Brooks Buildings, 305-307 Swanston Street, Melbourne
Butler, Graeme1985
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Brooks Buildings, 305-307 Swanston Street, Melbourne
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1985
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BIF-CITY 109305
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RESEARCH ADDED BY GRAEME BUTLER 2023:__________________________________________________DATE: 1922 major renovation, new facade;ASSOCIATIONS: R H and Albert Brooks;DESIGNER: Beaver and Purnell;See also 301-301 Swanston Street____________________________________GRAEME BUTLER 1985 MELBOURNE CENTRAL ACTIVITIES DISTRICT CONSERVATION STUDYBUILDING IDENTIFICATION FORM_______________________________________VICTORIAN HERITAGE INVENTORY H7822-11841850 map shows boarding house, possibly on this site.1866 map - buildings along street frontage. 1880 Panoramas - row of 2 & 3 storey shops along Swanston Street. 1905 - 2 storey building, Woodcarver_______________________________________CITY OF MELBOURNE BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATIONS1917 Nov ₤250 altered after fire1922 Feb 3926 ₤1700 alterations to shop- for Albert Brooks, Smith St, Fitzroy by 1922- removal of all of front wall and existing verandah, fireplaces and flues, plus parapet; includes mezzanine floor and new ground floor; new façade and windows, new shopfront and plate glass; new roof, setting aside existing slates, new corrugated iron roofing, and timbers where possible, ground and first floor ceiling fibre cement sheet with cover strips to joints; new street cantilever verandah, rear façade windows steel framed; cement work to new facade parapet and lintels; interior walls lime washed;1923 alterations to shopfront etc_______________________________________MAHLSTEDT FIRE INSURANCE PLAN SERIES1923, 1925,1962 305-307 2 storey masonry ground floor ceiling reinforced concrete 6", steel girder, rear stair to laneNote: building is 3 storeys._______________________________________CONTEXT (WITH GJM HERITAGE) 2020, HODDLE GRID HERITAGE REVIEWContributory part Drewery Lane Precinct305-307 Swanston StreetThe National Trust notes that a row of eight shops with lodging houses was built at 305-325 Swanston Street for W Hawkins c1850. The various occupants in 1853 included surgeon Dr Menzies, at numbers 313-315, and joiner S Langfield, at number 311. In 1857, 305-307 Swanston Street was occupied by Lloyds dancing rooms and was converted in the early 1860s into a Freemasons' Hall (NT 2007). The street numbering has changed to this part of Swanston Street and the current numbering is 309-323.One source states that the building at 305-307 Swanston Street was erected c1915 ('Central City Heritage Study Review' 1993). However, according to the 1993 'Archaeological Management Plan', by 1905 a two-storey building was in existence on the site (Fels, Lavelle and Mider 1993, Inventory no 183).The building at 305-307 Swanston Street, advertised as a two-storey brick building, sold in 1920 for £2900 (Herald 25 March 1920:12).In 1922, architects Beaver and Purnell advertised for tenders for alterations and the installation of a show window at 305 Swanston Street, likely for Brooks furniture (Argus 14 January 1922:4).Brooks furniture occupied 305-307 Swanston Street from 1922 until 1924, then from c1927 to 1930, lending its name to the building (Age 22 December 1922:2). From 1924 until c1927, Rogers Bros motorcycle retailers occupied the premises (Age 23 February 1924:27).By 1956, the Carr Camera Company was conducting business from the building (Argus 18 June 1956:12)._______________________________________NEWSPAPERS (TROVE)1924R H BROOKS. FURNITURE ARCADE…103, 105 107, 109 Smlth St, Fitzroy.1924BARNET GLASSTYRESwhich did so much towards making the above successes possible, for they gave absolutely no trouble and played a great part in the magnificent successes, once more living up to their well - known slogan, "THERE AND BACK AGAIN."The Tyres showed no sign of wear, and wo havo no hesitation In recommending them for heavy duty of any kind.CLEVELAND LIGHTWEIGHT MOTOR CYCLES NOW ARRIVED.ROYAL ENFIELDS with Double Exhaust Ports, landing shortly.VISIT OR WRITE TO OUR SHOWROOMS IN THE CITY.301-7 SWANSTON ST.,Rogers Bros. MELBOURNE.1926, 1930Rogers Bros at 305-307 Swanston St.1929BROOKS' FURNITURE- BARGAINS,305-307 Swanston-street.Melbourne______________________________DIRECTORIES OF VICTORIA, MELBOURNE-SANDS AND KENNY, SANDS & MCDOUGALL1915299 French, T. H., tailor301-3 Hotel Northcote-Lamont, Miss Agnes305-307 Deslandes, H. C.. fretwkr & wll crvr.1920299 French. T. H., tailor301-303 Christensen, Mrs Julia, brdnghse305-307 Conry, Jas., wood carvers.1925305-7 Rogers Bros, motor cycle dealers305-7 Kentish, N. B,. piano & hid table dealer.1930303 Greek Club305-7 Brooks. H. H., hse furnishers309 Keogh, P., confr
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