Reddan's Building, 283 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
Butler, Graeme1985
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Reddan's Building, 283 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
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1985
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BIF-CITY 106011
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RESEARCH ADDED BY GRAEME BUTLER 2022:__________________________________________________Period: Inter-WarDATE: 1926;ASSOCIATIONS: Daniel W Reddan Pty Ltd;DESIGNER: Reynolds Bros. ?;BUILDER: Reynolds Bros...GRAEME BUTLER 1985 MELBOURNE CENTRAL ACTIVITIES DISTRICT CONSERVATION STUDYBUILDING IDENTIFICATION FORM__________________________________________________VICTORIAN HERITAGE INVENTORY H7822-1176https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/90911866 - buildings along street frontage. 1880 Panorama - row ofpossible terraces along Lt Lonsdale St. 1905 - 2 storey building__________________________________________________CITY OF MELBOURNE BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATIONSIndex Cardshttps://www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/60672/images/44777_349575-00156?lang=en-AU&pId=8562011926 June 8667 ₤2500 Erection of factoryetc__________________________________________________CONTEXT (WITH GJM HERITAGE) 2020, HODDLE GRID HERITAGE REVIEW283-285 Little Lonsdale StreetThe two-storey building at 283-5 Little Lonsdale Street was constructed c.1905.In 1907, Davies, Doery and Co's clothing factory operated from the premises at 285 Little Lonsdale Street, and Sniders & Abrahams cigar factory occupied what was then 287 Little Lonsdale Street (City of Melbourne 1907).In June 1926, a Mr O'Keefe advertised building materials for sale from a 'building coming down' at 283 Little Lonsdale Street (Age 7 June 1926:2). From March 1927, cigarette manufacturer D W Reddan Pty Ltd operated from the new building, advertising two floors for lease (Argus 19 March 1927:16). D W Reddan, tobacco and general merchants, had registered as a company in the same year with appointed directors, D W and A A Reddan (Daily Commercial News and Shipping List 23 March 1927:5).In 1934, the Reddan company purchased premises at 285-287 Little Lonsdale Street (by then the two buildings had been joined into one) from Davies, Doery and Co and altered the building to suit its requirements (Herald July 1934:18). From 1936, the firm's address was 285-287 Little Lonsdale Street (Argus 9 May 1936:8). No.287 has since been demolished and some renumbering has taken place.When A A Reddan died in 1953, part of his estate included a three-storey brick warehouse of approximately 4700 square feet at 283 Little Lonsdale Street (today's 283-285), with a concrete first floor and timber ground and upper floors, let to cigarette manufacturer, Godfrey Phillips Pty Ltd (Age 28 February 1953:25).Dover's printing works operated from the building from 1954, and a real estate agent from 1962 (Age 16 October 1954:60; Dutch Australian Weekly 23 February 1962:15). The building in 1968 can be seen in Figure 7.Today the building at 283-285 Little Lonsdale Street houses the restaurant Peony Garden.Figure 7. Little Lonsdale Street, 1968 showing numbers 281 (middle two-storey building) and 283-285 (to right of 281). (Source: Halla 1968, STATE LIBRARY OF VICTORIA )__________________________________________________NEWSPAPERS (TROVE)1926BUILDING Coming Down. — Slates, Windows, Doors. Lining, Gal. Iron, Oregon. 9 x 3, etc.O'Keefe, 283 Little Lonsdale-st., near Swanston-st....1927CITY, 3 minutes from G.P.O. — Two Floors, in new building. 70 x 20, suit factory workroom;low rent. 283 Little Lonsdale-st..1929Pall MallVIRGINIA CIGARETTESPlain, CORK-TIPPED, Ivory-Tipped10 for 9d. 20 for 1/6 Tins of 50 3/9 Tins of 100, 7/6,Made by Rothmans Limited, of LondonAgents for Victoria, Riverina and Tasmania: D. W. Reddan Pty. Ltd. ; .283 Little Lonsdale St, Melbourne. 'Phone: F4455..1953`A three-storey brick warehouse building at 283 Little Lonsdale st., on the south side, between Swanston and Elizabeth sts., has been sold for £11,750.The building is on land 21ft. 8in. by 71ft. 9in, and was sold subject to tenancy.
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