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Year built: between 1881 and 1890
North Essendon, VIC - Methodist
Year Built: 1888
Address: 1003 Mount Alexander Road, , North Essendon Victoria, 3040
The area of the church is 57 feet and 37 feet and affords accomadation for about 350 persons. The church was erected using red and white bricks on a bluestone foundation. The total cost was 1,250.00. The memorial stone was laid by Henry Berry Esq of Melbourne and the contractors Messrs Pitt and Henville of Carlton. The Architects were Mr…
Ocean Grove, VIC - Uniting
Year Built: 1888
Address: Corner The Parade & Eggleston Street, , Ocean Grove Victoria, 3226
The Methodist Church purchased 549 acres of land from the Bank of New South Wales in 1887. This was then subdivide into 2,500 blocks and sold off. On 1 January 1888 the first Wesleyan Church service was held in the Coffee Palace. On 23 December 1888 the first service was held in the new Gothic styled church. It was resolved to build…
Paddington, QLD - Uniting (Former)
Year Built: 1886
Address: 215 Latrobe Terrace, , Paddington Queensland, 4064
The Primitive Methodists and the Wesleyans were early in commencing activities in the Paddington district.For reasons that are not clear, the church was moved in 1891 to its present site at Latrobe Terrace. Originally built for the Primitive Methodist Congregation, the church was purchased by the Unity Order of Oddfellows Friendly Society…
Picton, NSW - Uniting
Year Built: 1887
Address: 2 Lumsdaine Street, , Picton New South Wales, 2571
A Foundation stone reads, " This stone was laid by W. Coulle J.P. April 2nd 1887.
Pimpama, QLD - Uniting
Year Built: 1885
Address: 246 Creek Street, , Pimpama Queensland, 4209
The first service was held by Rev Harding in 1871. The first Methodist Church was a plain weatherboard building erected in 1871. The church was constructed away from the town centre in 1885 by David Coulter who arrived in the district in the 1870s. A monument was erected by local residents in the grounds of the Church to commemorate…
Pleasant Hills, NSW - St John's Lutheran
Year Built: 1888
Address: Henty Road, , Pleasant Hills New South Wales,
The Church was completed in 1888 at a cost of £240. Even though the last of the work on the Church was just completed in time so that the installation of Pastor Fischer and the opening of the church building could be combined. This took place on the Sunday after Trinity, July 8, 1888. Present were Pastor H. Herlitz, Pr of the…
Port Augusta, SA - Presbyterian
Year Built: 1885
Address: 24 Jervois Street, , Port Augusta South Australia, 5700
In 1862 the Presbyterian Church appointed Rev Alexander Law to Port Augusta. He was the first such minister of religion to be appointed to the area, although he remained for one or two years at most. Plans for a church The plans and specifications for a church were drawn up by T.H. Smeaton, an architect from Adelaide. The plans show…
Port Augusta, SA - St Augustine's Anglican
Year Built: 1882
Address: 9 Church Street, , Port Augusta South Australia, 5700
A Foundation stone reads, "A.M.D.G. 1882".
Port Augusta, SA - Uniting
Year Built: 1885
Address: 1 Chapel Street, , Port Augusta South Australia, 5700
The original building proved inadequate and on 16 March 1885 a tender for £1,095 was let for improvements and additions to the original building. The architect appointed was Thomas Burgoyne, the first editor of The Dispatch, one time Mayor of Port Augusta and a member of the South Australian Parliament. The Church is a two storey…
Port Melbourne, VIC - St Joseph's Catholic
Year Built: 1881
Address: 95 Stokes Street, , Port Melbourne Victoria, 3207
Opened in 1881. Refurbished in 1999. On 7 May 1882 the Carmelites celebrate their first Mass in St Joseph's Church, Port Melbourne, Fathers Butler and Shaffrey having accepted charge of the newly-formed parish of Sandridge. Fr John Scanlon was prior and parish priest in Port Melbourne from 1909-1919, and after his term of office in…
Port Wakefield, SA - Uniting
Year Built: 1885
Address: Mine Street, , Port Wakefield South Australia, 5550
Formerly a Wesleyan Methodist church the Foundation stone was laid on 15 April 1885. A smaller church building on the left was built in 1868.
