Addresses
Type of place
Private school
Period
Interwar 1919-1939
Style
Georgian Revival
This is an image of the local heritage place known as Holy Spirit School
Holy Spirit School
Addresses
Type of place
Private school
Period
Interwar 1919-1939
Style
Georgian Revival
This purpose-built Holy Spirit School building was blessed and opened by Archbishop Duhig on Sunday 26 September 1937. The two-storey, interwar Georgian Revival building was designed by architects Cullen and Egan and built by K.D. Morris. It replaced an early timber residence which had operated as New Farm’s first Catholic Church from 1923, and then a church-school until 1930. At this stage it became the Holy Spirit School which was staffed by the Sisters of Mercy. The 1937 school building and later adjoining wing, are part of a Catholic precinct of buildings that include the Holy Spirit Church (1930), school hall (1966), convent (1970) and presbytery (1975). The precinct is linked by a path to ‘Wynberg’ (c1880s), the official residence of Brisbane’s Catholic archbishop of Brisbane.
Lot plan
L5_RP9118
Key dates
Local Heritage Place Since —
Date of Citation —
Construction
Roof: Tile;Walls: Face brick
People/associations
Cullen and Egan (Architect);K.D. Morris (Builder)
Criterion for listing
(A) Historical; (G) SocialInteractive mapping
Lot plan
L5_RP9118
Key dates
Local Heritage Place Since —
Date of Citation —
Construction
Roof: Tile;Walls: Face brick
People/associations
Cullen and Egan (Architect);K.D. Morris (Builder)
Criterion for listing
(A) Historical; (G) SocialInteractive mapping
Statement of significance
Relevant assessment criteria
This is a place of local heritage significance and meets one or more of the local heritage criteria under the Heritage planning scheme policy of the Brisbane City Plan 2014. It is significant because:
References
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Brisbane City Council Properties on the Web
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Brisbane City Council, 1946 aerial photographs.
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Brisbane City Council, Sewerage Maps, Detail Plan No 188, 9 March 1925
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Brisbane City Council, Surveyor’s Notebook, 29 June 1916
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Brisbane City Council, New Farm and Teneriffe Hill Heritage and Character Study, Oct 1995.
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Certificates of Title, Department of Environment and Resource Management
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Bennett, H, ‘New Farm from quality street to mixed assortment’, Brisbane Houses, Gardens, Suburbs and Congregations, Papers No 22 Brisbane History Group, 2010 pg 144-145
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Tony Hallam, George Charles Willcocks. Typescript, 1999. BAA
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Benjamin, G. & Grant, G. Reflections on New Farm, New Farm & Districts Historical Society Inc, New Farm, 2008, pg 96-98
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Apperly, Richard, Robert Irving and Peter Reynolds. A Pictorial Guide to Identifying Australian Architecture: Styles and Terms from 1788 to the Present. North Ryde: Angus & Robertson, 1989
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Catholic Leader, 17 July 1930
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Brisbane Courier, 2 June, 1930, pg 9
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Brisbane Courier, 27 September, 1937, pg 17
Citation prepared by — Brisbane City Council (page revised June 2022)