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St Mary's Roman Catholic School and former Church and camphor laurel tree

Location

Corner Railway Street North and Sargood Street ALTONA, HOBSONS BAY CITY

Level

Included in Heritage Overlay

Statement of Significance

What is Significant?

St Mary's Roman Catholic Church complex, comprising the church and school constructed in 1950 and the associated Camphor Laurel Tree, at the corner of Railway Street North and Sargood Street, Altona.

How is it Significant?

St Mary's Roman Catholic Church and School complex, Altona is of local historic, social and aesthetic significance to the City of Hobsons Bay.

Why is it Significant?

Historically, it is significant as evidence of the population explosion in this part of the City after World War 2 that was largely due to immigration. (AHC criteria A4 and B2)

Socially, it is significant for its strong associations for the many former school children and their parents because of its external integrity to its construction date and hence a relatively long period of social involvement in the Altona area. (AHC criterion G1)

Aesthetically, it is significant as a rare example of a Catholic School and Church in the Spanish Mission style. (AHC criteria B2 and E1)

Group

Religion

Category

Church