503:
451:
411:
31:
423:
435:
559:
540:
725:
Simon
Kreuezer "was famous as a blacksmith". A photo of Simon outside his shop in about 1906 is available. Simon was of 8 children born to Christian Kreutzer,(1824-1896) a vinedresser, and Marianne (née Moledar)(born 1827) from Kaferthal, Baden, Germany who had sailed in 1852-3 on the 'Johan Cosar'
566:
The cathedral was never completed. In 1985 the
Archdiocese sold the site to property developers and an apartment complex called "Cathedral Place" was subsequently built. The perimeter walls of the cathedral which were topped by balustrades on the boundaries along Ann Street and part of Gotha Street
473:
as an alternative to full stone construction. It was manufactured by
Benedict Stone (Qld) Pty Ltd which was established by Archbishop James Duhig, to manufacture the stone required for the Holy Name Cathedral. The product was developed at the turn of the twentieth century by American manufacturer,
530:
oil wells the dream did not come to fruition. Nevertheless, Duhig managed to raise enough funds to build a crypt on the site which was completed in 1934. In August 1935, the principal altar in the crypt was consecrated by Duhig. However, fundraising efforts stalled shortly thereafter.
726:
to Sydney and later farmed land on the banks of Kedron Brook and had a house where the 'Toombultown' shopping centre is now . They were literate Roman
Catholics and had 30 grandchildren in Australia. Source : "They came from Pommern (Prussia)", 1982 and First Addendum, 1984.
575:
of the
Catholic Archbishop of Brisbane. The foundation stones of the Holy Name Cathedral were removed and placed in St Stephen's Cathedral between the 1921 – 22 and 1988 – 1989 extensions of St Stephen's at the entrance to the Eucharist Chapel.
280:
In the early years of Duhig's ecclesiastical provinciate, his archdiocese took on an extensive building program, including churches, hospitals and schools, creating his nickname "Duhig the
Builder". Projects included the Convent of the Sacred Heart, St Vincent's Hospital,
382:
the largest sacred building in the
Commonwealth", being 100 metres (330 ft) long, 67 metres (220 ft) wide and 82 metres (270 ft) high. It was to be capable of seating 4,000 people. This would have in fact been slightly smaller than
391:, Canada, which is 105 by 65 metres (344 by 213 ft), which had just begun construction in 1924. St Joseph's was a modified version of the original design of 1914, which bears strong similarities with the Holy Name Cathedral.
267:
sold the site to property developers in 1985, the crypt was demolished and an apartment complex was built on the site. The perimeter wall along Ann Street and part of Gotha Street are all that remain, and were listed on the
400:
magazine of 12 September 1927, shows the perspective sketch at the top of this article, which is stated as the first design from 1925, and was 'somewhat fussier' than the final design shown in the plans of 1927.
101:
263:
chapel on the site, the only part to be built. No further construction took place, and with Duhig's death in 1965 the project lost its impetus, but was not formally abandoned until the 1970s. The
998:
339:
The rear part of the site on Gipps Street, where the crypt of the
Cathedral was eventually built, was owned by Simon Kreutzer (1865-1926), who sold it for a nominal rate to the
321:
The site chosen for the cathedral was in part that of the Bishop's residence, located on a rise just outside the central city, at the southwestern end of the inner suburb of
1183:
1090:
696:
490:, architect. CML used Benedict stone to build a number of their Australian offices, ensuring some of their mortgage was repaid, and employed Hennessey and
502:
359:), and he committed the council to that decision by selling the Fortitude Valley site to the Catholic Archdiocese for the construction of the cathedral.
336:(1830–1917). It was then occupied by his successor Archbishop Duhig from 1917 until he demolished it to make way for his Holy Name Cathedral project.
