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Name	Detail	File number	Level
Time & Place Mural - John Firth-Smith ANZ Tower, 1st Floor, Collins Place, 55 Collins Street,, MELBOURNE VIC 3000 - Property No B6522	Statement of Significance : The mural "Time and Place" is significant at the State level as a work by an artist of considerable standing, as one of the remarkably few contemporary murals in Melbourne, and as one of the largest murals in Australia. The outstanding sucess of "Time and Place" is its unity within the architectural space it has been placed in. It dominates because of its size, yet beautifully complements the stark architecture surrounding it. The hard, sharp lines of the ... more	B6522	State
James White "Queen Victoria Memorial" Linlithgow Avenue,, MELBOURNE VIC 3004 - Property No B6468	The Queen Victoria Memorial is significant as an excellent example of late Nineteenth Century Victorian and Edwardian taste. It was described in The Lone Hand magazine (11 August, 1907) as "by far the most ambitious work of the sort yet attempted in our Commonwealth". The writer further added "it may possibly be recognised as a great work, worthy of the epoch and the personality it celebrates, the site it occupies and the most marvellous city of the century...". After such ... more	B6468	State
Victoria Barracks - J Block 256 - 310 St Kilda Road,, SOUTHBANK VIC 3006 - Property No B0203	'J' Block at the Victoria Barracks was erected in 1860 to serve as the barracks hospital. This two storey regular coursed basalt structure, with restrained fine axed stone mouldings, was designed by P W D architect, Gustav Joachimi, in a style based upon colonial Georgian architectural traditions and generally adopted for military barracks in the mid 19th century. The composite timber and iron verandah was erected after 1878. The Barracks Hospital, 'J' Block is an integral ... more	B0203	Regional
St James The Less Anglican Church & Organ Cnr Koetong Parade and Nepean Highway,MOUNT ELIZA, Mornington Peninsula Shire	Church: A small brick church built in 1865 has associations with many of the early and notable residents of the Mornington Peninsula. It combines Gothic massing with round-headed windows as a primitive (or Transitional) Gothic Style . The chancel and vestry were added in 1913. Classified: 09/12/1971. Organ: A single-manual organ of seven stops built in 1873 by George Fincham for Christ Church, Echuca and moved to Middle park earlier this century. The ... more	B1081	State
Former J R Ellingworth's Estate Agency Edwards & Associates 580 Station Street,, BOX HILL VIC 3128 - Property No B6725	The Former J R Ellingworth's Estate Agency, built in 1911, is of local architectural and historic importance. Featuring a prominent corner oriel window with a "witch's hat" turret, it is a distinctive post-Edwardian design. It is a landmark in the Box Hill shopping centre which is characterised by post-Edwardian structures. J R Ellingworth was the elder son of William Ellingworth, a founder of the Box Hill municipality, and was himself a councillor and Mayor. The designer/builders ... more	B6725	Local
Former St James' Church of England St James' Anglican Church NERRINA VIC 3350 - Property No B0845	A red brick church built in 1864, to the design of H R Caselli with alterations by C D Figgis of 1869. The spire, added in about 1881 and originally of slate is distinguished by prominent bell-cast eaves, rather in the manner of the architects Crouch & Wilson, supported on cream brick corbelling. Classified: 08/12/1977	B0845	Local
J G Johnstone & Co Pty Ltd 144 Murray Street, COLAC VIC 3250 - Property No B5081		B5081	File only
St John's Catholic Church (Former) Deakin University , WAURN PONDS VIC 3221 - Property No B1344	This church seems to have been moved from Sutherland's Creek Road, Sutherland 's Creek, and rebuilt at Deakin University in 1998. Church Citation: A simple Gothic church of Maude quartzitic sandstone designed by Shaw and Dowden and opened in 1858, at present in semi-ruinous state.(citation date: 18/08/1988). Classified: 10/1961 Reclassified: 18/04/1963	B1344	Local
Presbytery Of Church Of The Infant Jesus - Koroit Historic Area Queen Street,, KOROIT VIC 3282 - Property No B1812	Historic Area Statement of Significance: The significance of Koriot derives from its role as the urban centre of one of the most concentrated Irish Roman Catholic rural distircts in Australia, noted for its mixed livestock and cropping agricultrual patterns. This is reflected in two separate and distinctive areas in the town-the administrative/commercial area and the church precinct. The administrative and commercial area (focussing on the Boundary-Commercial Road/High Street ... more	B1812	Local
St John's Presbyterian Church & Frederick Taylor Pipe Organ Spence Street,, WARRNAMBOOL VIC 3280 - Property No B4570	A prominently sited Gothic church designed by Warrnambool architect Andrew Kerr and opened in 1875, comprising a six-bay nave erected above a schoolroom, and transepts added in 1885. The main facade includes a five-light traceried window and tall buttressed tower to the south-west, and is striking, if somewhat infelicitous in appearance. The church was internally rebuilt in 1920-22 following a fire. Classified: 18/05/1989 Organ Statement of Significance: The pipework, ... more	B4570	Regional

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