Churches
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Year built: between 1901 and 1920
Katanning, WA - Methodist (Former)
Year Built: 1905
Address: 23 Taylor Street, , Katanning Western Australia, 6317
The building is in Gothic style with a gabled rood, pier buttresses and lancet arched windows. The exterior walls are tuck-pointed, red brick, cement rendered on the lower half and the roof is of corrugated iron. There are two additions to the rear, dating from 1919 and cl930. The interior fixtures such as the pews, altar and pulpit, were…
Katanning, WA - Uniting
Year Built: 1907
Address: 38 Taylor Street, , Katanning Western Australia, 6317
The Foundation stone was laid on 19 October 1906. The Architect was F.W. Burwell and the builder was A Thomson. A brick and corrugated iron building of Federation Gothic design. It has a prominent zinc clad spire protruding from a battlement campanile. Mr F W Burwell of Fremantle prepared plans for the church. The contract price was…
Keith, SA - Congregational (former)
Year Built: 1910
Address: Heritage Street, , Keith South Australia, 5267
The 1910 Church, formerly the Congregational Church was built from local limestone carted in from nearby farms by the Church parishioners.In Gothic style with red brick quoins, and entrance porch and a transverse vestry at the rear. It is operated by the National Trust as a museum. The manse was sold in 1954.
Kempton, TAS - St Peter's Catholic (Former)
Year Built: 1918
Address: 111 Main Street, , Kempton Tasmania, 7030
The Church was built in 1918 to replace an earlier wooden chapel. The design for the church was proposed by the leading architect Allan Cameron Walker who studied under Henry Hunter. It had been intended that the church would cost £1600 but by the time the church was finally finished in 1921 the cost had blown out to £11,400. A large…
Kensington Park, SA - Uniting
Year Built: 1904
Towards the close of the year 1902 a number of Methodists living in Llarryatville and :ensington Park finding it too fax to the nearest Church, met together and discussed the advisability of establishing a place of worship in this neighbourhood. Lmong those present were Messrs. J. H. Sinclair, Jas. Delehanty, n.2. Linn, J.P. Roberts, E,…
Kew, VIC - Sacred Heart Catholic
Year Built: 1918
Address: 116 Cotham Road, , Kew Victoria, 3101
The history of the church goes back to 1872 when Jesuits purchased land in Walpole Street. By 1875 Archbishop Gould had laid a foundation stone on 14 February for a school. Early services for local Catholics were held in Richmond, Collingwood and later Hawthorn. By 1899 the land for the current church was purchased after a donation by Mr…
Koo Wee Rup, VIC - St George's Anglican
Year Built: 1917
Address: 273 Rossiter Road, , Koo Wee Rup Victoria, 3981
The first Anglican service was held on October 7, 1897. The foundation stone of St George’s was laid by the Bishop of Gippsland, Arthur Wellesley, and it was dedicated on December 7 1917. St George’s Church was designed by Louis Williams of North and Williams. The Foundation stone reads, "To the Glory of God this stone was laid by…
Koonya, TAS - St Alban's Anglican
Year Built: 1905
Address: Henry Street, , Koonya Tasmania, 7187
On July 23 1894 a public meeting was held and the initial steps were taken to erect an Anglican Church in Koonya. Mr J.R. McClymont kidley donated three acres of land for that purpose and for a cemetery. This was supplemented with a quantity of materials. On March 6 1904 the Church was opened and dedicated to St Alban by the Right…
Kyabram, VIC - St Augustine's Catholic
Year Built: 1910
Address: 63 Church Street, Kyabram, Victoria, 3620
The first Church was opened in 1889 however it was moved in 1903 to Church Street site. The foundation stone was placed on Sunday 3 July 1910 by Monsignor Sylvester Barry, Vicar-General of the Sandhurst Diocese, in place of Bishop Reville, who was then in hospital overseas. Fr. Mulqueen, who had been parish priest ever since the Kyabram…
Kyabram, VIC - St David's Presbyterian
Year Built: 1906
Address: Church Street, , Kyabram Victoria, 3620
The Church was named St Davids in recognition of David Stewart Menzies, the patriarch of Kyabram Presbyterianism. * The Reverend W Thomson of Mooroopna started Presbyterian services in the Kyabram district in 1877 and continued until 1884. Services started in the Taripta School and then later in the home of Mr D.S. Menzies. One acre…
Laidley, QLD - St Saviour's Anglican
Year Built: 1910
Address: 28 Ambrose Street, , Laidley Queensland, 4341
According to TROVE in 1888 a parsonage was erected at a cost of £221 along with a bell and tower for £22. A Foundation stone was laid on 15 November 1909 by the Archdeacon of Toowoomba A.R. Rivers. The Church is an example of Gothic architecture and possibly the first church in Australia to be constructed with reinforced cement. The…
Lake Wendouree, VIC - Uniting (Former)
Year Built: 1911
Address: 1420 Sturt Street, , Lake Wendouree Victoria, 3350
A Foundation stone reads, "To the Glory of God This stone was laid by Mr Donald M. McKenzie J.P. and Miss Annie McKenzie 1st September 1911".
