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Princess Theatre

Location 163 - 181 Spring Street and 1-17 Little bourke Street,, MELBOURNE VIC 3000 - Property No B0139 File Number B0139 Level State

Statement of Significance

Amasterpiece of Second Empire architecture and the first such example in Melbourne, designed by William Pitt in 1886 for a site associated with the theatre since 1854; notable in its day for its marble staircase, electric lighting, interior decoration, and the roof designed to roll open to the sky; modified at different dates, especially by the modern street awning. The signwriting on the southern gable was noted.
Classified: 03/08/1973