1168:
990:
664:
1193:
526:
which began in late 1929, fund-raising efforts in the 1930s stalled. Because of lack of funds caused by unwise investment in oil shares of the
1163:
700:
328:
A house called "Dara" had been built on that site in 1850, and in 1859 it became the residence of the first
Catholic Bishop of Brisbane,
1188:
486:
70,000 mortgage on his properties which included the stone works. A mutually-dependent relationship developed between CML, Duhig and
244:
style inspired by St Paul's in London, it was intended to have been the largest church building of any
Christian denomination in the
1030:
967:
892:
806:
774:
450:
915:
1085:
264:
174:
1178:
801:
626:
301:
in Fortitude Valley, built in 1927-28. With plans to build a new, larger Cathedral, he completed the existing 19th century
1115:
282:
514:
Concrete foundations for the building were laid in 1927, and the foundation stone was laid on 14 September 1928 by the
302:
1144:
332:(1859–1881). In 1890 the house was replaced by a more substantial dwelling of the same name for the second bishop,
410:
329:
704:
1173:
396:
422:
1129:
818:
523:
290:
1057:
859:
600:
548:
322:
269:
189:
94:
75:
543:
This retaining wall and balustrade along Ann Street is the only remaining part of the projected cathedral.
1148:
1052:
854:
595:
434:
741:
658:"Australia's first international architect: a sketch of the life and career of Jack F. Hennessy junior"
657:
491:
209:
832:
384:
344:
630:
30:
1080:
475:
547:
The Holy Name Cathedral project was subject to further ongoing setbacks. In 1949 the architect,
507:
372:
237:
199:
571:
in 1992. St Stephen's Cathedral in the Brisbane central business district continues to be the
487:
333:
887:
769:
519:
479:
259:
First designed in 1925, building began in 1927 and in the 1930s services were held in the
8:
245:
229:
474:
Benedict. Duhig obtained a licence from America and opened the Benedict Stone works at
356:
352:
298:
294:
1123:
348:
1025:
962:
552:
527:
483:
340:
558:
568:
241:
64:
634:
539:
222:
736:
506:
Laying the foundation stone for the Holy Name Cathedral, Ann Street, opposite
1157:
1137:
1020:
957:
882:
796:
764:
466:
117:
103:
515:
494:, who were Duhig's architect and contractor for the Holy Name Cathedral.
253:
249:
16:
Planned but never-built Roman Catholic cathedral in Queensland, Australia
966:. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 17 August 1935. p. 19.
233:
79:
891:. Qld.: National Library of Australia. 21 September 1928. p. 26.
310:
225:
53:
1029:. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 17 May 1950. p. 1.
572:
388:
567:
have been preserved. The surviving remnants of the cathedral were
745:. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 4 July 1954. p. 3
286:
470:
368:
551:, sued for unpaid fees and in 1950 the court awarded him over
260:
404:
The Holy Name Cathedral, Brisbane design as published 1927:
306:
522:, with a crowd of 35,000 people in attendance. Due to the
773:. National Library of Australia. 23 May 1914. p. 4.
621:
619:
923:
Proceedings of the Brisbane Catholic Historical Society
325:, bounded by Gotha and Gipps, Ann and Wickham Streets.
313:
in a simpler design than originally intended in 1922.
616:
1145:Panoramas of Holy Name Cathedral and Brisbane 1920
343:as a possible site for a new town hall. However,
1155:
465:Benedict stone, a mixture of cement and crushed
1118:. Archived from the original on 3 October 2008.
947:"They came from Pommern (Prussia)." 1982 p 176.
1184:Proposed buildings and structures in Australia
297:in 1926. Within Brisbane, he commissioned the
562:Cathedral Place apartment complex, circa 2005
701:Environmental Protection Agency (Queensland)
367:The Holy Name Cathedral was designed by the
35:Holy Name Cathedral, original design of 1925
256:, was the chief proponent of the project.
74:Gotha and Gipps, Ann and Wickham Streets,
1053:"Holy Name Cathedral Site (entry 600208)"
497:
991:"Catholic cathedral exists in name only"
916:"Holy Name Cathedral - fact and fiction"
557:
538:
501:
449:
1169:Roman Catholic cathedrals in Queensland
988:
835:. Saint Joseph's Oratory, Montreal. n.d
663:. St Lucia, Queensland. pp. 1–79.
