St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Church

Author

Shire of Peppermint Grove

Place Number

01930

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Location

440 Stirling Hwy 2 McNeil St Peppermint Grove

Location Details

2 McNeil St

Local Government

Peppermint Grove

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1904

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	Adopted	26 Nov 2019

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	19 Jul 1999	Category 1	Category 1 Buildings, which due to their character create the atmosphere of Peppermint Grove, therefore should be retained, but may be altered and extended in a manner which is both discrete and sympathetic to the original fabric and character so that a significant proportion of the original building is retained and from the street the additions are seen to be a continuation of the same fabric and character.

Statement of Significance

The tall stone Star of the Sea, Roman Catholic Church, in the
Federation Gothic style, has cultural heritage significance
because:
it is a pleasing and striking landmark on StirlingHighway;
it is an increasingly rare grouping of Parish activities and
buildings representative of centralised Roman Catholic
Parish facilities inthis period;
it is a competent work of M C Cavanagh, the pre-eminent
Roman Catholic architect of this period.

Physical Description

The Church is a pleasing and striking essay in the popular style
of the day for Church buildings. Whilst it is Federation Gothic
in style, in proportion it is closer to Federation Romanesque.

History

The second place of worship to be built in Peppermint Grove,
Star of the Sea was built on land donated by Dr Daniel Kenny, a
large landholder in Peppermint Grove and Cottesloe. The
Church was designed by Architect M C Cavanagh, who also
designed the later additions to St Mary's Cathedral, Perth in
1929. Considerable historical significance

Integrity/Authenticity

M C Cavanagh was a prolific and highly competent architect in
the design of Roman Catholic churches, schools and institutional
buildings. The Star of the Sea Church is a large parish church,
unlike St Mary's Cathedral, Perth, or St Patrick's Church,
Fremantle.
Wrought iron fence and entrance gate constructed in 1937.
Designed by Cavanagh & Cavanagh. Builder: Mr E Bello. Cap
stones lost to central posts.

Associations

Name	Type	Year From	Year To
M C Cavanagh	Architect	-	-

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	R. Pascoe	Western Australia's Capital Suburb, Peppermint Grove
	R. Marchant James	Heritage of Pines, A History of Cottesloe
	I. Molyneux	Looking Around Perth

Other Reference Numbers

Ref Number	Description
02	Municipal Inventory

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	RELIGIOUS	Church, Cathedral or Chapel
Present Use	RELIGIOUS	Church, Cathedral or Chapel
Other Use	EDUCATIONAL	Combined School

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Gothic

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Roof	TILE	Terracotta Tile
Wall	STONE	Limestone

Creation Date

14 Apr 1989

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Approved

Last Update

19 Feb 2021

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