrs Harriet Miller. The total cost of the building was £1384.0.0. On Saturday July 6,1889, the church was opened by the Right Reverend, the Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in the Colony of New South Wales, The Reverend Archibald Gilchrist, MA,…
Grafton, NSW - St Andrew's Presbyterian
Year Built: 1886
Address: 116 Oliver Street, , Grafton New South Wales, 2460
The Church dimensions are 64ft. 6in. in length x 36ft. in width. The foundations were concrete, 4ft. wide and 2ft. 9in. thick. The walls are of brick. 24ft. in height averageing 18in, cemented inside and out. having 2 rows of galvanised loop iron built in every 8th course, with 6 buttresses on each side projecting 18in. beyond the walls.…
Grange, SA - St Agnes Anglican
Year Built: 1885
Address: 200 Military Road, , Grange South Australia, 5022
A Foundation stone reads, " To the Greater Glory of God this stone was laid by the Bishop on August 1 1885. A further Foundation stone reads, " A.M.D.G. This stone was laid by The Very Reverend Dean Young to mark the Jubilee of this Church 15 September 1935". Built of random coursed stone and rendered building with rendered mouldings…
Gulgong, NSW - St John the Baptist Catholic
Year Built: 1885
Address: Bayly Street, , Gulgong New South Wales, 2853
The Church was built in 1885 at a cost of £2250. The design is Flemish bonding on red brickwork. It replaced an earlier Catholic Church which was built during the town's first goldrush.
Gunbar, NSW - Uniting
Year Built: 1884
Formerly a Presbyterian church, the first church was located just north of its current location however due to swampy water it was later relocated. It was built in 1884. Though nominally Presbyterian, services by Anglican and Methodist ministers were occasionally also held at the church. By 1933 it was decided to build a new church of…
Gundagai, NSW - St Patrick's Catholic
Year Built: 1885
Address: 121 Sheridan Street, Gundagai, New South Wales, 2722
The church was built in 1885 which replaced an 1859 church opened by Rev. Michael McAlroy. The church is of neo-gothic style. The architect EC Manfred studied under Edmund Blacket who also designed the Church of England in Tumut, and the St Andrew’s Cathedral, George Street Sydney.
Gundaroo, NSW - St Joseph's Catholic
Year Built: 1881
Address: Corner Harp & Morning Street, , Gundaroo New South Wales, 2620
Established in 1881.
Hahndorf, SA - Apostolic (Former)
Year Built: 1886
Address: 16 English Street, , Hahndorf South Australia, 5245
A Foundation stone reads, " To the Glory of God This church was dedicated for divine service on the festival of the purification 1886. By the Bishop of the Diocese John W. Owen B.A. Incumbent".
Hawker, SA - Uniting
Year Built: 1884
Address: 52 Cradock Road, , Hawker South Australia, 5434
A Historical board at the front of the church reads, " The first Methodist Church in Hawker was a wooden building which was erected in 1880 on the corner of North-West Terrace and South-West Terrace. However, by March 1884, it was decided to build a more permanent church on a site convenient to the public. Details for the purchase of Lot…
Hawthorn, VIC - Augustine Congregational (former)
Year Built: 1881
Address: 500 Burwood Road, , Hawthorn Victoria, 3122
Built in 1881 the church was opened on 26 February. It was sold around 2003 and is now a Commercial enterprise.
