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Davis Brothers furniture warehouse also Victorian Softgoods Association building, 237-239 Flinders Lane, Melbourne

Butler, Graeme1985
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Davis Brothers furniture warehouse also Victorian Softgoods Association building, 237-239 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
Creator:
Butler, Graeme (Name details)
Date of work:
1985
Reference number:
BIF-CITY 103939
Level of description:
Item from Collection: Heritage Collection (HC)
Type of materials:
Graphic materialsTextual material
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Series: Central City (BIF-CITY)
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RESEARCH ADDED BY GRAEME BUTLER 2021:Style: Neo-GeorgianPeriod: Inter-WarDATE: 1939;ASSOCIATIONS: Victorian Softgoods Association; Davis Bros, Pty Ltd; Lane Squash Courts.DESIGNERS: Craig, Reynolds and Garrett.GRAEME BUTLER 1985 MELBOURNE CENTRAL ACTIVITIES DISTRICT CONSERVATION STUDYBUILDING IDENTIFICATION FORM.CITY OF MELBOURNE BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATIONShttps://www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/60672/images/44777_349577-003311929 alts and addition to building1939 Jan 20057 ₤20,000 Erection of buildingOct -shopfrontNov -vertical electric sign.VICTORIAN HERITAGE INVENTORY H7822-1891First land sale 1837, Block 5, Allotment 7, John Hodgson. Building by 1839-40.1877 - 4 storey building; Warne & Reid.1888 - 4 storey building; Schoch & Bruggman & Co., Manufacturers.1905 - 4 storey building: Victorian Soft Goods Association & Club room..City of Melbourne Maps 2017`Ashdowne Apartments:8 storey brick office building with basement & gnd level retail. Built in the Neo-Georgian style in 1940. Refurbished into residential units & sub-divided in stages in 1994 & 1999. '.NEWSPAPERS (TROVE)1935The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954)Monday 2 September 1935 - Page 10https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/203859392FLINDERS-LANE.The Soft Goods Club Site.Plans are being finalised for the erection of modern premises at 237 Flinders-lane, on' the south side and close to Swanston-street for occupation as a non-licensed residential hotel, in which provision; will be made on latest lines for tenants. It is proposed to build up to nine stories in reinforced concrete, with a facade conforming to a `simple ' but attractive design. The site is- occupied at present by a building erected about sixty years ago, and chiefly used -as club rooms by the Victorian Softgoods Association.A feature of the brick and cement elevation to the `Lane’ being the decorative elements carried out in green tiles, probably the first employed for that purpose in the city. The old building, which has a frontage of about 25. feet and a depth of 80 -feet, is separated from neighboring structures by Cocker-alley on the cast and Scott-alley on the west.The new addition to this busy corner will cost between £30,000 and £40,000. The architects are Messrs. Craig, Reynolds and Garrett, 390 Collins-street, who will advertise tenders at an early date,1939 Davis Brothers shift to new buildinghttps://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/112377031939https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/204930641Softgoods Building Leased All letting space In the new building now In course of erection for the Victorian Softgoods Association, at 237 Fllnders-lane, has been leased to Davis Bros, Furniture Warehouse Pty, Ltd. The lessees will occupy the shop, basement and first and second floors of the new premises. The club will occupy the remaining three floors, with a squash racquets court above. The club, which is growing steadily, has admitted 50 new members In the past two months. Negotiations for the lease were conducted by F. W. True.1940After 65 years in Smith Street, Fitzroy, Davis Bros. Furniture Warehouse announces its opening sale at - 239 Flinders lane.….1947 large picture advert. Davis Bros.https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/245587956.DIRECTORIES OF VICTORIA, MELBOURNE-SANDS AND KENNY, SANDS & MCDOUGALL1942Cocker alley237 Davis Bros, Pty Ltd, furniture—rtl237 Lane Squash Courts237 Victn. Softgoods Assocn.Scott alley
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Names:
City of Melbourne
Topics:
Central Activities District Conservation Study 1985Conservation studiesInterwar period
Places:
Melbourne (Vic.)
Form/Genre:
Building Identification Forms (BIFs)
Record types:
Research and reports
Record number:
1208512
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