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FORMER DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE
60 VIEW STREET BENDIGO, GREATER BENDIGO CITY |
Dudley House was one of the first government offices erected in Bendigo's Camp Hill area following the discovery of gold in 1851. It was constructed in 1858-1859 by building contractors Gretch and Cooper for the public works department and served as the residence and office for Bendigo's first surveyor, Richard Larritt. The building is one of the earliest and most intact 1850s buildings remaining in the central administrative and commercial precinct of Bendigo. Its stables were ... more | ||
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101 HOPKINS HILL ROAD CHATSWORTH, MOYNE SHIRE |
Chatsworth House, a substantial single storey bluestone mansion with attendant outbuildings, on the Hopkins River near Chatsworth, was erected in1858-59 for pioneer pastoralist John Moffat. This conservative classical stylehouse with Doric portico and encircling iron verandah was designed by prominent Hamilton architect James Henry Fox. The mansion is set in spacious landscaped gardens. Chatsworth House is a fine example of the conservative classical style mansion and a notable ... more | ||
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FORMER CABLE TRAM ENGINE HOUSE
MMTB BUILDING
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FORMER CABLE TRAMWAY ENGINE HOUSE
48 NICHOLSON STREET FITZROY, YARRA CITY |
This place is located within the World Heritage Environs Area (WHEA) for the World Heritage listed Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Garden and has a strong visual relationship or connection to it.
The former Nicholson Street Cable Tram Engine House, was built in 1886-1887 for the Melbourne Tramway Trust who leased it to the Melbourne Tramway and
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BURKE HALL
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WREN HOUSE
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WAVERLEY
2 NOLAN AVENUE KEW, BOROONDARA CITY |
The first section of Studley House, now part of the preparatory school for Xavier College conducted by the Society of Jesus in Kew, Burke Hall, was built in about 1857 for Parliamentarian John Hodgson, an early settler in the district, as a two-storey residence in the Classical Revival style. The name Studley House was first recorded in the Kew ratebooks in 1862, after the housewas purchased in 1860 by James McEvoy, squattter. Alterations and an extension, designed by ... more | ||
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129-131 FLINDERS LANE MELBOURNE, MELBOURNE CITY |
The warehouse at 129-131 Flinders Lane is a three storey bluestone building built for Levy and Robertson in 1857. The basement has oregon timber columns and beams. Externally the ground floor is heavily rusticated in a variety of finishes and is punctured with one semi-elliptical and two semi-circular arch openings. The central opening was the original entrance. The stuccoed upper storey is more austere, comprising of three windows with light architrave mouldings and slightly ... more | ||
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WOOLAMAI HOUSE (offical place name of area)
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WOLLAMAI HOUSE (spelling on some charts)
7 CLEELAND ROAD CAPE WOOLAMAI, BASS COAST SHIRE |
"Wollomai House" near Newhaven is a pastoral homestead which has important links with the early history of Phillip Island and the racing industry. It is of weatherboard construction with a slate and iron roof and is typical in form, having a cross wing with a verandah flanked by a gabled side wings with bay windows. The detailing is Italianate and is highlighted by a two storey tower with a pointed arch entry. A dormer window adds to the asymmetry of the ... more | ||
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118 ESTATE LANE SMEATON, HEPBURN SHIRE |
Smeaton House at Smeaton was designed by architect John Gill and built for overlander and pastoralist Captain John Hepburn. Hepburn was a ship's captain, who arrived in Van Diemen's Land in 1833. In 1836 he joined Joseph Hawdon and John Gardiner to become one of the first overlanders to bring stock from New South Wales to Port Phillip; until then all stock had been brought by ship from Van Diemen's Land. After this journey he returned to New South Wales, and in 1838 he ... more | ||
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FORMER GOVERNMENT HOUSE
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SWEDISH CHURCH
21 ST GEORGES ROAD TOORAK, STONNINGTON CITY |
Toorak House was built c1850-51 for the wealthy Melbourne merchant James Jackson, who died in 1851 and never occupied the house, which was the finest in the colony at that time. The architect was probably James Blackburn (1803-1854), who had been transported to Van Diemen's Land in 1833 and was to become one of the most important engineers and architects of the period in Australia. In 1854 Toorak House was leased to the Victorian government, which extended and ... more | ||
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91 SOUTHEY STREET INGLEWOOD, LODDON SHIRE |
The Inglewood Court House was built in 1860 by Thomas Watts to a standard design of Public Works Department architect Alfred T Snow. The Court House accommodated a court of Petty Sessions, the Court of Mines and Higher courts. The building walls utilise Flemish-bonded brickwork on a granite base with granite sills. The openings are generally segment arched although the porch openings are fully arched with vertical boarded doors. The attic height gabled court room, with oculi in ... more | ||
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FORMER MOONEE PONDS COURT HOUSE
ESSENDON COURT HOUSE
770 MOUNT ALEXANDER ROAD MOONEE PONDS, MOONEE VALLEY CITY |
The former Essendon Court House was built in 1890 and was in operation as a Court House until the mid 1970s. Architecturally, the design is a notable example of a typological subset within the significant public buildings designs of the late nineteenth century in Victoria. It is significant for architectural reasons. The former Essendon Court House presents a representative and well preserved example of court house design in the State. The ... more |
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