Warehouse

Location

666 - 668 Bourke Street,, MELBOURNE VIC 3000 - Property No B6565

File Number

B6565

Level

Regional

Statement of Significance

A three-storey brick and bluestone warehouse built in 1879 for the woolbrokers P B Curtain and Co. The architect was John Flanagan. This is an elegant and large series of warehouses associated with wool sales from the 1870s till the First World War. The Bourke Street building is designed in a heavy Roman revival style and includes detailing indicating its association with wool (e.g. ramsheds).
Classified: 06/06/1994

Group

Commercial

Category

Warehouse/storage area