St Stephens School is a heritage-listed former Roman Catholic school. It was designed by architect John Ibler and built in 1892 by Thomas Rees..
This three-storeyed school building is built in the Gothic Revival style. The school stands on land which was designated for church use in 1847 and officially granted to the Catholic Church in 1849.
Classes had been conducted in various "second-hand" buildings since 1845, but on 20 March 1892 Archbishop Robert Dunne, a trained teacher, laid the foundation stone for this purpose-built school.
A tin capsule containing copies of the three Brisbane daily newspapers and The Australasian was lodged under the stone.
11" x 15' Bockingford paper Lamy pen and watercolour.
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