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Professional Chambers

Location 110-118 Collins Street,, MELBOURNE VIC 3000 - Property No B3922 File Number B3922 Level Local

[1/1] B3922 Professional Chambers

Statement of Significance

Designed for the Trustees of the Independent Church by Beverley Ussher of the firm Ussher and Kemp and erected in 1908. The three storey red brick structure with attic is styled in a mode electically derived from Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance architecture and decorated with cement rendered elements reflecting mediaeval sources.
It is a distinctive office building in Collins Street, unusually adorned with Gothic and Romanesque motifs and dominated by a picturesque roof line, oriel windows and central round Romanesque entry arch with foliated decoration. The design reflects Ussher's preoccupation with the picturesque domestic revival and the Federation style in Victoria and has links with the so-called Queen Anne movement in England. The interior joinery and decoration is notable.
It is maintained intact and in excellent condition. The office accommodation, largely devoted to medical practitioners, has been sensitively adapted to changing needs.
Adapted from AHC Citation
Group Classification: 15/07/1976