ST MARYS HALL
162-190 MYERS STREET GEELONG, GREATER GEELONG CITY
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Statement of Significance
St Mary's Hall, Geelong, a large red brick building with cement dressings, was constructed in 1891-92 by contractors House and Sims to a design by architects Watts and Durran. Funded by subscriptions and opened debt-free, it was used as classrooms for St Mary's School until 1918.
St Mary's Hall is of architectural and historical significance to Victoria.
St Mary's Hall is an extraordinary example of architectural style for the Catholic Church which favoured the Gothic style at that time. The first and classically styled churches built in Victoria for the Catholic Church were Sacred Heart Church, St Kilda in 1884 and Sacred Heart Church, Carlton in 1897
As such St Mary's Hall is an early example of the classical revival style in Catholic architecture and anticipates the move from Gothic style to the red brick Renaissance and Baroque designs of the twentieth century.
The hall has considerable historical associations with the Catholic Church in Victoria. Constructed as a meeting place for Catholics after they were denied access to other halls due to the hostility engendered by the Irish Home Rule question, the building demonstrates its strong links with Irish Catholicism. The imposing scale of the hall expresses the importance placed in the building as a symbol of the faith an identity of the Catholic community.
[Source: Report to the Minister]
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ST MARYS HALL - Permit Exemptions
General Exemptions:General exemptions apply to all places and objects included in the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR). General exemptions have been designed to allow everyday activities, maintenance and changes to your property, which don’t harm its cultural heritage significance, to proceed without the need to obtain approvals under the Heritage Act 2017.Places of worship: In some circumstances, you can alter a place of worship to accommodate religious practices without a permit, but you must notify the Executive Director of Heritage Victoria before you start the works or activities at least 20 business days before the works or activities are to commence.Subdivision/consolidation: Permit exemptions exist for some subdivisions and consolidations. If the subdivision or consolidation is in accordance with a planning permit granted under Part 4 of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 and the application for the planning permit was referred to the Executive Director of Heritage Victoria as a determining referral authority, a permit is not required.Specific exemptions may also apply to your registered place or object. If applicable, these are listed below. Specific exemptions are tailored to the conservation and management needs of an individual registered place or object and set out works and activities that are exempt from the requirements of a permit. Specific exemptions prevail if they conflict with general exemptions. Find out more about heritage permit exemptions here.Specific Exemptions:Interior Painting Removal of existing kitchen benches and fixtures Installation of new kitchen benches and fixtures including associated plumbing and wiring Re-wiring provided that all new wiring is fully concealedST MARYS HALL - Permit Exemption Policy
The following changes did not require a permit :
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FORMER GEELONG WOOL EXCHANGEVictorian Heritage Register H0622
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FORMER SCOTTISH CHIEFS HOTELVictorian Heritage Register H0662
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CORIO VILLAVictorian Heritage Register H0193
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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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"1890"Yarra City
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'BRAESIDE'Boroondara City
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'ELAINE'Boroondara City
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