1879 – Presentation Convent, Melbourne, Australia
Architect: S.F. Hynes
Designed by Cork architect Samuel F. Hynes, for the Archbishop of Melbourne. “The buildings are disposed around a court so as to be well ventilated and lighted.
Designed by Cork architect Samuel F. Hynes, for the Archbishop of Melbourne. “The buildings are disposed around a court so as to be well ventilated and lighted.
The Architectural style of the Cathedral is best described as Gothic transitional, being partly Early English and partly Decorated.
English immigrant duo Alfred Louis Smith (1830–1907) and Arthur Ebdon Johnson (1859–95) won a architectural competition for their design and prepared the working drawings.
In the early 1850s a competition was held for a design for the building, but all the entries were rejected and the government architect,