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Former Ampol House

Other Name Elizabeth Tower Motor Lodge Location 792 Elizabeth Street,, CARLTON VIC 3053 - Property No B6855 File Number B6855 Level Regional

[1/1] B6855 Former Ampol House

Statement of Significance

The former Ampol Building, designed by Bernard Evans & Associates, and completed in 1958 is architecturally and historically important at the Regional level.
Architecturally, the building is notable principally for its dramatic glazed circular corner tower, housing Melbourne's tallest concrete spiral stair. The tower is accentuated by the flanking blue tiled wing walls topped by flagpoles, and neon sign.
Historically, it is of interest as a building that is designed in a style that appears to belong to the early modernist period of twenty years previously, and is by far the last major building designed in this tradition in Victoria. It is also of interest as the headquarters of one of the major petrol companies in Victoria, which were all undergoing great expansion at that time, and for originally incorporating a petrol station at the ground level.
Classified: 13/12/1999