590:
588:
454:Benedict Stone Factory at Bowen Hills,
1194:Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane
1156:
1086:Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane
913:
596:"Corpus Christi Church (entry 601460)"
534:
175:Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane
1093:from the original on 18 December 2020
1033:from the original on 18 December 2020
970:from the original on 18 December 2020
895:from the original on 18 December 2020
809:from the original on 18 December 2020
777:from the original on 18 December 2020
691:
689:
687:
685:
275:
129:Holy Name Cathedral (never completed)
1051:
1001:from the original on 19 January 2018
853:
729:
655:
594:
585:
1164:Roman Catholic churches in Brisbane
847:
478:on 9 August 1929. In February 1930
394:A report, with published plans, in
13:
989:Atfield, Cameron (19 April 2015).
805:. Perth. 14 July 1927. p. 2.
682:
649:
351:in 1914, decided to construct the
14:
1205:
1108:
703:. 8 December 2006. Archived from
670:from the original on 3 March 2016
633:. 8 December 2006. Archived from
445:
303:Cathedral of St Stephen, Brisbane
1189:1928 establishments in Australia
1138:"Laying of the foundation stone"
855:"Newspaper House (entry 600150)"
492:Concrete Constructions (Qld) Ltd
433:
421:
409:
29:
1073:
1045:
1013:
982:
950:
941:
907:
875:
355:at Albert Square (now known as
283:Church of Saint Ignatius Loyola
825:
789:
757:
719:
221:was a planned but never-built
1:
1061:. Queensland Heritage Council
863:. Queensland Heritage Council
819:National Library of Australia
604:. Queensland Heritage Council
579:
455:
160:
1179:Queensland Heritage Register
1116:"History of Cathedral Place"
1058:Queensland Heritage Register
860:Queensland Heritage Register
601:Queensland Heritage Register
270:Queensland Heritage Register
7:
1149:State Library of Queensland
958:"HOLY NAME CATHEDRAL CRYPT"
373:Hennessy, Hennessy & Co
238:Hennessy, Hennessy & Co
200:Hennessy, Hennessy & Co
145:14 September 1928
10:
1210:
697:"Holy Name Cathedral Site"
371:-based firm of architects
1128:: CS1 maint: unfit URL (
1081:"Cathedral of St Stephen"
362:
345:Charles Moffatt Jenkinson
236:, Australia. Designed by
205:
195:
185:
180:
170:
156:
141:
93:
85:
70:
60:
49:
44:
40:
28:
23:
737:"Charles Jenkinson dies"
631:University of Queensland
482:(CML) advanced Duhig an
914:Boland, Thomas (2004).
469:, was used on building
316:
181:Design and construction
797:"LARGEST IN AUSTRALIA"
656:East, John W. (2013).
627:"Who was James Duhig?"
563:
544:
511:
498:Construction commences
462:
385:Saint Joseph's Oratory
378:It was intended to be
254:Archbishop of Brisbane
210:Concrete Constructions
1174:Unfinished cathedrals
1021:"£25,720 TO HENNESSY"
883:"Holy Name Cathedral"
561:
542:
505:
453:
341:Brisbane Town Council
291:Corpus Christi Church
888:The Longreach Leader
770:The Brisbane Courier
480:Colonial Mutual Life
157:Construction stopped
142:Construction started
118:27.4596°S 153.0327°E
817:– via Trove,
765:"CITY IMPROVEMENTS"
535:Construction ceases
