A-164-C; St Francis' Roman Catholic Church, Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, c. 1940; The 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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