Portarlington, VIC - St John's Anglican
Year Built: 1883
Address: Corner Brown & Fenwick Streets, , Portarlington Victoria, 3223
A meeting of local residents in the Portarlington Mill in 1874 eventually resulted in plans being produced seven years later for a wooden church building when Mr James Austin gave the church half an acre. In September of 1883 the Foundation stone of the new Church of England (now Anglican) was laid by Rev H.B. Macartney D.D. Dean of…
Preston, VIC - Sacred Heart Catholic
Year Built: 1889
Address: 333 Bell Street, , Preston Victoria, 3072
The first Church was built in 1889 in Bell Street and Archbishop Carr officiated at the opening. The Foundation stone was laid on 18 October 1925 by the Most Reverend Dr McCarthy Bishop of Sandhurst. The Architect was W. P. Connelly while the builder was Reynolds Brothers. The old wooden church met the needs of the congregation until…
Preston, VIC - Saint Cyril and Methodius Greek Orthodox
Year Built: 1888
Address: Yann Street, , Preston Victoria, 3072
This church was formerly a Methodist church. The Foundation stone of the current church was laid on 12 November 1888 by the Honourable C.H. James M.L.C. The Architect was A Dunn. The South Preston Methodists built their first church in High Street Preston which served them until 1879 when a new one was built. In 1889 this was replaced by…
Queanbeyan, NSW - St Llija Macedonian
Year Built: 1884
Address: 265 Crawford Street, , Queanbeyan New South Wales, 2620
A single storey hall constructed of handmade brick. The Salvation Army used the hall as its first barracks from 1884 until the end of the decade. The front facade has been rendered and painted, with imitation ashlar blocking. Since its building it has served a variety of purposes within the town. Originally opened in 1877 as the…
Randwick, NSW - Presbyterian
Year Built: 1889
Address: 27 Cook Street, , Randwick New South Wales, 2031
The church is a total departure from recognised church architecture. It is situated on almost the highest part of the municipality, at the junction of Alison-road and the tramline, and when the original design is carried out, the church will form a handsome and conspicuous figure in the landscape. The great aim of the pastor has been to…
Randwick, NSW - Uniting
Year Built: 1883
Address: 1 Rae Street, , Randwick New South Wales, 2031
A Foundation stone on the Church Hall reads, " The John Fenton Memorial School Hall Dedicated 1st Nov 1818".
Red Hill, QLD - Baptist
Year Built: 1888
Address: 16 Windsor Road, , Red Hill Queensland, 4059
In 1877 the church was formed with just 19 members, pastored by Rev Thomas Leitch. By 1888 the church building was constructed debt-free, on the present Windsor Road site, Its seats 400. The style is Victorian Carpenter Gothic. By 1973 it was considered that the church should close however the persistence e of the 30 members kept it open.…
Rosevale, QLD - St Paul's Lutheran
Year Built: 1881
Address: 572 Rosevale Road, , Rosevale Queensland, 4340
The Church was originally called St Laurentius (1881 - 1928) then St Paul's from 1929 until the present day. It was served from Laidley until 1900, when it realigned with Ipswich Parish. For more information click here.
Ross, TAS - Uniting (Former)
Year Built: 1882
Address: 43 Church Street, , Ross Tasmania, 7209
A foundation stones reads, "This memorial stone was laid by Elizabeth Pridden Horton Dec 15 1882". The Church was opened in 1885. Thomas Parramore gave the land and the first stone was quarried from the Beaufront Quarries. Percy Oakden, (son of Phillip, an old Horton College Student) was the architect. The foundation stones were…
Rozelle, NSW - St Joseph's Catholic
Year Built: 1881
Address: Gordon Street, , Rozelle New South Wales, 2039
Built in 1881.
