St Luke's Church Hall, Toowoomba
| St Lukes Church Hall, Toowoomba | |
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Building exterior, 2014
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| Location | 152 Herries Street, Toowoomba City, Toowoomba, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia |
| Coordinates | 27°33′57″S 151°57′11″E / 27.5657°S 151.9531°ECoordinates: 27°33′57″S 151°57′11″E / 27.5657°S 151.9531°E |
| Design period | 1900 - 1914 (early 20th century) |
| Built | 1910 - 1911 |
| Architect | Henry James (Harry) Marks |
| Architectural style(s) | Arts & Crafts |
| Official name: St Lukes Church Hall, St Lukes School and Parish Hall | |
| Type | state heritage (built) |
| Designated | 21 October 1992 |
| Reference no. | 600866 |
| Significant period | 1910s (historical) 1910s (fabric) ongoing (social) |
| Significant components | roof/ridge ventilator/s / fleche/s, views to, church hall/sunday school hall |
| Builders | H. Andrews |
 Location of St Lukes Church Hall, Toowoomba in Queensland
Location of St Lukes Church Hall, Toowoomba in Queensland
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St Lukes Church Hall is a heritage-listed church hall of St Luke's Anglican Church at 152 Herries Street, Toowoomba City, Toowoomba, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Henry James (Harry) Marks and built from 1910 to 1911 by H. Andrews. It is also known as St Lukes School & Parish Hall. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.
St Luke's Church Hall, constructed in 1911, is a large, single-storey building, designed by H.J. (Harry) Marks of the prominent family of Toowoomba architects. It forms part of St Luke's church precinct at the corner of Herries and Ruthven Street.
The site is part of a continuing tradition of Anglican worship established during the first years of European settlement on the Darling Downs. Until the separation of Queensland in 1859, the Darling Downs were part of New South Wales and fell within the Diocese of Newcastle. The Reverend John Gregor visited the area, holding services in camps and private homes from 1840 until his death in 1848. The energetic Reverend Benjamin Glennie succeeded him and was appointed the first Incumbent for the Darling Downs in 1850. A parsonage was built at the "Springs" (Drayton) in 1851 but by then the focal point of activity on the Downs had swung some six kilometres northwards to an area known as "The Swamp", later to become Toowoomba. Glennie approached his Bishop for permission to buy land for a church there. He envisioned four churches, each dedicated to one of the evangelists, in the four major towns of the Downs, St Matthew's at Drayton, St Mark's at Warwick, St Luke's at Toowoomba and St John's in Dalby. In 1854 he purchased two acres of land in Ruthven Street for £8/4/- at one of the first land sales held for St Luke's.
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