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Butler, Graeme1985
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Brash's Building, 108-110 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne
Creator:
Butler, Graeme (Name details)
Date of work:
1985
Reference number:
BIF-CITY 545356
Level of description:
Item from Collection: Heritage Collection (HC)
Type of materials:
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Series: Central City (BIF-CITY)
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ASSOCIATED RESEARCH ADDED BY GRAEME BUTLER 2021:___________________________DATE: 1925;ASSOCIATIONS: M. Brash and Co. Pty Ltd;DESIGNER: Plottel, J;BUILDER: Unknown___________________________Period: Inter-War___________________________.CITY OF MELBOURNE BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATIONSMelbourne Building Application IndexElizabeth St - Flinders Sthttps://www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/60672/images/44777_349573-000981925 April 7373 ₤8300 erection of 5 storey shop and factoriesAug shopfrontNov electric sign outside of shopetc.Joan Held, 1986 Brash Holdings Ltd historianLetter to Graeme Butler (see copy)___________________________.NEWSPAPERS (TROVE)The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954) Wed 25 Mar 1925 Page 17 Advertisingtenders called.The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954)Wednesday 26 August 1925 - Page 4 illusthttps://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/243623584NEW CITY WAREHOUSEA new building, which has particular Interest In view of the historic associations of the ground upon which it stands, is now nearing completion In Elizabeth St. This is the five- storey warehouse in course of erection for Messrs M. Brash and Co., piano importers.Sixty - three years ago, the Into Marcus Brash opened business on the site of the new structure, and his two sons, Harold and Alfred, now carry on the concern. In the possession of the pre sent members of the firm there is now an old blurred photo graph taken in 1862, showing the Elizabeth- street of that day.Of the buildings shown in that photograph, only two now remain -tho warehouses of Messrs M'Ewan and Co., hard ware merchants, and Mr R. White boot manufacturer.Of the others, which were chiefly single- storeyed, the last to go was the building recently razed to make way for Messrs Brash and Co.'s new warehouse.The photograph in question has some notable features. One of these is the old Hobson's Ray railway station, which appears as an imposing line of shelters on the southern skyline, and the other is the presence of a double line of arched gutter bridges, extending up and down each side of the street at short intervals.The new warehouse, of which Mr. J. Plottel is the architect, consists of shop, offices and showrooms on the ground floor, and three floors above, with workrooms on the top floor. Above these there is a flat roof, fitted with lavatories. An electric passenger lift will serve the five storeys. The ground floor is to be finished with panelled maple dadoes and office screens, with wood block flooring, and there will be silencing rooms on the second floor, fitted out with maple panelling and screens of maple and bevelled plate glass..Construction and Local Government Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1913 - 1930) Wed 9 Sep 1925 Page 18OPPORTUNITIESJ, Plottel is the architect for the new warehouse nearing. completion for M. Brash and Co., in Elizabeth Street, Melbourne. The structure is five storeyshigh and will be fitted with the latest appliances..City of Melbourne online maps104-110 Elizabeth Street, MelbourneTwo co-joined seven storey brick buildings. 104-106 was built around 1912 and for many years was tenanted by Carnegie and Sons piano importers and retailers. 108-110 was built for M. Brash and Co in 1925. M Brash and Co were also piano importers and retailers and were great commercial rivals of Carnegie and Sons. This company was founded by Marcus Brasch who established the company in 1870.
Related material link:
Brash's Building, 108-110, 104-106 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne (Butler13629\\)Cullis Hill & Company Art Furniture Warehouse, later Carnegie & Sons building, 104-106 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne (BIF-CITY 554390\\)
Names:
City of Melbourne
Topics:
Central Activities District Conservation Study 1985Conservation studiesInterwar periodOfficesRetail trade
Places:
Melbourne (Vic.)
Form/Genre:
Building Identification Forms (BIFs)
Record types:
Research and reports
Record number:
1267428
Bookmark link:
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