▁period ▁of ▁major ▁Catholic ▁building ▁with ▁w ides p read ▁effects ▁on ▁the ▁Queensland ▁landscape ▁and ▁the ▁Br is b ane ▁towns cape ▁in ▁particular , ▁and ▁is ▁important ▁in ▁illustr ating ▁this ▁tr end . ▁ ▁The ▁place ▁is ▁important ▁in ▁demonstr ating ▁the ▁principal ▁characteristics ▁of ▁a ▁particular ▁class ▁of ▁cultural ▁places . ▁ ▁St ▁Joseph ' s ▁N ud ge e ▁College ▁has ▁developed ▁continu ously ▁on ▁a ▁large ▁site ▁and ▁retain s ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁permanent ▁buildings ▁including ▁the ▁former ▁Main ▁Building . ▁The ▁impos ing ▁fac ades , ▁prominent ▁chap el , ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁class room ▁and ▁resident ial ▁buildings ▁and ▁significant ▁out door ▁areas ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁former ▁Qu ad rangle ▁and ▁Ross ▁and ▁Wil kes ▁o val s ▁are ▁important ▁in ▁demonstr ating ▁the ▁principal ▁characteristics ▁of ▁a ▁large ▁denomin ational ▁board ing ▁school ▁in ▁Queensland . ▁The ▁complex ▁is ▁an ▁excellent ▁representation ▁of ▁the ▁evolution ▁of ▁Catholic ▁educational ▁architecture ▁in ▁Queensland ▁over ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁almost ▁one ▁hundred ▁years . ▁The ▁historic ▁core ▁contains ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁several ▁prominent ▁Queensland ▁architect s ▁including ▁Andrea ▁St om bu co , ▁James ▁Per cy ▁Cow lish aw ▁and ▁Thomas ▁R ams ay ▁Hall , ▁yet ▁remains ▁remark ably ▁coh es ive ▁in ▁form , ▁style , ▁materials ▁and ▁scale . ▁ ▁The ▁place ▁is ▁important ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁a est h etic ▁significance . ▁ ▁Situ ated ▁on ▁the ▁" N ud ge e ▁M ound ", ▁the ▁most ▁prominent ▁and ▁elev ated ▁part ▁of