299:Villa Maria Convent
246:Southern Hemisphere
219:Holy Name Cathedral
113: /
61:Architectural style
45:General information
24:Holy Name Cathedral
707:on 16 January 2004
564:
545:
512:
508:All Hallows School
463:
357:King George Square
353:Brisbane City Hall
276:Duhig, the builder
240:, initially in an
123:-27.4596; 153.0327
520:Cardinal Cerretti
349:mayor of Brisbane
215:
214:
196:Architecture firm
56:(never completed)
1201:
1141:
1133:
1127:
1119:
1103:
1102:
1100:
1098:
1077:
1071:
1070:
1068:
1066:
1049:
1043:
1042:
1040:
1038:
1026:The Courier-Mail
1017:
1011:
1010:
1008:
1006:
986:
980:
979:
977:
975:
963:The Courier-Mail
954:
948:
945:
939:
938:
936:
934:
920:
911:
905:
904:
902:
900:
879:
873:
872:
870:
868:
851:
845:
844:
842:
840:
829:
823:
822:
816:
814:
793:
787:
786:
784:
782:
761:
755:
754:
752:
750:
733:
727:
723:
717:
716:
714:
712:
693:
680:
679:
677:
675:
669:
662:
653:
647:
646:
644:
642:
637:on 1 August 2008
623:
614:
613:
611:
609:
592:
524:Great Depression
460:
457:
437:
425:
413:
323:Fortitude Valley
228:for the city of
165:
162:
152:
150:
137:
136:
134:
133:
132:
130:
125:
124:
119:
114:
111:
110:
109:
106:
76:Fortitude Valley
33:
21:
20:
1209:
1208:
1204:
1203:
1202:
1200:
1199:
1198:
1154:
1153:
1136:
1121:
1120:
1114:
1111:
1106:
1096:
1094:
1079:
1078:
1074:
1064:
1062:
1050:
1046:
1036:
1034:
1019:
1018:
1014:
1004:
1002:
987:
983:
973:
971:
956:
955:
951:
946:
942:
932:
930:
918:
912:
908:
898:
896:
881:
880:
876:
866:
864:
852:
848:
838:
836:
831:
830:
826:
812:
810:
795:
794:
790:
780:
778:
763:
762:
758:
748:
746:
735:
734:
730:
724:
720:
710:
708:
695:
694:
683:
673:
671:
667:
660:
654:
650:
640:
638:
625:
624:
617:
607:
605:
593:
586:
582:
569:heritage-listed
537:
500:
458:
448:
441:
438:
429:
426:
417:
414:
365:
319:
289:1920s, and the
278:
242:English Baroque
206:Main contractor
163:
148:
146:
128:
126:
122:
120:
116:
115:
112:
107:
104:
102:
100:
99:
65:English Baroque
36:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1207:
1197:
1196:
1191:
1186:
1181:
1176:
1171:
1166:
1152:
1151:
1142:
1134:
1110:
1109:External links
1107:
1105:
1104:
1072:
1044:
1012:
995:Brisbane Times
981:
949:
940:
906:
874:
846:
824:
802:The Daily News
788:
756:
728:
718:
681:
648:
615:
583:
581:
578:
536:
533:
499:
496:
488:Jack Hennessey
447:
446:Benedict stone
444:
443:
442:
439:
432:
430:
427:
420:
418:
415:
408:
364:
361:
318:
315:
277:
274:
223:Roman Catholic
213:
212:
207:
203:
202:
197:
193:
192:
187:
183:
182:
178:
177:
172:
168:
167:
158:
154:
153:
143:
139:
138:
97:
91:
90:
87:
83:
82:
72:
68:
67:
62:
58:
57:
51:
47:
46:
42:
41:
38:
37:
34:
26:
25:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1206:
1195:
1192:
1190:
1187:
1185:
1182:
1180:
1177:
1175:
1172:
1170:
1167:
1165:
1162:
1161:
1159:
1150:
1146:
1143:
1139:
1135:
1131:
1125:
1117:
1113:
1112:
1092:
1088:
1087:
1082:
1076:
1060:
1059:
1054:
1048:
1032:
1028:
1027:
1022:
1016:
1000:
996:
992:
985:
969:
965:
964:
959:
953:
944:
928:
924:
917:
910:
894:
890:
889:
884:
878:
