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Chapel Of Adult Deaf Society Of Victoria

Location 101 Wellington Parade South,, EAST MELBOURNE VIC 3002 - Property No B4751 File Number B4751 Level Regional

[1/1] B4751 Chapel Of Adult Deaf

Statement of Significance

Resembling Greek and Italian Byzantine churches, this stuccoed church, with its shaped brick trim, expressed voussoirs and corbelled eaves, was bult in 1929 by T J Armstrong to the design of the architects Gawler and Drummond, for the Adult Deaf Society.
Set in an implied octagonal plan and covered by a Marseilles-pattern hipped roof, the church is set on axis with the main gates of Palmer Square and almost centrally within the square itself: its raised octagonal tower, with centred oculus, is a dominant visual element in both the Square and the building.
It is one of a small group of churches in the Mediterranean style built in the State prior to World War Two, and was at the time a rare example of an interdenominational church in Victoria.
Classified: 03/11/1983
File Note. Chapel is part of Jolimont Square.