ST JOSEPH OF THE SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH COMPLEX
1215 BUNYIP RIVER ROAD, IONA, CARDINIA SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
St Joseph's Catholic Church, constructed in 1940, is of significance to the Cardinia Shire as the major landmark building in an important religious complex associated with the development of the district after the draining of the Koo-wee-rup Swamp.
Regional Significance
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ST JOSEPH OF THE SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH COMPLEX - Physical Description 1
This towered Modern Romanesque-styled church has a face-brick interior (manganese salt glazed dado), exposed trusses, coloured terrazzo patterns in the floor, chain-hung lamps, and an altar window dedicated to St Joseph next to the apse. The main roof form is gabled, suggesting the basilican nave and side-aisle form, and the roof is tiled in a Marseilles pattern.
The tower roof is hipped, with crucifixes placed at the apex and also on the main gable.
The overall treatment is a stylised one with slotted windows in the tower flanked by ribbed architraves and glazed with scalloped muntins. Cream contrasting bricks are also used as spandrels. The tower parapet has a moulded cement frieze and the upper tower, which is stepped back, has attic-style windows. Cement bands encircle the building at eaves and ground level and the main window has geometric glazing is a simple rose pattern. The main entry is via a convoluted archway.
ST JOSEPH OF THE SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH COMPLEX - Physical Conditions
The church is externally near original except for probable painting of the cement bands.
ST JOSEPH OF THE SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH COMPLEX - Historical Australian Themes
Historical Themes
3.6Closer settlement and soldier settlement
3.7Swamp drainage projects for farmland
8.7 Swamp towns, e.g. Iona, Cora Lynn
9.3 Churches and cemeteries
ST JOSEPH OF THE SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH COMPLEX - Physical Description 2
Associations - Catholic Church
Heritage Study and Grading
Cardinia - Cardinia Shire Heritage Study 1996
Author: Graeme Butler & Associates
Year: 1996
Grading: Local
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