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Victorian Artists' Society Building 428-430 Albert Street, EAST MELBOURNE VIC 3002 - Property No B3064	In 1874 the Victorian Academy of Arts erected a bluestone gallery at the rear of their 1873 land grant. In 1888 the Academy amalgamated with the Australian Artists' Association to become the Victorian Artists' Society. Richard Speight won a competition for extensions to the old gallery and the present two storey brick structure was completed in 1893. Sculptured panels were intended to fill the blank spaces on the first floor. Most of Victoria's prominent artists have been ... more	B3064	State
Anderson Street Bridge Morrell Bridge Anderson Street, SOUTH YARRA VIC 3141 - Property No B1598	The Anderson Street or Morell Bridge over the River Yarra constructed in 1899 and wrongly attributed to celebrated soldier and civil engineer, John Monash, was designed and constructed by Sydney based engineers, Carter, Gummow and Co, patentees of the Monier Construction System in Australia. The bridge, designed as a Monier arch structure of three equal river spans with concrete abutments, macadamised roadway, concrete footpaths and cast iron balustrade panels, is the first ... more	B1598	State
Spurden- Rutt Organ-St Philip's Anglican Church Leonard Street,, HEIDELBERG HEIGHTS VIC 3081 - Property No B6218	A single-manual organ of eight stops built by the London organ builder Robert Spurden-Rutt, probably in the 1920's, and installed in its present location in 1967 from St John's, Bairnsdale. Remaining largely intact, it is one of two known organs by this builder in Australia (the other at St Andrew's, Cairns), and is notable for its excellent workmanship and substantial construction. Classified: 20/03/1991	B6218	Regional
Former Equity Trustees Building Equity Chambers 472 - 478 Bourke Street,, MELBOURNE VIC 3000 - Property No B4050	Designed by tenant architects Oakley and Parkes and built by 1931, Equity Chambers is a late addition to the exotic commercial styles prevalent in the late 1920's and said at the time to be Romanesque but displaying Byzantine characterisation. It is in near original condition and has been richly finished and detailed. It is distinguished among its contemporaries by its arcaded entry porch. It is also the headquarters of one of Victoria's longest established firms and has housed many ... more	B4050	Local
Barnett's Building 164-166 Bourke Street, MELBOURNE VIC 3000 - Property No B6348	Barnett's building was designed and built in 1938 by noted modernist architects Seabrook & Fildes. It was constructed for Louis Barnett and Sons to house their hair and beauty salon business, and their tenant, the Weber & Rice Health & Strength College. The facade of the four storey building incorporates three rows of metal framed windows, with bright blue enamelled spandrel panels in between, surrounded by a frame. The blank area above originally formed a backdrop ... more	B6348	Local
Helensleigh Marathon , Narbethong 166-168 Church Street,, BRIGHTON VIC 3186 - Property No B4983		B4983	File only
Seagrove Firbank Church of England Girls Grammar School 12 Middle Crescent,, BRIGHTON VIC 3186 - Property No B0236	A straightforward symmetrical brick house with paired posts to its front verandah. Classified: 17/07/1958	B0236	Local
Former John Knox Presbyterian Church, Manse & Organ John Knox Uniting Church Cnr North Road & New Street,, BRIGHTON VIC 3186 - Property No B4625	Church Statement of Significance: An attractive polychrome brick church with cement dressings, designed by Charles Webb and built in 1876, comprising a buttressed nave of six bays, tower and spire. The main facade with tripartite lancet window, is flanked by a brick broach spire and is one of only three known examples in Victoria. The interior includes fine stained glass windows, early light fittings, and a rebuilt pipe organ by George Fincham from the 1870s. The east and west ... more	B4625	Local
Former Georges Store 162-168 Collins Street,, MELBOURNE VIC 3000 - Property No B3899	The building known as Georges at 162-168 Collins Street, Melbourne, designed by Grainger & D'Ebro and completed in 1884,was extended to Little Collins Street to a design by Charles D'Ebro in 1891. It is of State importance as the only 19th century department store remaining substantially intact in Victoria and as the site of what became Melbourne's most exclusive department store. The Italianate Collins Street facade is notable for incorporating neo-classical features such ... more	B3899	State
Maling House & Garden 17 Balwyn Road,, CANTERBURY VIC 3126 - Property No B6283	Historically, the house and garden constructed in 1887-8, is of State significance as a faithful representation of an artisan's typical suburban house, garden and yard albeit now bereft of stable and workshop. The property is also distinguished by the range of fittings and furnishings that were made by the owner William Maling and still remain. It is most unusual for a modest property to retain so many of the features internally and externally that provide such a good picture ... more	B6283	State

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