Local Government
Albany
Region
Great Southern
120-140 Aberdeen St Albany
Registered as part of P16297 St Joseph's Catholic Church Group.
Albany
Great Southern
Constructed from 1877, Constructed from 1937
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| Current | 20 Aug 2021 |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 30 Jun 2001 | Category A | |
| Register of the National Estate | Indicative Place | |||
| Classified by the National Trust | Recorded | 04 Jul 1977 | ||
Since it's construction in 1877, St Joseph's Church has played an important role int he development of the Catholic parish of Albany. The bell was cast in France and presented as a gift in 1883 from France. The Church and Bell Tower have aesthetic, historic, social, representative and social heritage significance.
Steeply pitched roof Shingle type tiles Gothic arched windows Large entry porch and additional wing, retaining the arched windows Rendered and painted walls Buttresses along length of building Free standing timber bell tower
Together with the former St Joseph's convent building and the nearby St Joseph's Lodge, the St Joseph's Catholic Church forms a significant historical complex dating back to the 1870s. (Refer to separate forms for the Former St Joseph's Convent and St Joseph's Lodge). This was not the first Catholic Church in Albany. In 1859 (one source cites 1855), the Chapel of Stella Maris (Star of the Sea), was built on a site on the western side of Aberdeen St. Between 1878 1881 a school building and a two storey school/convent building were completed on that site. The Chapel was demolished in 1917 and the two storey stone building was demolished in 1993. The foundation stone for the St Joseph's Catholic Church was laid in 1877 on the present site on the eastern side of Aberdeen St. The cost of the building was £1,700. Over the years there have been a number of modifications and additions. In 1890 a fourth window, confessional boxes and choir loft were added. Prior to WW1 a new sanctuary and sacristy were built. The porch was added in 1937 and in 1995 covered entries to the big porch were added. The bell, cast in France in 1883 (one source cites 1833) was a gift to mark the nursing of French sailors during a typhoid epidemic. It was named "Marie de Bourbon" after the old French Royal House of Bourbon) and was embossed with religious images, inscribed with a passage from Ezekiel in the Latin "Manus Domini eduxis me in Viam Australem", which can be roughly translated as, "The handof the Lord guided me to this southern way".
Integrity: High Modifications: Additional window, choir loft, sanctuary and sacristy Porch and extensions added
Good
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage TODAY Site visit and Assessment | 1999 | ||
| "A Journey in F aith to Jubilee 2000,". | Parish of Albany, Bunbury R S Diocese, | 1999-2000 | |
| L Johnson; "Town of Albany Heritage Survey". | City of Albany | 1994 |
| Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| 328 | Albany, Western Australia : the first hundred years, 1791-1891. | Book | 1992 |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Original Use | RELIGIOUS | Church, Cathedral or Chapel |
| Present Use | RELIGIOUS | Church, Cathedral or Chapel |
| Style |
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| Victorian Free Gothic |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Wall | BRICK | Common Brick |
| Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Religion |
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