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Convent of Our Lady of the Sacret Heart, 113 Jasper Road

Other Name Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Convent Location 113 Jasper Road BENTLEIGH, Glen Eira City Level Included in Heritage Overlay

[1/1] 113 Jasper Rd Bentleigh,

Statement of Significance

The Convent of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart has social importance in the lives of the surrounding communities for its role in the education of their Catholic children since 1935. The building has architectural value as a rare design of its type in the area, demonstrating aspects of the Catholic Church's cultural links with Italy in the manner of Catholic Church architecture of the period. It forms a group with the nearby Church of St. Paul and the educational establishments in the immediate neighbourhood.