Edmund Rice Administration Wing
- Edmund Rice Administration Wing
The Edmund Rice Administration Wing, commonly known as The Castle, is a heritage listed building located on Mount Henry Road in Salter Point and the focal point of the Aquinas College Campus. Built in 1937, the Castle was the first building completed on the campus. The building is owned by the Christian Brothers as part of the Aquinas College property.
History
The Castle was constructed in 1938, and was designed by M Cavanagh, the architect of the buildings at the Christian Brothers College, Perth site in the central-business district of Perth. The building was constructed in the Inter-War Gothic and Late 20th century organic style with red-brick walls and tiled roof.[ [http://register.heritage.wa.gov.au/viewplace.html?place_seq=2396&offset=0&view=associations Heritage Council of Western Australia] (accessed: 18-03-2007)] The wing runs north-south across the front of the College and is named in honour of Blessed Edmund Rice.]The Castle was funded largely by donations and from money obtained from the sale of some of the original 234 acres purchased by the Christian Brothers in 1928.[Massam, Katharine (1998)."On High Ground: Images of One Hundred Years at Aquinas College, Western Australia" University of Western Australia Press ISBN 1876268050] ]It was designed by the architects; James Cavanagh, Michael Cavanagh & Gordon Clifton.[ [http://register.heritage.wa.gov.au/viewplace.html?place_seq=2396&offset=0&view=associations Heritage Council of Western Australia] (accessed: 09-06-2007)] ]The Castle was heritage listed by the Heritage Council of Western Australia on May 1 1989.
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Further reading
* Florey, Cecil (2000), Canning Bridge to Clontarf: An Historical Journey Along Manning Road
* Massam, Katharine (1998). "On High Ground: Images of One Hundred Years at Aquinas College, Western Australia" University of Western Australia Press ISBN 1876268050
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