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	Former Oriental Building Tomasetti Building, Degraves Warehouse 277 - 279 Flinders Lane,, MELBOURNE VIC 3000 - Property No B4284	The former Oriental building is an extension and refacing of a bluestone warehouse, built in 1853 for William Degraves', flour-milling and merchant businesses. At five storeys, it was one of the largest buildings in the commercial area of Melbourne at the time, and was the hub of Degraves activities for 20 years. He went on to became a successful business man, eventually entering Parliament in the 1860s, and having a nearby street (Degraves Street) named after him. In 1899. the ... more	B4284	Regional

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Former Oriental Building

Tomasetti Building, Degraves Warehouse

277 - 279 Flinders Lane,, MELBOURNE VIC 3000 - Property No B4284

The former Oriental building is an extension and refacing of a bluestone warehouse, built in 1853 for William Degraves', flour-milling and merchant businesses. At five storeys, it was one of the largest buildings in the commercial area of Melbourne at the time, and was the hub of Degraves activities for 20 years. He went on to became a successful business man, eventually entering Parliament in the 1860s, and having a nearby street (Degraves Street) named after him. In 1899. the ... more

B4284

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