Former St Helens
Bay Street, NORTH GEELONG VIC 3215 - Property No B1729
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Statement of Significance
The two sroey Italianate mansion formerly known as 'St Helens' and now the Stella Maris Convent may have been erected as early as 1849 for G F Read Jnr, only son of G F Read , merchant and banker of Hobart. This two storey ashlar Barabool stone house with encircling verandah is a transitional Italianate design, symmetrially arrananged.
It is one of the earliest mansion houses in Geelong and now substantially defaced. G F Read Jnr was an important pioneer squatter in Western Victioria who married Helen Patterson, daughter of the Hobart Crown Solicitor, and after whom the property was probably named.
The building was acquired by the Sisters of Mercy in 1923 and used as a convent and teaching institution. Rear wings were added in 1911 and 1949. the original verandah has been removed and inappropriately replaced.
From AHC Citation
Classified 08/02/1968
Revised: 03/08/1998
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LUNAN HOUSEVictorian Heritage Register H0673
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OSBORNE HOUSEVictorian Heritage Register H1101
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FORMER FEDERAL WOOLLEN MILLSVictorian Heritage Register H1938
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