Joseph Schneider was an Australian architect active during the 1850s through 1870s. Among his works is the Stevedore Street Uniting Church in

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. It is a Gothic Revival style bluestone church designed built ca. 1870. The proportions of the lantern and spire to its base and the detailing of the enframed storey are unusual. Another work was St. Kilian's Catholic Church (1857) in

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, credited to the firm of George and Schneider of

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

. The firm also designed the St Vincent De Pauls Girls Orphanage (1858-1859) and Our Lady Of The Rosary Church both in Melbourne. Schneider was a member of the

Philosophical Institute of Victoria The Philosophical Institute of Victoria was a scientific institute functioned in Victoria, Australia during 19th century. It was founded in 1854 through the amalgamation of the Victorian Institute for the Advancement of Science and the Philosophica ...

, Melbourne, in the mid-1850s. Royal Society of Victoria, Member List
Science and the making of Victoria It was later merged to form the

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