All Hallows Roman Catholic Church

Values

The place is a fine example of Federation Gothic architecture.

The place is valued by the Catholic community and the local community and contributes to their sense of place.

The place, together with St Joseph’s Convent, is a landmark in Moran Street as an imposing and decorative structure which contributes strongly to the visual character of the streetscape

The place was designed by architect Moline, Summerhayes and Hawkins.

The place demonstrates the growth of the Catholic community in the eastern goldfields in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.

The place represents the style of ecclesiastical buildings from this period.

Physical Description

The Church is a red brick building with a cgi roof

The place is immediately adjacent to St Joseph’s Convent, built 1905 (please see attached image) which is registered. All Hallows Roman Catholic Church is smaller in size but similar in materials and style to the convent. The convent is also built of red brick in Federation Gothic style and is currently used as a residence.

The place is set back from the street alignment with a concrete forecourt. The external corners of the building are strengthened by corbelled buttresses. The buttresses are accentuated with rendered copings, now painted. Stucco treatments highlight openings and other exterior features. It has gothic arched windows and doors.

The place has not been maintained in recent years.

History

The Catholic Archdiocese of Perth was established in 1846. Kalgoorlie’s original Catholic Church was opened in 1896. By 1901,there were 27 Churched and 15 other places of worship.

Though the documentary evidence is unclear it would appear that both the place and St Joseph’s Convent was built by, and is historically associated with, Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart. The assessment documentation for the Convent states that the first All Hallows school built by the Josephites was destroyed by a cyclone in 1903. A new replacement building, described as a ‘church-school’ and also named All Hallows, was built in 1904 funded by money the Sisters had collected for a new convent (St Joseph’s).

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Condition

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