St Joseph's Church, Gothic Revival church in Subiaco, Western Australia.
St Joseph's Church is a Roman Catholic church in Subiaco, Western Australia, designed in the Interwar Gothic style by architect Edgar Le Blond Henderson. It opened on 12 August 1934, a year after its foundation stone was laid, and its bell was installed in 1952.
St Joseph's Church opened on 12 August 1934, a year after its foundation stone was laid. It was designed in the Interwar Gothic style by architect Edgar Le Blond Henderson. Its bell was installed in 1952. The site's Catholic roots reach back to Bishop Serra's 1850 arrival and the Benedictine monastery built by 1859.
The parish takes its name from Saint Joseph, to whom the church is dedicated. The site belongs to the Catholic Archdiocese of Perth and is listed as a State Registered Place in Western Australia, a status that recognises its Interwar Gothic design by architect Edgar Le Blond Henderson.
The church is open to visitors and functions as a place for worship and quiet prayer during the day. You can explore the interior at your own pace and appreciate the stonework and architectural details up close.
The church's bell was installed in 1952, eighteen years after the building opened, so it has rung for decades rather than a century. The foundation stone was laid in 1933, one year before the 12 August 1934 blessing and opening.
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