St Mary's Boys School, later Simonds Catholic College, 25 Howard Street, West Melbourne
Butler, Graeme11 Jan 1985
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St Mary's Boys School, later Simonds Catholic College, 25 Howard Street, West Melbourne
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11 Jan 1985
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GRAEME BUTLER 1983, CONSERVATION STUDY FOR THE CITY OF MELBOURNE OF NORTH AND WEST MELBOURNEGrading as at 1985: CPeriod : Edwardian-era 1910, 1914,Grantee/Reserve: Catholic Church Reserve Section 1, Roman Catholic Church 1875History - Following the erection of the first St. Mary's school-chapel from 1854, the erection of St. Michael 's School in 1868 and the separation of the St. Michael's and St. Mary's Parish in 1872, both schools were progressively enlarged: St. Mary's having an enrolment of 1078 in 1880 and St. Michael 's 480.The Sisters of Mercy took charge of the girls schools in 1886-7, obtaining land for a convent at the end of Brougham Street and in 1902 the Christian Brothers took charge of St. Mary's boys school, whilst St. Michael 's became a separate parish in 1903. The present boys' school was built in 1910 and that of the girls in 1914, causing the demolition of the old church school Both schools were designed by architects, Kempson and Conolly. 2Boys - Description - An Elizabethan flavoured double gabled face red brick and stuccoed school of two storeys with upper and lower window groups of three about an arched porch, in antis. Gabled pediments, supported on stylised pilasters, occur at each gable apex: these are placed above an arched secondary entablature (with shell) over the bracketted secondary cornice. String-moulds, panelling, roof vents and architraves are all treated in a successful and Mannered fashion.Integrity - The brickwork has been painted and what is presumed to have been a timber picket fence replaced.2Streetscape -Possesses a vague relationship with the gabled bay of the large factory to the south.Significance - Architecturally, a successful, typically Medieval-influenced building which exhibits skilful stylism in detail, but is marred by the painted brickwork: of regional significance.Historically, associated with the development of the complex reflecting growth of the community: of local interest..GirlsDescription - Designed in a more prosaic use of the Medieval influenced s3Tes this double-gabled, red brick and stucco, two-storey school has grouped lights with both Tudor and Gothic stuccoed arches, string-moulds, hood moulds and a Gothic arched central entrance. Arcaded parapet walls occuli and implied bellcotes at the gables add pedestrian detail to the design.Integrity - Generally original, except for replacement of the scalloped profile, timber picket fence.Streetscape - Isolated building but joins overall Medieval stylism of complex.Significance - Architecturally, typically and austerely Medieval-styled for education purposes, possessing little skill in the west elevation and overall hackneyed detailing, but part of a similarly styled complex: of local importance.Historically, indicative of one stage of a locally important complex: of local interest..References:(RB= Rate book; D= Melbourne or Victoria Directory)1 (a) St. Mary's Star of the Sea . Centenary (unpub.) typescript i n N.T File 3460 n.p.(b) Parapet2. Photo, 'Some of the Fruits ..’, pps 20-1
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