St Columba's Presbyterian Church, Peppermint Grove
Church in Western Australia, Australia
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St Columba's Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian church at the corner of Venn and Keane streets in Peppermint Grove, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
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| Location | Venn and Keane Street, Peppermint Grove, Western Australia |
| Country | Australia |
| Denomination | Presbyterian |
| Website | stcolumbaspresbyterian |
| History | |
| Status | Church |
| Founded | 20 November 1909 |
| Founder | F. A. Moseley |
| Dedication | Saint Columba |
| Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
| Architect | Louis Bowser Cumpston |
Architectural type | Church |
| Administration | |
| Province | Presbyterian Church in Western Australia |
| Type | State Registered Place |
| Designated | 28 June 1996 |
| Reference no. | 1927 |
History
The suburb of Peppermint Grove was originally predominantly Scottish, and thus Presbyterian.[5] An earlier building, called the St Columba's Presbyterian Church Hall, was built on Venn Street in 1896.[6] It was the first church building in Peppermint Grove and also acted as the only school in the neighbourhood until the construction of the Cottesloe State School.[6]
A few years later, land on the corner of Venn and Keane Streets was donated by Alexander Forrest to build the current church building.[5] It was designed by architect Louis Bowser Cumpston.[5]
Construction began on 20 November 1909, when the first stone was laid by F. A. Moseley.
