0 ) ▁▁ ▁The ▁oldest ▁structure ▁in ▁the ▁school ▁is ▁the ▁southern ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁Main ▁Building ▁facing ▁Sand gate ▁Road . ▁Const ruction ▁comm enced ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁pup ils ▁occupied ▁the ▁building ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 8 9 1 . ▁ ▁St om bu co ▁and ▁Son ▁were ▁engaged ▁as ▁architect s . ▁Andrea ▁St om bu co ▁was ▁a ▁fl am boy ant ▁Italian ▁sculpt or , ▁monument al ▁m ason , ▁builder ▁and ▁architect ▁who ▁had ▁travel led ▁extens ively ▁as ▁a ▁youth ▁before ▁sett ling ▁in ▁the ▁Cape ▁Col ony , ▁where ▁he ▁owned ▁and ▁operated ▁a ▁stone ▁quar ry . ▁He ▁joined ▁briefly ▁in ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁gold ▁r ush ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 1 ▁before ▁pract ising ▁as ▁a ▁sculpt or , ▁contract or ▁and ▁architect ▁in ▁Victoria . ▁The ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁became ▁his ▁principal ▁patron . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Dioc es an ▁Arch itect ▁for ▁G oul burn ▁in ▁New ▁South ▁Wales , ▁then ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁moved ▁to ▁Queensland , ▁possibly ▁at ▁the ▁inv itation ▁of ▁Bishop ▁O ' Qu inn . ▁His ▁comm issions ▁for ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁in ▁Queensland ▁included ▁St ▁Joseph ' s ▁Christian ▁Brothers ▁College ▁on ▁Gregory ▁Terra ce , ▁Spring ▁Hill ▁( 1 8 7 5 - 1 8 7 6 ▁with ▁add itions ▁by ▁St om bu co ▁and ▁Son ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 - 1 8 8 7 );