Hoddle Street between Albert St and Victoria Pde
St John's R.C. church
Church built 1901 Celtic Cross & Irish Round Tower
Old Gothic church opened 1866
New church foundation stone laid 1924
Mrs Koch of Gipps Street claims her mother told her a relative Richard Dennehy was architect of the first St Johns. A Dennerby was partner in the firm that designed Queen Bess Row.
From MCC BR:
1865 J.B. Denny, Chapel for Rev. H. England, St Patrick's Cathedral.
1889 J.E. Stephens school additions for trustees of St John Albert St.
1900 Chas Luff br church for trustees McRae & Toole architects.
1919 Robert Harper to build club room.
1920 Additions to Club Room.
1927 Bart Moriarty alterations and add school.
1929 Massey & sons for Dr Greenan new church. R.P. Connolly architect.
1956 J.H. O'Rourke to add lavatories to church hall
Part of Winston Burchett's index card set, created and used by Winston Burchett to support his research and writings. The set of cards is held by the East Melbourne Library and is fully digitised and published by the East Melbourne Historical Society with the permission of the Library.
The reliability of the information in this set of cards varies considerably. It should not be used as a primary source but as a lead to other sources.