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Gordon and Gotch Pty Ltd warehouse (Concord House), later OPSM Building, 132-140 Franklin Street, Melbourne

Butler, Graeme1985
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Gordon and Gotch Pty Ltd warehouse (Concord House), later OPSM Building, 132-140 Franklin Street, Melbourne
Creator:
Butler, Graeme (Name details)
Date of work:
1985
Reference number:
BIF-CITY 104092
Level of description:
Item from Collection: Heritage Collection (HC)
Type of materials:
Graphic materialsTextual material
Part of:
Series: Central City (BIF-CITY)
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UnrestrictedOpen access.
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RESEARCH ADDED BY GRAEME BUTLER 2021:Period: VictorianDATE: 1896-7;ASSOCIATIONS: Gordon and Gotch Pty Ltd;DESIGNER: Barnet, Nahum (F. Crook & Nahum Barnet?);BUILDER: Clements Langford.GRAEME BUTLER 1985 MELBOURNE CENTRAL ACTIVITIES DISTRICT CONSERVATION STUDYBUILDING IDENTIFICATION FORM cites 81,p114;.VICTORIAN HERITAGE INVENTORY H7822-2004Single storey brick store with bluestone base constructed c.1899. Later second storey addition (also brick). 1905 - single storey building..RBA ARCHITECTS 2013, CITY NORTH HERITAGE REVIEWQueen Victoria Market Precinct (HO7)ScheduleDesigned by architects F. Crook & N. Barnet and constructed by Clements Langford. Theadditional storey was probably added in 1968. The originally single storey warehouse has a rock-faced basalt plinth with red brick walls, now painted. There are six bays, four with pairs ofwindows. Bullnose bricks have been used extensively to the openings and the panels below thewindows, and the basement windows have been blocked up ..LEWIS, M- AUSTRALIAN ARCHITECTURE INDEX:Record 71411 Barnet, Nahum; Gordon & Gotch Melbourne VIC Warehouses Langford, Clement - 275 Bridge Rd Richmond 1896 06 8 7211-MCC registration no 7211 [Burchett Index]. Fee 2.10.0store.MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY ARCHIVEShttp://hdl.handle.net/11343/70257Warehouse of Gordon and Gotch Pty Ltd., importers of paper, type, ink, located at 138-140 Franklin Street. F. Crook & N. Barnet, Architects..DIRECTORIES OF VICTORIA, MELBOURNE-SANDS AND KENNY, SANDS & MCDOUGALL1935132-140 Eastaugh & Forster Pty Ltd, hrdwre mrchts.1925132-40 Austl Glass Mfrs Co Ltd, city store1910, 1920132-140 Gordon & Gotch Prop Ltd, blk str, imprtrs1893130 Sands & McDougall Ltd, storeHeryet & Dunn, contractors142 Kenny, John
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Names:
City of Melbourne
Topics:
Central Activities District Conservation Study 1985Conservation studiesMid-late Victorian period (1875-1900)1890-1899Warehouses
Places:
Melbourne (Vic.)
Form/Genre:
Building Identification Forms (BIFs)
Record types:
Research and reports
Record number:
1211085
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