Name/TitleSt Francis' Roman Catholic Church, Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, c. 1940
About this objectThe church is located on the corner of Lonsdale Street and Elizabeth Street. This is a view of the southern end.
The land on which St Francis Church stands was granted in July 1839. St Francis Church was designed by Samuel Jackson and built between 1841 and 1845 with the foundation stone being laid on 4 October 1841, the first mass in the completed nave being held on 22 May 1842 and the completed church blessed on 23 October 1845.
[source : Victorian Heritage Register statement of significance]
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Measurements12 cm x 16,3 cm
Object TypePhotograph
Subject and Association KeywordsArchitecture
Subject and Association KeywordsSt Francis' Catholic Church (Melbourne, Vic.)
Subject and Association KeywordsChurches
Subject and Association KeywordsLonsdale Street (Melbourne, Vic.)
Subject and Association KeywordsHoddle Grid
Subject and Association KeywordsMelbourne (Victoria.)
Subject and Association KeywordsJackson, Samuel, 1807-1876
Subject and Association KeywordsHistoric buildings and sites
Named CollectionImages collection
Credit LineDonated by C J White, 11 Balmer St, Brunswick, 14.2.1941
Object numberA-164-C
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved
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