Catherine McAuley Centre

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

02231

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Location

18 Barrett St Wembley

Location Details

Includes: Benedictine Stables; Olive Trees; Cemetery; Old Chapel; St rochs; Laundry (fmr); St Vincent's Foundling Home (fmr); Kindergarten; Nursery; St Gerard's Hospital.

Other Name(s)

New Subiaco,Benedictine Monstery,St Vincents
Orphanage & Foundling Home,St Joseph's Orph

Local Government

Cambridge

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1858 to 1990

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	Adopted	27 Nov 2018		Town of Cambridge
State Register	Registered	03 Aug 2012	Register Entry Assessment Documentation

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
Register of the National Estate	Permanent	28 Sep 1982
Classified by the National Trust	Classified
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	17 Dec 1996			Town of Cambridge
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	27 Nov 2018	Category 1	Category 1 Exceptional Significance Essential to the heritage of the locality. Rare or outstanding example. Recommended for inclusion on the State Register of Heritage Places. The place should be retained and conserved unless there is no feasible and prudent alternative to doing otherwise. Any alterations or extensions should reinforce the significance of the place, and be in accordance with a Conservation Plan (if one exists for the place).	Town of Cambridge

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Condition

The Benedictine Monastery was demolished in 1979 and replaced by an administration block which was demolished c. 2006.

Associations

Name	Type	Year From	Year To
Sister Martin Kelly	Architect	-	-
Oldham, Boas, Ednie-Brown & Partners	Architect	-	-
Archbishop Clune	Architect	-	-
Andrea Stombuco	Architect	-	-
Cavanagh & Cavanagh	Architect	-	-
George McMullen	Architect	-	-

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
9579	Catherine McAuley Centre, Wembley: conservation plan.	Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan}	2009
3817	The Benedictine building Catherine McAuley Centre : conservation report.	Heritage Study {Other}	1996
9578	Heritage trail: a journey through the history of MercyCare.	Book	2008
9466	Signposts: a guide for children and young people in care in WA from 1920.	Electronic	2010
67	Stables and chapel, Catherine McAuley Centre : conservation report.	Report	1993
5122	The Benedictine building Catherine McAuley Centre : conservation report. Updated 16/6/1998.	Heritage Study {Other}	1997
4124	The conservation of a monastry farmbuilding and chapel at Wembley: Catherine McAuley Centre.	Heritage Study {Other}	1990

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	HEALTH	Housing or Quarters
Original Use	RELIGIOUS	Church, Cathedral or Chapel
Original Use	HEALTH	Hospital
Original Use	RELIGIOUS	Housing or Quarters
Other Use	EDUCATIONAL	Combined School
Present Use	RELIGIOUS	Church, Cathedral or Chapel
Original Use	EDUCATIONAL	Pre-primary Centre

Architectural Styles

Style
Inter-War California Bungalow
Federation Queen Anne
Victorian Rustic Gothic
Inter-War Functionalist

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	RENDER	Other Render
Wall	BRICK	Common Brick
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron
Wall	TILE	Terracotta Tile

Historic Themes

General	Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Religion
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Institutions

Creation Date

30 May 1989

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Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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