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150903

Former ABC Site - Broadcast House & Caretaker's Cottage

458-502 Lonsdale Street & Cnr William Street,, MELBOURNE VIC 3000 - Property No B6034

Statement of Significance: The 1942-3 radio station complex Broadcast House, because of its high external integrity (and internally in part), is representative of the early development of radio in Victoria. It was designed by the country's foremost acoustics authority, architect H Vivian Taylor. It is of historic significance as it was built specifically to meet the home-front and overseas propaganda needs of war-time Australia, and continues to be the home of the ... more

B6034

Demolished
69217

Former Aitken's Distillery

Barrett Burston Collingwood Malthouse No. 1 ,  Victoria Distillery

8/21 Northumberland Street,, COLLINGWOOD VIC 3066 - Property No B2669

Of national importance, Aitken's distillery is historically significant as one of the earliest large-scale mechanized distilleries in Victoria. Located in the center of the country's nineteenth century brewing and distilling industry on the Collingwood slope, the distillery was the first and remained the largest of the Collingwood distillers and is the sole survivor. It is of interest for its establishment by noted brewing entrepreneur and protectionist Thomas Aitken as well as ... more

B2669

National
70672

Former Albion Hotel - Castlemaine Historic Area

66-68 Mostyn Street,, CASTLEMAINE VIC 3450 - Property No B5265

Part of Castlemaine Historic Area B4894 Castlemaine grew as a result of the discovery of gold along Forest Creek in July, 1851. By December of that year the population on the field was greater than that of Melbourne. In 1852 Mr Templeton surveyed the township of Castlemaine and in 1853 the first auction of the town site was held. The Castlemaine goldfield was allegedly the richest alluvial goldfield in the world. Such was the prosperity of the diggers that the townsfolk were ... more

B5265

File only
174673

Former All Saints' Church of England

All Saints Anglican Church

Cnr High & Walker Street,, NORTHCOTE VIC 3070 - Property No B4694

One of the more prominent Anglican Churches of the 1850s, the first part of 1859-60 to the design of Nathaniel Billing, although this was never completed, and the vestry of 1965 is excluded. The church is in the Early English Gothic style, and distinguished by the use of Bacchus Marsh freestone dressings on a body of squared snecked bluestone rubble. Classified: 08/09/1983

B4694

Regional
69321

Former Ararat Gaol

Ararat Mental Hospital for Men

Cnr Girdlestone and Basham Streets,, ARARAT VIC 3377 - Property No B1692

Ararat Gaol was commenced in 1859 to the designs of the Public Works Department of Victoria and completed circa 1862. The two-storeyed blocks are located about the central arched gateway, which has prominent detailing in masonry. The two storey buildings are symmetrical and have hipped roofs. There are high walls with conical roofed towers. Ararat Gaol) is an example of the typical design form developed by the Public Works Department of Victoria for Gaols, each though in various ... more

B1692

State
70822

Former All Saints Church of England

All Saints Anglican Church

EMU VIC 3475 - Property No B5827

A small brick church, with a tiled roof, designed by Louis Williams and buit in 1934. The building is of interest on account of its open-timbered porch and jettied jerkin-head bell-cote and it incorporates the specially moulded brick by which this architect identified his work. Classified: 27/07/1989

B5827

Local
 

Former Austin Hospital for Incurables Complex

Austin Hospital Complex

145 - 163 Studley Road,, HEIDELBERG VIC 3084 - Property No B5645

The former Austin Hospital for Incurables Complex, Studley Road, Heidelberg, was founded in 1882. Contributory elements include the Davies Building of 1889-90 and mature Washingtonia robusta palm tree, the former Gate Lodge of 1892 and 1906-7, the Bowen Centre of 1897 and adjoining mature ficus tree, the former Marian Drummond Nurses' Home of 1913-14, Zeltner Hall of 1917 and two mature plane trees, the former Edward Wilson Nurses' Home of 1925, and the mature oak ... more

B5645

Regional
68141

Former Australian Hotel

Bristol Hotel

301 Rathdowne Street,, CARLTON VIC 3053 - Property No B0482

A 19th century hotel building noteworthy for its exceptionally fine stucco decoration, including swags and heads, rinceaux patterns and antifixae above the cornice. Classified: 09/11/1972

B0482

Local
81404

Former Ararat Hospital

Pyrenees House

Girdlestone Street,, ARARAT VIC 3377 - Property No B2124

1885-86. Mixture Italian, Doric and Georgian. Doric most outstanding. Flemish bond tuck-pointed brickwork, plastering ornamentation, verandah columns and tracery cast iron. Classified: 08/06/1967 Revised: 03/08/1998

B2124

State
71180

Former ANZ Bank

Warrnambool Art Gallery

214 Timor Street and Cnr Kefler Street,, WARRNAMBOOL VIC 3280 - Property No B0905

Classified: 11/12/1958

B0905

Local
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