Cavanagh and Cavanagh was an architectural partnership in Australia, active in both

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and

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. The partners were brothers Michael Cavanagh and James Cavanagh.

History

In 1900 Michael Cavanagh was joined by his younger brother, James as partners in the architectural practice, Cavanagh and Cavanagh. The firm had a long association with the

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, designing a number of hospitals, schools and churches.

Significant works

* 1901: St Joseph's Boys' Orphanage (Clontarf Aboriginal College) * 1902: P&O Hotel, Fremantle * 1902: St Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Kalgoorlie * 1902: Orient Hotel, Fremantle * 1902 Manning Buildings & Chambers, Fremantle * 1903: Redemptorist Monastery, North Perth * 1909: Fremantle Fire Station * 1909: St Anne’s Croatian Roman Catholic Church, North Fremantle * 1915: St Brigid's Convent, North Perth * 1923: Alterations and additions to St Mary's Cathedral, Perth * 1923: Completion of

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* 1923: St Patrick's Church, Katanning * 1927: Major alternations to

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(Irish Club) in

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* 1929: Extensions to

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* 1931: Hibernian Hall,

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, Queensland * 1931: Mt Hawthorn Hotel (Paddington Ale House), Mt Hawthorn * 1935: St Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral, Brisbane * 1937: Rostrevor Flats, Perth (now entrance to Mercedes College, Perth) * 1937: Alterations and additions to Victoria Hotel, Toodyay

References

External links

* {{Cite web, url=http://www.architecture.com.au/docs/default-source/wa-notable-buildings/cavanagh-michael-francis.pdf?sfvrsn=0, title=Michael Francis Cavanagh, last=Taylor, first=John J., date=April 2011, website=, publisher=

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, access-date=17 August 2016, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140115141942/http://www.architecture.com.au/docs/default-source/wa-notable-buildings/cavanagh-michael-francis.pdf?sfvrsn=0, archive-date=15 January 2014, url-status=dead Architects from Western Australia