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Lisscraft House, 107-109 Flinders Lane, Melbourne

Butler, Graeme1985

Record details

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Creator:

Butler, Graeme (Name details)

Date of work:

1985

Reference number:

BIF-CITY 103924

Level of description:

Item from Collection: Heritage Collection (HC)

Type of materials:

Graphic materialsTextual material

Part of:

Series: Central City (BIF-CITY)

Access restrictions:

UnrestrictedOpen access.

Use restrictions:

UnrestrictedPlease contact City of Melbourne Libraries about obtaining permission to reproduce images.

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RESEARCH ADDED BY GRAEME BUTLER 2021:Period: Inter-WarDESIGNERS: Stone and SiddeleyDATE: 1921-ASSOCIATIONS: Beehive Wools, Mutual Manufacturing Company, Lisscraft Creations.GRAEME BUTLER 1985 MELBOURNE CENTRAL ACTIVITIES DISTRICT CONSERVATION STUDYBUILDING IDENTIFICATION FORM.CONTEXT (WITH GJM HERITAGE) 2020, HODDLE GRID HERITAGE REVIEWContributory Flinders Lane East PrecinctA three-storey factory with basement was constructed at 107-109 Flinders Lane c1920, with an application to make alterations to the factory building submitted to the City of Melbourne in 1921 (CoMMaps; MBAI). In 1920, the building housed a number of manufacturers, including makers of fancy leather goods in the basement; of Beehive Wools on the ground floor; and of underclothing and children's garments on the first floor. Blouse makers and knitters, the Mutual Manufacturing Company, occupied the second and third floors (S&Mc 1920). By 1923, a further two storeys had been added to the building. In this year, a five-storey reinforced concrete building was advertised for sale at 107-109 Flinders Lane. The auction notice stated that the building had been erected under the supervision of Sydney architects, Stone and Siddeley (Argus 22 September 1923:2). The building was later named Lisscraft House when it housed ladies clothing manufacturer, Lisscraft Creations (Figure 3, Figure 4).….Across ACDC Lane the four-storey former Lisscraft building at 107-109 Flinders Lane is still legible as an interwar four storey warehouse but has undergone alteration to the windows and the ground floor as well as having two additional floors added. Lisscraft House contains a rare birdcage lift interior in the foyer.

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:

1208310