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Industrial Buildings

Location 276-282 City Road,, SOUTHBANK VIC 3006 - Property No B6142 File Number B6142 Level State

[1/1] B6142 276-282 City Road

Statement of Significance

A pair of very similar double-fronted two-storey buildings first constructed in 1885 and which are relatively plain and well-preserved examples of general purpose industrual buildings constructed in South Melbourne during the boom period. Despite some later alterations at street level they retain their original appearance and are the best examples now extant of this type of building. The complex is also notable for retaining a two-storey corrugated iron workshop at the rear, and for its association with a number of significant manufacturing establishments, including: John K Blogg, manufacturing chemist (1886-1889): Dondey and Testro, coppersmiths (1928-1939), and E G Lacey Pty. Ltd., wood working machinists (1910-1919).
Classified: 04/12/1989