Rye, VIC - St Andrew's Anglican
Year Built: 1882
Address: Lyons Street, , Rye Victoria, 3941
St Andrew's Church of England, Lyons Street, Rye, is a small limestone Church built in 1882 to the design of architects Henderson and Smart. A simple rectangle in plan, with attached porch and rectangular chancel, the Church is constructed of random coursed local limestone with flush quoins and corrugated iron roof. The large gable foot…
Sale, VIC - St Mary's Catholic
Year Built: 1887
Address: 47 Foster Street, , Sale Victoria, 3850
The Foundation stone was laid in 1886. This was celebrated by a Pontifical High Mass with Bishop Stephen Reville, Coadjutor-Bishop of Sandhurst (Bendigo) as the principal celebrant, and with the music of Mozart's Mass in C played by a small group of musicians. In the same year the contractor for the erection of St Mary's Chapel in Sale…
Sale, VIC - St Paul's Anglican
Year Built: 1884
Address: 149 Cunninghame Street, , Sale Victoria, 3850
The Parish came into being in 1854 and was licenced in 1857. In 1904 the Diocese was proclaimed along with the new country dioceses of Bendigo and Wangaratta. The land for the new St Paul's Church of England was purchased in 1882 for £1,500. The Official opening was on the 5th November 1884. A substantial brick church, designed by…
Sandon, VIC - St Laurence O'Toole Catholic
Year Built: 1883
Address: 801 Creswick Newstead Road, , Sandon Victoria, 3462
The Church was blessed and opened by James Alipius Goold first Bishop of Melbourne on May 6th 1883.
Scone, NSW - Anglican
Year Built: 1883
Address: 79 Hill Street, , Scone New South Wales, 2337
The Church was built in 1883-84 to replace an older church erected in 1841. The current structure is red-brick with stone dressings and was designed by John Wiltshire Pender (1833-1917) who was a Maitland sketcher, architect and builder.
Seymour, VIC - St Mary's Catholic
Year Built: 1887
Address: Crawford Street, , Seymour Victoria, 3661
In 1855 a grant of land was given by the Government. It was situated at the northern end of Emily Street, but it was found to be unsatisfactory because it was too far from the town and was subject to flooding. This grant was later cancelled and in 1869 another grant was made of the present site. Patrick Hanna who donated the church bell…
Shellharbour, NSW - St Paul's Anglican
Year Built: 1885
Address: Towns Street, , Shellharbour New South Wales, 2529
The first Church of England was built on land donated by Martha Reddall. It was opened on March 13, 1859 by Rev P. J. Smith. After 25 years the stone had crumbled so badly that the building was demolished. The site of this stone church was just inside the double gates of the present church ground. The foundation for a new building was…
Shepparton, VIC - Scot's Uniting
Year Built: 1885
Address: Corner Corio & fryers Streets, , Shepparton Victoria, 3630
Formerly a Presbyterian the Church was formed in 1885. However a Reverend Thomson conducted services in the area from 1876. In 1885 a parcel of land was donated by Mr William Fraser and by May 1886 tenders were let to fence the land. By December of the same year it was decided to call tenders to build a church. The Church was partly…
Soldiers Hill, VIC - Scots Presbyterian
Year Built: 1890
Address: 415 Lydiard Street N, Ballarat, Soldiers Hill Victoria, 3350
Built in 1890 to a Gothic-inspired design by local architects Figgis & Molloy. The foundation stone of Scots Church was laid on 5 July 1890 by Sir James MacBain, Scottish-born businessman and president of the Victorian Legislative Council. The church is on a rectangular plan without transepts. The nave is of six bays, buttressed…
Sorell, TAS - St George's Anglican
Year Built: 1883
Address: 16 Gordon Street, Sorell, Tasmania, 7172
A small stone Gothic Revival church constructed in 1826 and re-built in 1883. This replaced a larger church on the same site that dated back to 1825. The contract was awarded to Messrs Grubb Bros of Hobart for 925 and most of the construction work was carried out by convicts. The first services were held in a barn. In 1826 St. George's…
