Presbyterian High School, Maitland

Presbyterian High School is a heritage-listed former high school and manse at 12-14 Free Church Street, Maitland, City of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. It is also known as the Presbyterian High School/Manse. The property is owned by Roman Catholic Church Trustees. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]

Presbyterian High School
Heritage boundaries
Location	12-14 Free Church Street, Maitland, City of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates	32.7349°S 151.5598°E / -32.7349; 151.5598
Owner	Roman Catholic Church Trustees
New South Wales Heritage Register
Official name: Presbyterian High School/Manse (former); Presbyterian High School/Manse
Type	state heritage (built)
Designated	2 April 1999
Reference no.	577
Type	historic site
Location of Presbyterian High School in New South Wales

History

The school was first established by William McIntyre, pastor of the West Maitland Presbyterian Church, at the site of the Presbyterian manse. The foundation stone for the school was laid by McIntyre on 25 September 1855; his brother, Rev. Allan McIntyre, was the first rector or principal.[2][3][4] Samuel Griffith, future Premier of Queensland and Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia and Charles Pilcher, later a local MP and King's Counsel, were among the students at the school.[5]

The Presbyterian High School was relatively short-lived before its closure. A Mrs. Johnson operated a private ladies' high school out of the buildings during the 1870s and 1880s before it was acquired as the first premises of the West Maitland State High School for Girls, which opened on 21 January 1884. The new headmistress, Mary Olsen, was critical of the state of the building as "entirely out of repair and unfit for residence" and stating that the sanitary arrangements were "in such a condition that no students should come to school before improvements had been made". The school operated out of the buildings until the 1893 floods; after which Grossmann House was acquired as a new and less flood-prone school site.[6][7][8]

By 1929, the premises was again being used as a manse.[9]

It was threatened with demolition in the 1980s, but was prevented because of heritage concerns. A Permanent Conservation Order was granted on 8 May 1989. It is now incorporated into All Saints' College.[10][11]

Heritage listing

Presbyterian High School was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]

See also

References

1. "Presbyterian High School/Manse (former)". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H00577. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
2. "History Recalled". The Maitland Daily Mercury (20, 111). New South Wales, Australia. 25 September 1935. p. 6. Retrieved 4 August 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
3. William McIntyre
4. "ANNIVERSARIES TO-DAY". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (17, 769). New South Wales, Australia. 25 September 1933. p. 6. Retrieved 4 August 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
5. "DIES AT AGE OF 93". The Newcastle Sun (6006). New South Wales, Australia. 15 March 1937. p. 5. Retrieved 4 August 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
6. "JUBILEE YEAR". The Sydney Morning Herald (29, 899). New South Wales, Australia. 31 October 1933. p. 10. Retrieved 4 August 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
7. "JUBILEE YEAR". The Sydney Morning Herald (29, 899). New South Wales, Australia. 31 October 1933. p. 10. Retrieved 4 August 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
8. Fitzgerald, Tanya & May, Josephine (2016). Portraying Lives: Headmistresses and Women Professors 1880s-1940s. IAP. pp. 44–54.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
9. "MAITLAND HIGH SCHOOL". The Maitland Weekly Mercury (1868). New South Wales, Australia. 9 November 1929. p. 11. Retrieved 4 August 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
10. "HERITAGE ACT 1977". Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales (59). New South Wales, Australia. 12 May 1989. p. 2932. Retrieved 4 August 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
11. "Maitland heritage anger at demolition plan". Newcastle Herald. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2018.

Bibliography

• Heritage Office. (not stated).
• Tourism NSW (2007). "Maitland Heritage Walk (central precinct)".

Attribution

This Wikipedia article was originally based on Presbyterian High School/Manse (former), entry number 00577 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales and Office of Environment and Heritage 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 2 June 2018.