Dominion Can Co Pty Ltd factory, later Containers Limited, 386-412 William Street and 263-289 Franklin Street, Melbourne
Butler, Graeme1985
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The former Dominion Can Company building is of aesthetic significance as a good
example of a restrained late, Moderne style applied to the building.
Title:
Dominion Can Co Pty Ltd factory, later Containers Limited, 386-412 William Street and 263-289 Franklin Street, Melbourne
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Date of work:
1985
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BIF-CITY 104089
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Item from Collection: Heritage Collection (HC)
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Graphic materialsTextual material
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Series: Central City (BIF-CITY)
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ASSOCIATED RESEARCH ADDED BY GRAEME BUTLER:.Statement of SignificanceRBA ARCHITECTS + CONSERVATION CONSULTANTS, 2013 -City North Heritage Review`The former Dominion Can Company premises at 386‐412 William street, Melbourne is alarge factory complex of one to three storeys constructed in stages from the 1920s to 1941.The Statement of Significance (revised citation in the Heritage Review for the 2014 Melbourne Planning Scheme Amendment C198 Panel Hearing)describes the place as follows:What is Significant?The building, especially the two story section at the corner of Franklin Street andWilliams Street with the original wide openings to both levels.How is it Significant?The former Dominion Can Company building is of historic and aestheticsignificance to the City of Melbourne.Why is it Significant?The former Dominion Can Company building is historically significance as aparticularly large industrial complex in the central business district and for itsassociation with the war effort. It is also representative of the development thatoccurred in the vicinity during the interwar period as the extant building evolvedin four principal phases over about a 20 year period from 1920 to 1941. Themain, final stage is part of a limited group of construction works allowed duringthe early part of WWII (presumably due to its function of manufacturing cans)when permission was typically required for most building projects (AHC CriterionA4).The former Dominion Can Company building is of aesthetic significance as a goodexample of a restrained late, Moderne style applied to the building. It was partlydesigned/remodelled by noted exponents of that style, the architects Oakley &Parkes (through adopting a palette established in an earlier phase), and itincorporates distinctive pilasters dividing the long facades into bays, which hadbeen deployed at the architecturally notable Kodak House, designed a few yearsprior. The building has landmark qualities as a substantial building occupying aprominent corner (AHC Criterion E2)..Newspapers:The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954) Saturday 13 September 1941 p 17 AdvertisingYouths, for canister work, to assist the national effort making foodcontainers for overseas troops; experience...Apply Dominion Can..375 Franklln-st.. Melb.
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