Sorrento, VIC - St Andrew's Presbyterian
Year Built: 1888
Address: Kerferd Avenue, , Sorrento Victoria, 3943
The Foundation stone was laid on 17 October 1888 by Hon J Balfour M.L.C. The original section of the church was first built in 1888 and is said to be the current transept, which is the parapet walled section nearest the street and a limestone porch was added in the following year. The current nave, the east wing attached to the hall,…
South Yarra, VIC - St Joseph's Catholic
Year Built: 1888
Address: 30 Fitzgerald Street, , South Yarra Victoria, 3141
The foundation stone of St Joseph’s Church was laid on 18 March 1888 and the building opened on 28 October 1888. Designed by architects Tappin, Gilbert & Dennehy, this is a large cruciform brick building in the Gothic style with stucco dressings, tower and spire. Further additions were completed in August 1892. The Advocate Newspaper…
Spring Hill, QLD - Baptist Tabernacle
Year Built: 1890
Address: 163 Wickham Terrace, , Spring Hill Queensland, 4000
The first Baptist church was formed in Brisbane in 1855. The first Church building was opened in Wharf Street in 1859. The church then moved to the present site on Wickham Terrace. The Church was designed by Richard Gailey and built from 1889 to 1890. Centrally planned church is a cement rendered brick building with parapet walls that…
St Helens, TAS - St Paul's Anglican
Year Built: 1884
Address: 56 Cecillia Street, , St Helen's Tasmania, 7216
The earliest record of the Church having taken any interest in this district is to be found in the Church News, 4/3/1901 when it mentions that in 1871 the Rev. John Chambers made visits to St. Helens, though it is probable this gentleman made occasional visits from 1862, that being the year he took charge of Cullenswood, Fingal and…
St Kilda East, VIC - Holy Trinity St Nicholas Russian Catholic
Year Built: 1887
Address: 72 Hotham Street, , St Kilda East Victoria, 3183
Constructed in polychrome brick, with stone dressings, in a high Victorian Gothic style, it was designed by architects Hillson Beasley and John Little.1 The building replaced an earlier wooden church that had been located in Westbury Street. The building is composed of red bricks, with Osmaru stone dressings. The windows are of colored…
St Kilda, VIC - St Kilda & Balaclava Presbyterian
Year Built: 1885
Address: 2 Alma Road, , St Kilda Victoria, 3182
The first Presbyterian service in St Kilda was in May 1855 in an iron building with wooden forms and earthen floors at the corner of High Street and Alma Road. Charles Beswicke had toured Britain and the Continent in 1886 armed with a camera and returned to Australia with photographs of what he considered the greatest examples of…
Stanley, TAS - Circular Head Anglican
Year Built: 1887
Address: 37 Church Street, , Stanley Tasmania, 7331
The original St Paul's Anglican of 1842 was designed by colonial architect John Lee Archer and consecrated by Bishop Nixon in 1858, the first Bishop of Tasmania. Later the stone church had to be demolished due to cracks appearing in the walls, salt water was likely used in the mortar. In 1887 it was replaced by the present timber…
Sydney, NSW - Lutheran
Year Built: 1881
Address: 90 Goulburn Street, , Sydney New South Wales, 2024
The foundation-stone of the first German Evangelical Lutheran church to be erected in Sydney, was laid in North Goulburn Street on Saturday last by Mrs. R Krauel, wife of the German Consul-General. Built in 1881. The design on the building was in accordance with designs prepared by Mr. T. Dixon Chater. It cost about £2,000 and was…
Tamworth, NSW - St John's Anglican
Year Built: 1881
Address: 102 Cathage Street, , Tamworth New South Wales, 2340
The Church was opened by Bishop James Turner, the Bishop of Grafton and Armidale, on Sunday 13 February 1881.