Dynon's Building, 63-77 Hardware Street, Melbourne
Butler, Graeme1985
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Dynon's Building, 63-77 Hardware Street, Melbourne
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1985
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BIF-CITY 104658 104659 104660
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RESEARCH ADDED BY GRAEME BUTLER 2021:Period: VictorianDATE: 1889;ASSOCIATIONS: Dynon, John;DESIGNER: Pitt, William;BUILDER: Boyne, WilliamIMAGE: https://flic.kr/p/EoB2YY.GRAEME BUTLER 1985 MELBOURNE CENTRAL ACTIVITIES DISTRICT CONSERVATION STUDYStatement of SignificanceHistoryJohn Dynon sold fine china from a warehouse located east of these stores, in Lonsdale Street. His architect, the renowned William Pitt, gave notice of his intention to build five stores in Wrights Lane (now Hardware Street) during March 1889. William Boyne was the contractor. Dynon leased them to a variety of ironmongers (Barrington Smith & Co), printers (Treadwell & Co), leather workers (Carter and Kinsella) and one human hair importer, L Beaupin & Co. Pitt designed another warehouse for Dynon, in 1889, this time in Burns Lane (later Hardware Street) also off Lonsdale Street, near his own warehouse.DescriptionNow Four remain of the original five and, given the location of the date plaque (71-73) it is likely the fifth was on the north, now demolished. Gabled parapet forms here are similar to the type developed for the simple rubble stone warehouse of the 1850s. However the awakened interest in Southern Italian architecture, particularly the Romanesque period has reshaped the gable to approximate a 13th century cathedral (i.e.. Matera Cathedral); the two-colour brickwork reinforces this connection. De lacy Evans, who worked with Pitt on warehouse designs, also used this medieval warehouse style at Niagara Lane as did many other architects elsewhere in the city.Some catheads remain as do a few of the loading doors they served. Other details such as oculi in the gables and orbs at each apex are as sparingly applied, as expected in warehouse design. A thorough renovated but once similar former warehouse adjoins on the south. 60-66 Hardware Street, opposite, reinforces the Victorian period of this narrow street.IntegrityOpenings have been altered in detail, others (63-65) have been bricked in: catheads have been removed (67-73)andd bricks painted (67-73).StreetscapeA thorough renovated but once similar former warehouse adjoins on the south. 60-66 Hardware Street, opposite, reinforce the Victorian period of this narrow street.SignificanceA distinctive, if speculative, industrial row in an adapted Romanesque revival style which is one of the few surviving industrial designs known from William Pitt, one of Melbourne's premier 19th century architects..GRAEME BUTLER 1985 MELBOURNE CENTRAL ACTIVITIES DISTRICT CONSERVATION STUDYBUILDING IDENTIFICATION FORM cites source 80, p339; Parapet date ;CITY OF MELBOURNE BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATIONS 3797.REID, KEITH & JOHN R, 1976, MELBOURNE CBD STUDY AREA 7 (source 80)DESCRIPTION:A group of four warehouses, each of five stories still occupied as stores.ALTERATIONS:The two central warehouses in the group have just finished having their polychrome face brick facades painted red, white and blue and flag poles installed. They are owned and occupied by the Oriental Import Co. They have also had their hoist gantries renewed and the northern one has new windows installed in the central bay of windows while the northern bay has had the openings altered as well as new windows.The northern and. southern buildings in the group seem quite intact, although the latter has had the windows revised and the ground floor painted.Internally the buildings are all essentially intact.CONSTRUCTION & MATERIALS:Brick load bearing walls. Timber floors on steel beams spanning across the buildings. Timber boarding to the ceilings and beam encasings. The roof structure consists of large timber trusses with up to 250 x 75 members.CITYSCAPE RELATIONSHIP:The buildings are an imposing group, although their setting does not equal Niagara Lane. If this group is demolished, there would not be sufficient left in the street to retain the existing warehouse character.RECOMMENDATION :Retention of the whole building is important..LEWIS, M- AUSTRALIAN ARCHITECTURE INDEX:Record 74833 Pitt, William; Dynon, John Melbourne VIC Warehouses Boyne, William - Eltham St Flemington 1889 03 5 3797-MCC registration no 3797 [Burchett Index]. Fee 15.15.0 five stores, Wrights Lane.NATIONAL TRUST OF AUSTRALIA (VIC)Four five-storey brick warehouses built in 1889 which are typical of the intensive warehouse development of this part of the city in the late 19th century. Larger than most, their retention is essential to maintain the character of the surrounding warehouse lanes.Classified: 06/06/1994.HERITAGE BRANCH, MINISTRY FOR PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT 1987 CITY OF MELBOURNE CENTRAL CITY NOTABLE BUILDINGS CITATIONSFour five-storey brick warehouses built in 1889 which are typical of the intensive warehouse development of this part of the city in the late 19th century. Larger than most their retention is essential to maintain the character of the surrounding warehouse lanes ...VICTORIAN HERITAGE INVENTORY H7822-1261Warehouse (Dynon's Buildings) built for John Dynon 1889. Leased to ironmongers, printers, leather workers and a human hair importer.1905 - 4 storey warehouse, Dynon's Buildings.NEWSPAPERS (TROVE)1902https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/82443406JOHN DYNON AND SONSA Flourishing Business The Western Australian business of John Dynon and Sons has since its inauguration, seven years ago, kept apace with the development of the State, and is now one of the most important and largest in Western Australia. The head quarters of the firm are in Melbourne, where operations have been carried on for forty-five years, and at the present John Dynon and Sons rank amongst the largest importers of glass, china, and earthenware in Victoria. The branch business in Sydney has developed into an important concern. The firm holds large contracts with the Tasmanian, N.S.W. and Victorian Government, and these alone necessitate a considerable annual turn- over… Mr Dynon, the head of the firm, resides in England, where he conducts the purchase of all goods….1913https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/196238588LATE JOHN DYNON.DISPOSAL OF THE ESTATE.A number of questions arising out of the will and codicil of John Dynon, late of Lonsdale-street, china and glass merchant, was submitted to Mr. Justice a'Beckett in the First Civil Court yesterday...Testator, who died on 10th December, 1912, left estate valued at £52,585. The property included the Shamrock Hotel, Little Lonsdale-street; National Hotel, Bourke-street; land and buildings in William-street, Wright's-lane, Goldie-alley and at Evelyn…The will was dated 13th December, 1905, and the codicil 15th March, 1910. Daniel B. Dynon, Basil Dynon, James Dynon and John E. Dynon were appointed executors. . Testator, by the will, gave certain property to his daughter, Mary Dynon, for life, afterwards to her children, and in the event of there being no children one of the properties was to go to the sons and the other to Mrs. Glynn….
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