Lakemba, NSW - Uniting
Year Built: 1910
Address: 69 Haldon Street, , Lakemba New South Wales, 2195
The Church was built on land donated by Mr. Ben Taylor who lived in a large colonial cottage on the opposite corner of Haldon Street and The Boulevarde. A Foundation stone reads, " This stone was laid by His Excellency The Right Hon Lord Chelmsford KCMG Governor of NSW 3rd Dec 1910". The Church was extended in 1935 and was opened on…
Latrobe, TAS - St Luke's Anglican
Year Built: 1906
Address: 2 Cotton Street, , Latrobe Tasmania, 7307
The first Anglican services in the Latrobe district were held at Ballahoo on the western bank of the Mersey River. In 1868 Latrobe School Church was opened at a cost of £145 and in 1871 it was still a school church. A Church was consecrated in 1887 and in 1892 Church News stated that there were plans for a new Church. Plans for a new…
Launceston, TAS - Holy Trinity Anglican
Year Built: 1901
Address: 32 Cameron Street, , Launceston Tasmania, 7250
Of Gothic-Revival design and built of red brick and sandstone in 1901 replacing an earlier building. It was opened in the following year. One of Alexander North's most successful architectural works. It has the chancel, transepts and crossing. He was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England. The building incorporates a five-bay aisled…
Lavington, NSW - St James Anglican
Year Built: 1907
Address: 488 Heriot Street, , Lavington New South Wales, 2641
A Foundation stone reads, "To the Glory of God this Foundation stone was laid by Mrs W G Woods on 14th April 1907.
Leadville, NSW - St Matthew's Anglican (Former)
Year Built: 1915
Address: Stewart Street, , Leadville New South Wales, 2844
The first St. Matthew's Anglican Church at Leadville, was a slab construction on the side of the now closed Post Office in Garland Street. The land on which this Church stood was acquired by the Trustees, George Henry Cox, Edward James Lowe and William Latimer on 11th April 1892, and it is thought the Church was built very shortly…
Leichhardt, NSW - Uniting
Year Built: 1905
Address: 3 Wetherill Street, , Leichhardt New South Wales, 3516
Formerly a Methodist Hall the foundation stone was laid on 4 November 1905 by Mrs W.J. Jenner.
Leichhardt, NSW - Uniting
Year Built: 1905
Address: 3 Wetherill Street, , Leichhardt New Southh Wales, 2040
A Foundation stone reads, " This stone was laid by Mrs W.J. Jenner Nov 4th 1905".