Hawthorn, VIC - St Columb's Anglican
Year Built: 1883
Address: 5 St Columbs Street, , Hawthorn Victoria, 3122
The Church was built in 1882 to 1883 to the design of George Wharton, completed to the designs of H W & F B Tomplins in 1907 through the completion of the nave and addition of transepts, chancel, organ-chamber and vestry, although without the projected tower and spire. A Memorial stone reads, " This memorial stone was laid by The Hon…
Hay, NSW - St Paul's Anglican (Former)
Year Built: 1885
Address: 185 Pine Street, , Hay New South Wales, 2711
Church was built in 1885, replacing an earlier building completed in early 1868. Vestries were added in 1908. The interior includes stained glass windows on either side of the nave and a war memorial altar of 1926. Around 1960 the interior was extensively refurbished under the direction of Louis Williams while in 1966 he designed a canopy…
Herberton, QLD - Holy Trinity Anglican
Year Built: 1889
Address: 38 Broadway, , Herberton Queensland, 4887
The first Church of England incumbent in Herberton was the Reverend G. White, who arrived in 1887. The contractor for the work was H Petersen and the completed church was dedicated on Trinity Sunday, 30 June 1889. It was a simple rectangular building with a small entry porch on the western end.In 1907 a vestry was built and in 1919 a new…
Hobart, TAS - Baptist
Year Built: 1889
Address: 284 Elizabeth Street, , Hobart Tasmania, 7000
The original Tabernacle on this site was constructed in 1883 and took just six days. It was cobbled together from packing cases, old timber and tin with salvaged iron beams as supports. In 1884 the foundation stone was laid for a new building to be used as a church. Later it became tine Sunday School when the larger Tabernacle was…
Hobart, TAS - St David's Mission Anglican
Year Built: 1884
Address: 7 Campbell Street, , Hobart Tasmania, 7000
The foundation stone of St. David’s Mission chapel was laid on the 24th of November 1884 by the Bishop of Tasmania, Rev. Dr. Daniel Fox Sandford. The design of the church was entrusted to Mr H Hunter, architect of Macquarie Street who prepared plans for a building to cost £1,500. In basic Gothic style and built of brick with stone…
Holbrook, NSW - St Paul's Anglican
Year Built: 1887
Address: Young Street, , Holbrook New South Wales, 2644
Original built in 1887 the church was opened in 1887. A Sanctuary was added in 1967. Other alterations took place in 1958 and 1964. The Rev. Julius Scott took charge early in 1884, and appears to have been the first occupant of the Parsonage. He must have been a capable man and of strong personality, for it was he who had largely…
Horsham, VIC - Church of Christ
Year Built: 1887
Address: Corner Urquhart & Baillie Streets, , Horsham Victoria, 3400
The first service was held on 30 January 1887 by Mr D. W. Little in the Horsham Temperance Hall. Only 6 locals attended however by the evening service more than a dozen showed up. During the first three months thirteen baptisms had been carried out. Until 1915 only local men including Mr Butler, Spicer and Millar, carried out conducing…
Hunters Hill, NSW - All Saints' Anglican
Year Built: 1888
Address: 2 Ambrose Street, , Hunters Hill New South Wales, 2110
A large conventional Gothic Revival stone Church of four bays and chancel (fifth bay) and narthex with western front added in 1938. Walls of rugged quarry faced sandstone with dressed window surrounds. Feature of the interior is the chancel arch, a beautiful sweep of stone supported on carved corbels which extend out as buttresses. It was…
Hurstville, NSW - St Michael's Catholic
Year Built: 1885
Address: Croydon Road, , Hurstville New South Wales, 2220
On 18 December, 1850, Michael Gannon purchased 1905 acres from the estate of Captain John Townson whose grant of crown land took in the whole of the present suburbs of Hurstville and Carlton reaching almost to Kogarah Bay. Michael Gannon then transferred ownership of two acres to the Most Reverend John Bede Polding on 24 November, 1855…
Inverleigh, VIC - St Paul's Anglican
Year Built: 1889
Address: 23 - 41 High Street, , Inverleigh Victoria, 3321
A Foundation stone reads 1858 however it was re laid on 16 July 1889 by Mrs Moriarty. One of the few and earliest church building complexes in the Golden Plains Shire, comprising a distinctive and predominantly intact Victorian Early English Gothic styled church building, moderately intact Victorian styled Vicarage and rudimentary…
Jericho, TAS - St James Anglican
Year Built: 1888
The first services were held in a house. Church News of June 1883 states that St. James' was erected in 1826 or 27 but Church News of January 1947 says that building commenced in 1829. The church which was designed by John Lee Archer, was consecrated on the 10th of May, 1838. A plaque on the church reads, "The original church on this…
Jerilderie, NSW - St Andrew's Uniting
Year Built: 1884
Address: West Street, , Jerilderie New South Wales, 2716
The Church was formerly a Presbyterian church. The first Minister catering to the pastoral needs of the Protestant faith in this district was a Presbyterian Minister from Deniliquin, the Reverend Peter Mercer, from 2 December, 1863, to 10 August, 1869, under commission from the Castlemaine Presbytery in Victoria. Reverend Mercer's…
Junee, NSW - St Luke's Anglican
Year Built: 1889
Address: 26 Denison Street, , Junee New South Wales, 2663
The Church was built of brick with a shingle roof in 1889 from designs by A Blackett son of E.T. Blackett. In 1911 the chancel and vestries were added and from time to time other improvements have been effected. The Church was licenced on 11/11/1889 by Bishop Thomas. It was consecrated on 29/11/1898 by Bishop Barlow. The east window is a…
Kalbar, QLD - St John's Lutheran
Year Built: 1883
Address: 256 Teviotville Road, , Kalbar Queensland, 4309
Formerly Engelsburg in the Fassifern District. The German settlers who settled in and around Engelsburg at first attended services at Hoya but becuase of the distance and bad roads they organised themselves into a congregation.