St Mary's Roman Catholic Church

Author

National Trust of Western Australia

Place Number

01267

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
State Register Registered 21 Jan 1997 HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument, HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Catholic Church Inventory Adopted 01 Jul 1998
Classified by the National Trust Classified 08 Mar 1976
Register of the National Estate Interim 21 Mar 1978
Register of the National Estate Registered 21 Mar 1978
Municipal Inventory Adopted 09 Jul 2001 Category 1

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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