St Mary's Roman Catholic Church

Author

National Trust of Western Australia

Place Number

01267

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Location

24 Brookman St Kalgoorlie

Location Details

Cnr Brookman & Porter Sts

Other Name(s)

and original church site

Local Government

Kalgoorlie-Boulder

Region

Goldfields

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
State Register	Registered	21 Jan 1997	Register Entry Assessment Documentation	Heritage Council

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
Catholic Church Inventory	Adopted	01 Jul 1998			Heritage Council
Classified by the National Trust	Classified	08 Mar 1976			Heritage Council
Register of the National Estate	Interim	21 Mar 1978			Heritage Council
Register of the National Estate	Registered	21 Mar 1978			Heritage Council
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	09 Jul 2001	Category 1	Category 1 The place is registered with the Heritage Council of WA as it has a high level of significance to the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder and to the state of Western Australia. All applications to carry out work on the place will need to be referred to the Heritage Council of WA for its approval.	City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder

Child Places

01268 Original Roman Catholic Church site

Statement of Significance

A good example of a typical rec brick new-gothic building. The original church a typical example of the earlier impermanent corrugated iron church building of the 1890's period.

Physical Description

One of the most pretentious pieces of ecclesiastical architecture, designed in the form of a latin cross built of Coolgardie brick. Gothic style, simple, attractive, decoration of Early English period; originally covered with a slate roof. Cost of building in 1902 approx $1000.

History

Assessment 1976
Construction 1902
Architect: Messrs Hawkins & Sprigg (Kalg.) Messrs M.F. & J.C. Cavanagh (Perth) joint architects

Builder: Mr s.C. Campbell of Subiaco
Timber and iron building was originally used as a temporaty structue for church services until replaced in 1902.

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
5537	St Mary's Church (1903), Kalgoorlie, Western Australia : conservation plan.	Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan}	2002

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	RELIGIOUS	Church, Cathedral or Chapel
Present Use	RELIGIOUS	Church, Cathedral or Chapel

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Gothic

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron
Wall	BRICK	Common Brick

Historic Themes

General	Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Religion

Creation Date

30 May 1989

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

20 May 2024

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