Melbourne Electricity Supply Dept. Substation, 20 Celestial Avenue, Melbourne
Graeme Butler and Associates01/07/1989
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Melbourne Electricity Supply Dept. Substation, 20 Celestial Avenue, Melbourne
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01/07/1989
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BIF-CITY 104782
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Item from Collection: Heritage Collection (HC)
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Series: Central City (BIF-CITY)
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RESEARCH ADDED BY GRAEME BUTLER 2021:__________________________________________________Style: Neo-GrecPeriod: 1916-1925Date of construction: 1923.GRAEME BUTLER 1989, LITTLE BOURKE STREET PRECINCT CONSERVATION STUDYStatement of SignificanceHistoryBuilt to supply the expanding light industry on the fringe of the CAD early this century, it is part of a complex of substations which face Waratah Place and Heffernan Lane. It received one of the first group of rotary converters installed to convert Direct Current supply to three-phase alternating power.DescriptionThree level parapeted face red brick substation with unpainted cement detailing expressive of the prevailing Neo-Grec style. Windows are steel framed and doors have new roller shutters.External IntegrityNew roller shutter doors.StreetscapeRelates to red brick and cement architecture elsewher in the lane and precinct.Statement of SignificanceSymbolic of the long term industrial nature of this precinct and its need for power, also part of the austere red brick architectural character of the precinct. Contributes to precinct.
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| Original | 104782 | 1 PDF : 603 KB ; A4 | Group of Items (May not be issued, may not be reproduced) |