Local Government
Kalamunda
Region
Metropolitan
173 Lesmurdie Rd Lesmurdie
Kalamunda
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1961, Constructed from 1994
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 01 Aug 2013 | Category 4 | |
· The place has social value for the members of the community who have attended services and events at the venue · The site has association with uses that were important to the establishment and development of Lesmurdie; the guesthouse, post office and nurse’s lodging during World War I.
Rendered brick and tile structure with stained glass long oblong windows. Stone and rendered block asymmetric tower to the front elevation. Hipped tiled roof with raised glazed lantern on the apex. Accommodation Units Complex of pale brick and tile units constructed in long rows. Metal sliding windows.
Religion, technology, hospitality
Level of Integrity - High; Level of Authenticity - High
Good This chapel was built in 1961 by contractor Stan Costello who undertook a significant body of work for the Catholic Church, particularly in the hills district. The chapel has been an important part of the retirement complex which is part of the site. This site was the location of one of the first guest houses in the Lesmurdie area. The original building was built in 1910 by local businessmen and early settlers Wheelwright and Brady. The place was initially a boarding house for men and called 'Glen Avon'. Richard Ephraim Brady (c1869-1953) was the Secretary of the Darling Range Road Board from 1905-1946. Alfred Wheelwright (c1858-1946) was a local orchardist and the pair teamed up for several projects in Kalamunda. During World War I nurses were accommodated in the guest house and the place reverted to use as a boarding house after the war. The property was the location of the first post office in Lesmurdie in 1928. Glen Avon continued to be used as a boarding house until the 1940s and for some years the boarding house was managed by well-known proprietor, Mrs Cheetham who managed other properties including ; ‘The Glen’, ‘Lyndhurst’, and ‘Rhonda House’. In 1955, the property was sold to the Oblate Fathers who lived there for some years until it was sold to an order of Hungarian Nuns who escaped from communist China. The property was purchased by the Sisters of Mercy and the original building was demolished c1960 to enable the construction of the current retirement complex.
| Name | Type | Year From | Year To |
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| Stan Costello | Architect | 1961 | - |
Individual Building or Group
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| Original Use | RELIGIOUS | Church, Cathedral or Chapel |
| Present Use | RELIGIOUS | Church, Cathedral or Chapel |
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| Wall | BRICK | Common Brick |
| General | Specific |
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| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Religion |
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