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Name	Detail	File number	Level
Former Shire Offices And Library Barkly Square, Burgundy Street,, HEIDELBERG VIC 3084 - Property No B6588		B6588	File only
Former Crown Law Office & John Simpson Mackennal Sculpture Supreme Court Annexe & Court Of Appeal & Crown Solicitors' Office 455-469 Lonsdale Street, MELBOURNE VIC 3000 - Property No B2935	Building Statement of Significance: An imposing building in a flamboyant Renaissance manner carried out in beautiful material (stone). Such buildings contributed a tremendous amount towards making Melbourne the city it became. Designed by S. E. Bindley within the Public Works Office and completed in 1893. Classified: 08/07/1971 Public Art Statement of Significance: John Simspon Mackennal's high relief, Law, is significant as a rare surviving example of a ... more	B2935	State
State Government Offices 2 Treasury Place,, EAST MELBOURNE VIC 3002 - Property No B0072	The foundations for the State Government Offices were erected in 1859 to designs by the Public Works Department. The project lapsed until 1873 when Michael Egan won a competition for the superstructure. Egan's proposals were criticised for their plainness and he prepared new drawings with more elaborate decoration; these were completed in 1874. An additional floor was later added to the side wings. These offices are one of Melbourne's exceptional nineteenth century buildings. ... more	B0072	Regional
Former Port Melbourne Naval Drill Hall (Includes Former Post Office) Former Post Office 40 Bay Street, (Cnr Rouse Street), PORT MELBOURNE VIC 3207 - Property No B4788	The Port Melbourne Naval Drill Hall was built in 1912 to the design of Commonwealth Department of Works architect JS Murdoch and is one of the first major buildings constructed for the newly formed Royal Australian Navy. The drill hall adjoins the former Sandridge Post Office which was built in 1862 to the design of Victorian Public Works Department architect JJ Clark by builders Griffiths and Co. The design, apart from being executed in brick rather than bluestone, is ... more	B4788	Local
Former Ballarat State Offices Ballarat Courthouse Camp Street,, BALLARAT CENTRAL VIC 3350 - Property No B6863	The former Ballarat State Offices, designed by Percy Everett, Chief Architect of the Public Works Department, and completed in 1941 is of a Regional architecural and historic significance as an impressive moderne style public building in a regional centre. Architecturally, the stepped massing, and vertical articulation displays the infulence of the American interwar "skyscraper" style, which is higly unusual outside the Melbourne city area (the Russell Street Police Headquarters, ... more	B6863	Regional
Post Office - Terang Historic Area 28 High Street,, TERANG VIC 3264 - Property No B5034	Part of Historic Area Area. Statement of Significance: Terang is significant in several respects: the extent and richness of its early twentieth century commercial architecture in comparison to other country towns; its picturesque setting and exotic tree plantings; and the buildings, avenues and monuments which are a legacy of its strong community ideal. Terang's townscape comprises an unusual, attractive and harmonious juxtaposition of two important and conflicting ideals in ... more	B5034	File only
Post Office - Clunes Bailey Street, CLUNES VIC 3370 - Property No B1055	Built 1879 by Messrs Lewis and Roberts.Replaced a smaller PO built in 1861. The building of a much larger edifice is indicative of the rapid expansion of the town. The population peaked in the 1870's as a result of deep-lead mining and the coming of the railway in 1874. The building is of signifance as a well-executed example of public Renaissance Revival design; as an indicator of the prosperioty of the Clunes goldfields area and a key element in the historic township ... more	B1055	State
Former Bank of NSW & Attached Offices 116 - 118 Mollison Street,, KYNETON VIC 3444 - Property No B6666	The Bank of New South Wales and its attached offices at 116 Mollison Street, Kyneton is architecturally of State significance as a fine and early example of the Edwardian Free Style, with design influences almost certainly derived from Robert Haddon's works and applied to commercial premises. Built in 1903 and 1904, and designed by notable architects Godfrey and Spowers, the two storey red brick facade is divided into three parts, each overlaid with a different decorative ... more	B6666	State
Post Office - Group Classification - Mortlake Historic Area Shaw Street,, MORTLAKE VIC 3272 - Property No B5373	Group Statement of Significance: A distinguished group of three small civic buildings, now abandoned, consisting of Court House, Shire Offices and Post Office, built between 1864 and 1880. Construction is of basalt ashlar with the dominant, centrally placed, Court House in the formal plumb bond and the flanking buildings in ramdom work. Roofs are gabled and slated with plain timber barges and trim. Verandahs are of corrugated sheeting with timber posts and framing except for the ... more	B5373	Local
Post Office Cnr Michael Place & McCartin Street,, LEONGATHA VIC 3953 - Property No B4964		B4964	File only

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