862:
861:
856:
850:
834:
828:
820:
808:
804:
803:
798:
792:
776:
772:
771:
766:
760:
744:
743:
738:
732:
722:
706:
702:
698:
692:
690:
688:
686:
666:
659:
652:
636:
632:
628:
622:
620:
603:
602:
597:
591:
589:
584:
577:
574:
570:
560:
556:
554:
550:
549:Jack Hennessy
541:
532:
529:
525:
521:
517:
509:
504:
495:
493:
489:
485:
481:
477:
472:
468:
467:Brisbane tuff
452:
436:
431:
424:
419:
412:
407:
406:
405:
402:
399:
398:
392:
390:
386:
381:
376:
374:
370:
360:
358:
354:
350:
346:
342:
337:
335:
331:
326:
324:
314:
312:
308:
304:
300:
296:
292:
288:
284:
273:
271:
266:
262:
257:
255:
251:
247:
243:
239:
235:
231:
227:
224:
220:
211:
208:
204:
201:
198:
194:
191:
190:Jack Hennessy
188:
184:
179:
176:
173:
169:
159:
155:
144:
140:
135:
98:
96:
92:
88:
84:
81:
77:
73:
69:
66:
63:
59:
55:
52:
48:
43:
39:
32:
27:
22:
19:
1095:. Retrieved
1084:
1075:
1063:. Retrieved
1056:
1047:
1035:. Retrieved
1024:
1015:
1003:. Retrieved
994:
984:
972:. Retrieved
961:
952:
943:
933:19 September
931:. Retrieved
926:
922:
909:
897:. Retrieved
886:
877:
865:. Retrieved
858:
849:
837:. Retrieved
827:
811:. Retrieved
800:
791:
779:. Retrieved
768:
759:
747:. Retrieved
740:
731:
721:
709:. Retrieved
705:the original
672:. Retrieved
651:
639:. Retrieved
635:the original
606:. Retrieved
599:
565:
546:
516:papal legate
513:
464:
403:
395:
393:
379:
377:
366:
338:
334:Robert Dunne
327:
320:
279:
258:
218:
216:
186:Architect(s)
18:
1097:18 December
974:24 December
899:24 December
813:24 December
781:24 December
749:24 December
742:Sunday Mail
476:Bowen Hills
459: 1934
330:James Quinn
265:Archdiocese
250:James Duhig
164: 1930
121: /
108:153°01′58″E
95:Coordinates
1158:Categories
1037:4 December
1005:19 January
674:4 December
580:References
305:, with an
234:Queensland
149:1928-09-14
127: (
105:27°27′35″S
80:Queensland
929:: 104–117
839:28 August
711:9 January
641:9 January
416:Elevation
311:sanctuary
272:in 1992.
226:cathedral
89:Australia
54:Cathedral
1124:cite web
1091:Archived
1031:Archived
999:Archived
968:Archived
893:Archived
867:1 August
807:Archived
775:Archived
665:Archived
608:1 August
555:25,000.
397:Building
389:Montreal
230:Brisbane
1140:. 1928.
1065:19 June
833:"Image"
471:facades
428:Section
287:Toowong
147: (
86:Country
71:Address
510:, 1928
369:Sydney
363:Design
347:, the
295:Nundah
252:, the
919:(PDF)
668:(PDF)
661:(PDF)
261:crypt
171:Owner
1130:link
1099:2020
1067:2013
1039:2014
1007:2018
976:2013
935:2024
901:2013
869:2014
841:2023
815:2013
783:2013
751:2013
713:2009
676:2014
643:2009
610:2014
573:seat
528:Roma
440:Plan
317:Site
309:and
307:apse
217:The
50:Type
387:in
293:in
285:in
1160::
1147:,
1126:}}
1122:{{
1089:.
1083:.
1055:.
1023:.
997:.
993:.
960:.
925:.
921:.
885:.
857:.
799:.
767:.
739:.
699:.
684:^
629:.
618:^
598:.
587:^
518:,
456:c.
375:.
248:.
232:,
161:c.
78:,
1132:)
1101:.
1069:.
1041:.
1009:.
978:.
937:.
927:9
903:.
871:.
843:.
821:.
785:.
753:.
715:.
678:.
645:.
612:.
553:£
484:£
461:.
380:"
166:s
151:)
131:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
