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TAKE ME TO CHURCH

DETAILS

HOUSE Courtyard House

LOCATION Collingwood, Victoria

DATE COMMENCED February 2014

DATE COMPLETED April 2016

a church conversion is a daunting task, one of biblical proportions. But that didn’t deter architect Ilana Kister from buying, converting and extending this former place of worship into a functional family home.

Prior to the transformation, the corner site held the former St Saviours Church of England Mission Church, a church hall, covered courtyard and alter annex building. The heritage-listed bluestone Gothic Revival church with bellcote began welcoming Collingwood believers in the 19th century. Built between 1874 and

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