[2] The foundation stone of St Mark's was laid by Mrs Dawes, the wife of the first Bishop of the Diocese of Rockhampton (The Right Revd.

In about 1864, William Allen subdivided land in the Dawson Road area and sold these blocks "to working men for $30 an allotment, allowing them nine months to complete the payments.

"[1] Allenstown's St Mark's Church is one of two identical buildings, both of which were constructed in 1900 by the Anglican Cathedral Parish to meet the needs of Rockhampton's suburban parishioners.

Jones encouraged his congregation to raise sufficient funds in 1862 to allow construction of a small timber church to be built on what later became the site of the present Cathedral Hall and Offices.

The interior of the building has a rood screen across the chancel - one of few remaining examples extant within the Diocese of Rockhampton, and an apsidal sanctuary.

In 1833, spurred by John Keble's Assize Sermon at Oxford, a group of Anglican theologians began to fight against liberalism and the new science.

Most other rood screens found in the Rockhampton Anglican Diocese were erected as World War One Memorials, though St Mark's does not possess any designated plaque to confirm whether this was the case though it is presumed to be so.

[4] According to the real estate agency which handled the sale, there was considerable interest in the property, but the restrictions associated with the heritage listing had been a deterrent for a number of prospective buyers.

[4] St Mark's Anglican Church is situated in Larnach Street, Allenstown, and complements the surrounding local streetscape of timber residences.

St Mark's also contains a nave, pews and baptismal font all in original form, and there is stained glass in the baptistery.

[1] St Mark's Anglican Church was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 28 July 2000 having satisfied the following criteria.

This place has a special association with both the Allenstown and broader Rockhampton Anglican community for both social and spiritual reasons.