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St Mary the Immaculate Conception Church and Presbytery
Location87-91 Manning Street, MALVERN EAST VIC 3145 - Property No 74654 LevelIncluded in Heritage Overlay |
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Statement of Significance
What is significant? The school, built in 1918 with additions in 1930, 1976 and 2009, is
of historical interest only as a link between the original church of
1890 and the present church.
How is it significant?
Why is it significant? It is also historically significant for its association with
architect Bart Moriarty. During the interwar era he was responsible
for the design and construction of numerous Catholic churches and
halls in Victoria. And his role as builder of Newman College (1916-18)
in Barrabool sandstone may have influenced the use of this stone for
St Mary's (Criterion H). St Mary's Church is socially significant as a centre for the local
Catholic community since 1891, when the first church was built on the
site (Criterion G). St Mary's Church is of aesthetic significant as a local landmark on
the Emo Estate, Malvern East, which is enhanced by its location at the
end of Emo Road. It is also a representative example of a stone
interwar Gothic Revival church (Criterion D). St Mary's Presbytery is historically significant for its associations
with architect PJ O'Connor who was noted for his interwar and post-war
designs for the Catholic Church.
Saint Mary the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church to the extent
of the fabric of 1920-23, designed by architect Bart Moriarty, and to
a lesser extent the completion works of 1962-64. The Presbytery,
designed by architect PJ O'Connor, to the extent of the fabric of 1931.
The church is of local historical, social and aesthetic
significance to the City of Stonnington, and the presbytery is of
local historical, aesthetic and architectural significance to the City
of Stonnington.
St Mary's Church is historically significant as an illustration of
the suburban growth in East Malvern following World War I. It is also
one of the first war memorial churches to be built in the Melbourne
metropolitan area following that war. About 60 percent of WWI
memorials are traditional monuments, while most of the remainder were
memorial halls and schools. Memorial churches were rarer (Criteria A
& B).
Group
Religion
Category
Church