Catholic Church Land
Hobart, Tasmania
Early maps of Hobart Town record and area of 1 rood and 14 perches on the Hobart Town Rivulet in the lower part of Collins Street was reserved for the Catholic church. Reserved for the...
- Denomination
- Catholic
- Region
- South
- Year Built
- Unknown
- Architectural Style
- Church
- Heritage Status
- Not recorded
Overview
Early maps of Hobart Town record and area of 1 rood and 14 perches on the Hobart Town Rivulet in the lower part of Collins Street was reserved for the Catholic church.
Reserved for the benefit of the Roman Catholic Community to be used as a Temperance Hall and a Sunday school & occasionally for a place of Worship. Whence the building ceases to be used for the above purpose the land to revert to the Crown. Vide Col. Sec. Letter 17th April 1850 No. 4294.
The map records Archbishop Daniel Murphy as the purchaser and in red ink the land was acquired for the General Hospital, a 1900 map records this block of land is now part of the General Hospital, Hobart.
History
1850
Land reserved for the Catholic church in Hobart Town
1850
Archbishop Daniel Murphy recorded as purchaser of the land
purchased1900
Land acquired for the General Hospital
transferred
Gallery
Links
- Map - Sprents Page 20 - Bounded by Liverpool, Campbell, Collins and Argyle Streets (Section S) Includes land acquired for General Hospital Hobart
Tasmanian Pictorial Church Index
- Map - Hobart 2, AF819/1/136, Tasmanian Archives
Tasmanian Pictorial Church Index
Services
No longer exists
Open
Not recorded
Address
Collins Street, Hobart TAS 7000
Contact
Not recorded
Accessibility
Not recorded
