ST. JOSEPH OF THE SACRED HEART CONVENT,
Fourteen Mile Road IONA, Cardinia Shire
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Statement of Significance
St. Joseph of the Sacred Heart Convent, opened in 1914 for the Sisters of the Order of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart, is of significance to the Cardinia Shire because it forms a major part of an important Catholic precinct associated with the development of Iona as a prosperous farming district. This prosperity followed the drainage of the Koo-wee-rup Swamp. The former convent represents a disappearing lifestyle, that of a community of resident nuns in a rural hamlet.
Regional Significance
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ST. JOSEPH OF THE SACRED HEART CONVENT, - Physical Description 1
This large timber Queen Anne style former convent is at the corner of Bunyip River Road, with related hedges and garden remnants. Typical of the style, the building has a main hipped roof with projecting half-timbered gabled room bays.
ST. JOSEPH OF THE SACRED HEART CONVENT, - Physical Conditions
Generally externally original.
ST. JOSEPH OF THE SACRED HEART CONVENT, - Historical Australian Themes
Historical Themes
3.6Closer settlement and soldier settlement
3.7Swamp drainage projects for farmland
5.4 Butter factories, creameries
ST. JOSEPH OF THE SACRED HEART CONVENT, - Physical Description 2
Associations - Catholic Church; Kempson & Connolly
Heritage Study and Grading
Cardinia - Cardinia Shire Heritage Study 1996
Author: Graeme Butler & Associates
Year: 1996
Grading:
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ST JOSEPH OF THE SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH COMPLEXCardinia Shire
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