201-203 Victoria Street, West Melbourne
Butler, Graeme21 Jan 1985
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201-203 Victoria Street, West Melbourne
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21 Jan 1985
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BIF-NORTH 109688
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Grading as at 1985 : DPeriod : Early VictorianGrantee : M Reynolds 1859The first owner of this shop and residence in 1875 was Walter Hughes, a chemist. Peter Alcock, the first tenant, whose firm were ink makers, subsequently acquired the property (1879-1882). An ironmonger George Fyfe then owned and operated from the shop until the turn of the century. Builder, James Moor, applied to build what has been described as a 'warehouse' for Hughes in May 1874. [Melbourne Building Permit Applications 5881/1874]A large two-storey stuccoed brick shop/factory and residence with a parapetted roof line, arched architraved and shuttered upper windows and a rebuilt lower level and cantilevered verandah. Cornice and string-moulds, lions heads and paired brackets are the only other ornament.Architecturally, a large, conservatively designed building of low ground level integrity, but it possesses interesting details (shutters) and a role in the streetscape: of local importance. Historically, interesting as a variation in the use pattern of the street and identified by long tenure to individual firms and use types: of local interest.
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| Type | Reference No. | Extent | Status/Desc |
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| Original | 109688 | 1 PDF : 813 KB ; A4 | Group of Items (May not be issued, may not be reproduced) |