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Immigration Museum
400-424 Flinders Street,, MELBOURNE VIC 3000 - Property No B0104 |
Built in stages between 1858 and 1876, the Old Melbourne Customs House is an outstanding example of a mid-Victorian colonial public building, the northern facade and Long Room being of particular distinction. Historically it is of the greatest importance, as the functional and geographic focal point of Victoria's early protectionist policies which, at the time they were introduced in the 1860s and 1870s, gained for the colony an international reputation as economic heretic and ... more |
B0104 |
National |
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126-128 Nelson Place,, WILLIAMSTOWN VIC 3016 - Property No B0238 |
The Former Customs House is a stuccoed structure erected from 1873, to designs presumably by the Public Works Department of Victoria, to serve as a Custome House, offices and residence. The double storey, symmetrical main facade has single storey porches at each end, repeating the arched window motif. The upper floor has window hoods and balconettes on brackets, with elaborate eaves brackets and hipped slate roof above. The Customs House is a unique illustration of the ... more |
B0238 |
State |
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Former Customs House - Geelong Woolstores Historic Area
57 Brougham Street and Cnr Moorabool Street,, GEELONG VIC 3220 - Property No B0936 |
The Geelong Customs House was built in 1856 by Melbourne contractor W G Cornish, replacing earlier structures of 1838 and 1845 on the Customs Reserve. The design of this colonial georgian style three storey structure can be attributed to colonial architect James Balmain assisted by Edward Davidson, Clerk of Works. Classicially modelled Barrabool sandstone ashlar is employed on a rubble bassalt carcass with the axial plan fronted by a central Tuscan portico. The Geelong Customs ... more |
B0936 |
State |
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2 Foord Street and Cnr Mill Street,, WAHGUNYAH VIC 3687 - Property No B2591 |
Built 1886. Colourful, solid brick building of great importance in Australia's inter-colonial tariff history. Ceased to be used as a Customs House 1901. Now used as a residence. Classified: 27/01/1972 |
B2591 |
State |
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28 Gipps Street,, PORT FAIRY VIC 3284 - Property No B3470 |
A simple bluestone Customs House of 1860 -61, in good condition and with a somewhat unusual open-work timber verandah valence employing eliptical motifs. The present old Customs House replaced an earlier structure constructed in 1844 on the other side of Gipps Street. The present building was erected in 1860-61 by the builders Cox & Co. from locally quarried basalt. The timber verandah was added in 1866. Designers of the building were the Public Works Department of ... more |
B3470 |
Local |
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3 Gilles Street,, WARRNAMBOOL VIC 3280 - Property No B4128 |
The Warrnambool Customs House, constructed in 1860 and probably designed by Charles Maplestone of the Public Works Department, is important at the State level as one of the relatively small number of Customs Houses built in Victoria and for its contribution to Warrnambool's notable precinct of 19th century public buildings. It is a small rock faced bluestone building with side access, hipped roof, and later porch (now filled in), dating from the early phase of the town's ... more |
B4128 |
State |
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