Leongatha, VIC - St Lawrence Catholic
Year Built: 1913
Address: 31 Ogilvy Street, , Leongatha Victoria, 3953
The Church was opened on 16th November 1913. The Foundation stone was laid by Bishop Patrick Phelan of the Sale Diocese on the 26th of April. Dr Mannix, Coadjutor Archbishop of Melbourne preached the occasional sermon at the Pontifical High Mass. The original plans for the Catholic Church prepared by Melbourne architect, Charles I.…
Lindfield, NSW - Uniting
Year Built: 1914
Address: 33 Tyron Road, , Lindfield New South Wales, 2070
The Church was designed by William Slade and opened in September 1914. It replaced an earlier building constructed near the railway station on the corner of Tryon Place and Gordon Road (now the Pacific Highway) in 1896. A new sanctuary reredos, communion table and rails were provided in 1935 to the designs of Norman W. McPherson.…
Loch, VIC - St Vincent's Catholic
Year Built: 1903
Address: Old South Gippsland Highway, , Loch Victoria, 3945
The Church was originally constructed by H Rourke in 1903 and altered by Kennedy + Porter in 1906. Aesthetically, it is a conventional Victorian Carpenter Gothic church with little elaboration. The Church was first opened in August 1903 on this site, which had been donated by Mr and Mrs Suding. The church cost £256, was blessed in a…
Lochiel, SA - Uniting
Year Built: 1901
Address: Frances Street, , Lochiel South Australia, 5510
The Church was built in 1901. The Foundation stone was laid on 2 September 1901 by Mrs S Cray.
Lyndoch, SA - St Jacob's Lutheran
Year Built: 1913
Address: Lyndoch Valley Road, , Lyndoch South Australia, 5351
The Foundation stone was laid on 18 September 1913 by Pastor E Beorg. This complex consists of two church buildings, the early one was constructed for the Baptists in 1859 and purchased by the Lutherans in 1867 when they moved from Hoffnungstahl. This was used as a church and school until 1913 when the adjacent church was built.…
Ma Ma Creek, QLD - St Stephen's Anglican
Year Built: 1911
Address: Gatton Clifton Road, , Ma Ma Creek Queensland, 4347
The Foundation stone was laid on 6 July 1911 by the Archbishop of Toowoomba Reverend A.R. Rivers.
Maclean, NSW - Baptist (Former)
Year Built: 1907
Address: 257 River Street, , Maclean New South Wales, 2463
A plaque reads, "The Baptist Church This church was built in 1907, from timber provided by the dismantling of the disused local fish cannery. The Reverend Jock Garden was the third minister to serve and arrived in 1909. He gained the rights to operate the Publican's Booth at Maclean Show as a 'Temperance Booth'. The Reverend Garden later…
Macquarie Plains, TAS - St Augustine's Anglican
Year Built: 1904
Address: 388 Gordon River Road, , Macquarie Plains Tasmania, 7140
The Foundation stone was laid by Rt Rev J Edward Mercer D.D. Bishop of Tasmania on July 20th 1904. Reverend Walter Hooker was inducted Rector on this day and he remained until 1908. As early as 1895 services were held in the railway waiting room while being financially supported by the New Norfolk parish with R.W.G. Shoobridge deeding…
Maffra, VIC - Methodist (Former)
Year Built: 1912
Address: 9 Pearson Street, , Maffra Victoria, 3860
A Foundation stone reads, " This stone was laid by The Rev Samuel Adamson President of the Conference 6th June 1912". The building is now the Maffra Senior Citizens Club".
Maffra, VIC - St Andrew's Uniting
Year Built: 1904
Address: 6 Pearson Street, , Maffra Victoria, 3860
A Foundation stone reads, " Presbyterian Church This stone was laid by Mrs A. Morison 30th March 1904 - HW & FC Tompkins Architect W Sinclair Builder". A further stone reads This Tower's bell has been erected to the memory of the Lair Samuel Lees by his wife Jane Lees who laid this stone on Sept 23 1922".
