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Prince Henry's Hospital - Group Classification

Other Name Homeopathic Hospital Location 236 St Kilda Road,, MELBOURNE VIC 3004 - Property No B5600 File Number B5600 Level Demolished/Removed

[1/1] B5600 Prince Henry's Hospital

Statement of Significance

Group Classification for complex of buildings begun in 1936.The complex of buildings and additions which comprise Prince Henry's Hospital reflects the changing philosophy in modern hospital architecture over a period of more than twenty years. From the interlocking brick forms of the Pathology Wing (1937), to the modern classicism of the eleven storey cream brick central block (1936-40) which was in 1940 the tallest building in Melbourne, to the International Style Outpatients Wing on St. Kilda Road and Nurses Home in Wells Street, all designed by leading hospital architects, Leighton Irwin & Co, Prince Henry's Hospital is an important Melbourne institution and landmark. Before its name change in 1934 Prince Henry's was known as the Homeopathic Hospital and has been located on this site since 1885.
Classified: 08/12/1988
Demolished December 1994.
See also B6562