St John the Baptist - former , Toodyay, Western Australia
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S 31° 33.321 E 116° 28.475
50J E 450132 N 6508729
A former Catholic Church in a country town
Waymark Code: WMKHJ4
Location: Western Australia, Australia
Date Posted: 04/17/2014
Views: 1
The foundation stone of the former Catholic Church of St John the Baptist was laid in January 1863, the church was completed in time for Christmas 1864The church's transept was used for a time as a school room for Catholic children until 1884 when the Sisters of Mercy came to Toodyay.The west wing was added in 1920.
In 1963 a new church with the same name was completed across the road, next to St Aloysius (in the Catholic Precinct grounds), and the older church was de-consecrated and sold into private ownership.
The building is of rendered brick and corrugated iron with tall pointed arch lancet windows. It has pointed pinnacles to the entrance porch and main facade. In the gable end a round window has been incorporated into rendered cross.
Type of Church: Other
Status of Building: Building converted to another use
Dominant Architectural Style: Victorian Free Gothic
Diocese: N/A
Address/Location:
35 Stirling Terrace
Toodyay, W.A Australia
6566
Date of organization: Not listed
Date of building construction: Not listed
Associated Shrines, Art, etc.: Not listed
Archdiocese: Not listed
Relvant Web Site: Not listed
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