Maldon, VIC - Presbyterian (Former)
Year Built: 1905
Address: 1 Church Street, , Maldon Victoria, 3463
Formerly a Presbyterian Church it was sold in 2014 to raise funds for the church. The Foundation stone was laid by Mrs Margaret Oswald on 8 November 1905. The laying of the foundation stone of the new Presbyterian Church was performed in the presence of a large assemblage . . . despite the fact that the thermometer registered nearly…
Malmsbury, VIC - Catholic (Former)
Year Built: 1920
Address: 31 clowes Street, , Malmsbury Victoria, 3446
Malvern East, VIC - Slavic Evangelical Baptist Church
Year Built: 1910
Address: 65a Tooronga Road , , Malvern East Victoria, 3145
The Church was built in 1910, with an adjacent Sunday School constructed in 1927. A Foundation stone reads, " To the Glory of God this Memorial stone was laid by Mrs Westmore G. Stephens 12th March 1910. G.F.B. Ballantyne Architect and Builder".
Malvern, VIC - Korean Uniting
Year Built: 1904
Address: 23 Glendearg Grove, , Malvern Victoria, 3144
A Memorial stone was laid on 8 October 1904 by the Honable W.H. Edgar MLC. The Architect was B Goodridge. Another stone was laid on the same date by F.J. Cato Esq.
Malvern, VIC - Presbyterian
Year Built: 1905
Address: 161 Wattle Tree Road, , Malvern Victoria, 3144
The church's foundation stone was laid on 16 December 1095 by another congregation member, elder, benefactor and Mayor of the Borough of Caulfield Charles Duplan Lloyd. The old wooden structure was moved to the new site and used as a Sunday school, with the congregation using Malvern Town Hall for worship while their new structure was…
Malvern, VIC - St Joseph's Catholic
Year Built: 1908
Address: 47 Stanhope Street, , Malvern Victoria, 3144
The Very Rev. Father (afterwards Dean) Hegarty, parish priest of St. Kilda celebrated the first public Mass for the Catholics of Malvern in the new Malvern Town Hall on the third Sunday of September 1888. An earlier Mass had been said on the 3rd February 1888 at the recently established Convent of the Sacred Heart in Burke Road. In 1889,…
Malvern, VIC - St Paul's Anglican
Year Built: 1904
Address: Corner Glenferrie & Dandenong Roads, , Malvern Victoria, 3144
In 1904 St Paul's first wooden church was built on the corner of Derby Parade and Salisbury St Caulfield and licensed as St Paul's Caulfield on the 20th of February. In 1909 the church was put on wheels and moved by horse cart to our present location. In 1910, after renovations it reopened as St Paul's, Malvern and Caulfield. The Vicarage…
Mannum, SA - St Andrew's Anglican
Year Built: 1910
Address: Adelaide Road, , Mannum South Australia, 5238
The Foundation stone was laid on 25 May 1910 by the Venerable Archdeacon Bussell.
Mardan, VIC - Scot's Presbyterian Ecumenical
Year Built: 1911
Address: Mardan Road South, , Mardan Victoria, 3953
The first church was erected in 1890. Today's church was built in 1911 by George Gardner. Its of Victorian Carpenter Gothic Church style with a gable roof and a small projecting porch with side doors at the west and an off centre gabled vestry with a chimney at the rear. It has lancet windows in the nave and notable stepped half height…
Marong, VIC - Uniting
Year Built: 1914
Address: Marong Serpantine Road, , Marong Victoria, 3515
The Foundation stone reads, Marong Presbyterian Church To the Glory of God this stone was laid by The Right Reverend JAS Crookston Moderator September 2nd 1914 Rev A.I. Davidson M.A. Minister. John Ride O.E. Architect. The name Marong is thought to have been derived from an Aboriginal word meaning a native or Murray pine tree.
Marrar, NSW - St Patrick's Catholic
Year Built: 1912
Address: 5 Lime Street, , Marrar New South Wales, 2652
Early services were conducted in the waiting room of the Coolamon Railway Station and at Winchendon Vale in private homes. The church was officially opened and blessed by the Bishop, the Rt. Rev. Dr. Johm. Gallagher D.D. on 28th February, 1912.