Immaculate Conception Church and Manresa Presbitery
343-345 Burwood road HAWTHORN, BOROONDARA CITY
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Statement of Significance
**Roman Catholic Church Of The Immaculate Conception
Architecturally one of the more successful, early and original examples of a small number of asymmetrically towered, stone Gothic Revival Churches in the state, designed by the prolific architects, Crouch and Wilson, also a major part of an important medieval styled group of high regional importance. Historically, the largest and earliest church in Hawthorn possessing a large parish area, extending beyond the city: of regional importance.
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Immaculate Conception Church and Manresa Presbitery - Physical Description 1
Roman Catholic Church Of The Immaculate Conception
Two different designs were pictured in 1868: one without the eastern transept. double gable and north tower. Pursuing the other design, a rubble basalt structure was built with Tasmanian freestone dressings. In a decorated mode of Gothic architecture with geometric tracery to a major south facing window above a gabled porch: the major part of the church following the traditional nave with clerestory lighting over buttresses side aisles. The asymmetrical spired bell tower placement, combined with the machiolated tower with gablets, at the north corner, and the individually designed transept gable provide a successfully picturesque placement of masses and shapes along the Burwood and Glenferrie Road frontages. Comparison may be made to the following stone churches with asymmetrically placed towers: St. Lukes, St. Georges Road, Fitzroy (1879-81); Scots Church, Collins St. melbourne (1873-4); St. Ignatius, Church St. Richmond; St. Patricks, Wangaratta (1865-71) and St. Mary's, west Melbourne (1891-1900) .
Immaculate Conception Church and Manresa Presbitery - Physical Description 2
Manresa, Presbytery, Church Of The Immaculate Conception
An asymmetrically planned, two storey polychrome brick residence with a two level cast iron verandah and a steeply gabled, slated roof. Radiating voussoirs to the pointed arch openings in red and cream/ contrast against the Hawthorn 'Blacks' body brickwork with its horizontal cream string coursing and diaper filler patterns, in the medieval manner, cladding a form similar to English houses of the 14th and 15th century. Iron balustrade friezes are in a Gothic pattern, verandah columns are coupled and possess eary English capitals. The leadlight stair-hall window is notable.
The garden contains mature species of cypress and Canary Island Date Palms, possibly from landscaping early this century; with random scoria rockeries and asphalt paving which appears to have once merged with that of the former E.S.&A. Bank on the west. A cast iron lamp standard exists in the yard.
Comparable non-secular residences would be the Camberwell presbytery, and the Sacred Heart Convent, Malvern.
Heritage Study and Grading
Boroondara - Hawthorn Heritage study 1992
Author: Meredith Gould, Conservation Architects
Year: 1992
Grading: B
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AUBURN RAILWAY STATION COMPLEXVictorian Heritage Register H1559
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GLENFERRIE RAILWAY STATION COMPLEXVictorian Heritage Register H1671
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GLENFERRIE PRIMARY SCHOOL (PRIMARY SCHOOL NO.1508)Victorian Heritage Register H1630
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"1890"Yarra City
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"AMF Officers" ShedMoorabool Shire
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"AQUA PROFONDA" SIGN, FITZROY POOLVictorian Heritage Register H1687
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