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Former Gollin & Co. Building Real Estate Institute of Victoria , Abraham's Building 561 - 563 Bourke Street,, MELBOURNE VIC 3000 - Property No B4054	The former Gollin & Co. Headquarters building was built during the period of economic revival which followed the recession of the 1890s. Built in 1902, and designed by architect, Charles D'Ebro, the building reflects the austere medieval revival which had been active in Britain since the 1850s, under Norman Shaw, Sir Astin Webb and others. In Victoria however, this style had been hitherto apparent only in public buildings such as post offices, court houses and schools, and not ... more	B4054	State
Austral Buildings 115-119 Collins Street,, MELBOURNE VIC 3000 - Property No B3927	Designed in 1890 by the notable architect Nahum Barnet for Alexander McKinley, publisher of Melbourne Punch and constructed in 1891 as shops and professional offices. The Austral Buildings are a significant and early example of English "Queen Anne" revival office buildings. It is characteristic and the best surviving example of Barnet's work in this era. Elements of note include the main staircase with cast iron balustrading, some contemporary ornamentation including cornices, ... more	B3927	State
Paton Building 115-117 Elizabeth Street,, MELBOURNE VIC 3000 - Property No B4618	The Paton Building, a six storey load bearing brick office building with ground floor shops and basement, was erected in 1905 for the Paton Trustees. Innovative Melbourne architect Nahum Barnet designed the narrow building and facade, integrating romanesque derived elongated brick arcades surmounted by a colonaded parapet with oriel windows recessed in the arches and enhanced with art nouveau derived ornamentation. The Paton Building is an important work of Nahum Barnet, a noted ... more	B4618	Local
Former Alfred Shaw & Co. Building Currie & Richards Building 79 - 81 Franklin Street,, MELBOURNE VIC 3000 - Property No B4068	Built in 1875 for Alfred Shaw & Co., tinwear manufacturers, this well-disciplined "Italianate" design in brick and stucco is well-proportioned with restrained detail. Classified: 10/11/1977	B4068	Local
Former Port Authority Building Former Harbour Trust 29 - 31 Market Street, MELBOURNE VIC 3000 - Property No B4119	The Port Authority Building was constructed by builders Hansen and Yunken Pty Ltd to the design of architects Sydney Smith, Ogg and Serpell. It was completed late in 1931. This nine storey structure consisting of a plinth of polished granite and Stawell sandstone superstructure, is based on the Ionic order in a monumental composition intended to typify the important role of the Harbour Trust in Melbourne. The building is one of the more significant examples in Victoria of 20th ... more	B4119	Regional
Century Building 125 - 133 Swanston Street,, MELBOURNE VIC 3000 - Property No B4045	An office and retail building of 1938, clad in terracotta faience, erected to the design of the architect, Marcus Barlow. It is in sympathy with the Manchester Unity Building of the previous decade. The sensitive definition of the vertical elements, with the division of the window bays by fins, culminating in the treatment of the corner turret, are distinctive features. In addition, the restrained ornamentations and the cantilevering of the building from first floor level on the ... more	B4045	Local
Watt's Cottage & Outbuilding 827 Melbourne Road, SORRENTO VIC 3943 - Property No B3037	An early settler's home, dating from about 1870, and first owned by the limeburner J F Watts; excluding later additions to the side and front. Classification includes the limestone outbuilding. Classified: 15/02/1973 Confirmed: 30/08/1973 File Note: Originally located at 36 Erlandsen Avenue, Sorrento.	B3037	Local
Bryant & May Building 560 Church Street,, RICHMOND VIC 3121 - Property No B5506	Bryant and May, an English company manufacturing matches since 1861, began trading in Australia in 1885, merged with another English manufacturer, R Bell and Co., in 1909 and proceeded to manufacture in Australia. The Bryant and May complex is of strong significance as one of the few surviving mostly intact examples of substantial factories engendered in Richmond prior to the 1914-18 war. It grew in stages, initiating with the construction of the factory and office block of 1909, ... more	B5506	State
Campbell Connelly Building 2 High Street,, BENDIGO VIC 3550 - Property No B5661	The Campbell Connelly Building, erected in 1877 for Thomas James Connelly to a design by WC Vahland, is of local architectural and historical significance. Architecturally, the Campbell Connelly Building, designed in the Italian Renaissance manner, is significant as the work of Bendigo's best-known architect, WC Vahland. Distinctive rendered elements on the facade include the unusual giant (or two storeyed) Corinthian pilaster order; the part smooth rustication of the ground ... more	B5661	Regional
Langslow's Building North Cnr Spring and High Streets,, MALDON VIC 3463 - Property No B2204		B2204	File only

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