Administration Building and Chapel, Santa Maria College

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

17712

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Location

12-38 Moreing Rd Attadale

Location Details

Local Government

Melville

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1938, Constructed from 1958

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	Adopted	16 Jun 2020		City of Melville

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
RHP - To be assessed	Current	28 Nov 2008

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	17 Jun 2014	Category A	Category A Worthy of the highest level of protection: recommended for entry into the State Register of Heritage Places which gives legal protection; development requires consultation with the City of Melville. Provide maximum encouragement to the owner under the City of Melville Planning Scheme to conserve the significance of the place. Incentives to promote conservation should be considered.	City of Melville

Values

The place is a fine example of the Inter-war Spanish Mission style in Western Australia. The place has high integrity because it has continuously housed the school’s administration. The place contributes to the history of the Sisters of Mercy and Catholic education in Western Australia at a time when metropolitan boarding facilities for country children were in high demand by rural Catholic families. The place has associations with wartime activity in Perth.

Physical Description

The place comprises the original school building (1938) which housed staff and borders’ quarters, school rooms and administrative centre; and chapel which was added in 1956. It is a large, three-storey, rectangular structure, displaying the Inter-war Spanish Mission style, with elements of the Inter-war Mediterranean style. The walls are constructed of brick with cement render. Round arches are used on the ground floor veranda and middle floor balcony. The roof is tiled with a medium to low pitch, with a bell tower. The chapel is attached to the administration building and has been constructed in the same Inter-war Spanish Mission style. The place is sited amongst a group of school buildings, landscaped gardens and playing fields.

History

In 1831, the Sisters of Mercy were founded in Dublin, Ireland, by Catherine McAuley. In 1846, the first group of sisters, led by Ursula Frayne, came from Dublin and settled in Victoria Square, Perth. The Sisters of Mercy began establishing and providing Catholic education in Perth.

Associations

Name	Type	Year From	Year To
Edgar le B Henderson	Architect	1938	-

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	EDUCATIONAL	Office or Administration Bldg
Present Use	EDUCATIONAL	Office or Administration Bldg
Original Use	EDUCATIONAL	Combined School

Architectural Styles

Style
Inter-War Mediterranean
Inter-War Spanish Mission

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	BRICK	Rendered Brick

Historic Themes

General	Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Education & science
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Religion

Creation Date

01 Mar 2007

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Last Update

12 Jul 2022

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