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Anderson and Marshall's store, later Henry Berry & Co also St. Vincent de Paul, 585-587 Little Collins Street, Melbourne

Butler, Graeme1985
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Anderson and Marshall's store, later Henry Berry & Co also St. Vincent de Paul, 585-587 Little Collins Street, Melbourne
Creator:
Butler, Graeme (Name details)
Date of work:
1985
Reference number:
BIF-CITY 105942
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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 2022:__________________________________________________Period: Early VictorianDATE: 1864-5;ASSOCIATIONS: Anderson and Marshall;DESIGNER: Unknown, Anderson and Marshall?BUILDER: Anderson and Marshall.GRAEME BUTLER 1985 MELBOURNE CENTRAL ACTIVITIES DISTRICT CONSERVATION STUDYBUILDING IDENTIFICATION FORM cites 85, page 233;__________________________________________________Lawrie Wilson & Associates, 1977. (85)Historic Buildings Preservation Council Report on CBD Block No 6 Dec 1977, page 229585 - 587 LITTLE COLLINS STREETHISTORICAL.1.1 Business Directory and Rate Book Information.1865 - Occupier:Anderson & Co.Owner:Anderson &Marshall.Bluestone store, one storey, unfinished.A .A. V. : 80 pounds.Anderson & Co. are listed as the occupiers until 1880.This is the first indication of a building on this site.Earlier rate books record vacant land.1885 - Occupier:Daley & Co.Owner:Miramo & Son .…Stone store, 33' x 132'.A.A. V.: 250 pounds.No. : 307.There are numerous occupants from this date forward. Henry Berry & Co. Pty. Ltd. were one of the longer occupants, from 1915-1930. The building is then notlisted in the directories between 1940 and 1965, at which date the St. Vincent de Paul Society became the occupants.2. ARCHITECTIJRAL INFORMATION.2.1 Brief History.Apart from the date of construction, considerable researchhas not revealed any further information.2.2 Description.Single storey gable-fronted bluestone edifice of simpleexterior and narrow frontage.2.3 Construction.Coursed ashlar treatment of axed bluestone load-bearingwalls with timber floor and roof structure - corrugatediron roof. Dressed bluestone pediment to top of gable .2.4 Alterations.No major alteration is evident save for internal partitions,suspended ceilings and connection with brick addition atrear. The large window on the west side of the frontagemay have previously been a goods entrance.3.ANALYSISAlthough no historical significance has been attached to thisbuilding, it has considerable merit as one of the oldestremaining buildings in this western end of the city. The Sigmabuilding is of an earlier date, 1863-64, as is one of the "Flinders Street properties, however, the land on this blocknorth of Call ins Street was only released from public use in1864.Architecturally, although the disharmony of the front facadecaused by the non-symmetrical window treatment is visuallydisturbing, the bluestone detailing of the doors and windowsand the textured appearance of the ashlar walls contrastingwith the dressed pediment are of particular interest. The smallscale of the building adds to its interest, and no other similarexamples are known to exist in the Melbourne central area.The building is an important part of the proposed streetscapeNo. 2, and its pedestrian scale and rough textured appearancecontrast with the other buildings on the street and ensure avisual prominence.4. RECOMMENDATION.The retention of this building is essential as a representative example of the building type and style, and it should be includedon the Register of Historic Buildings.__________________________________________________VICTORIAN HERITAGE INVENTORY H7822-1690https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/96041855 - part of Immigration Depot (but no buildings shown on this site).1877 - building, Anderson & Marshall.1888 - one storey building and yard to Francis St, Wine & Spirit Merchant.1905 - one storey building and yard to Francis Street, Billings & O'Hara, Wine & Spirit Merchants.__________________________________________________LEWIS, M- AUSTRALIAN ARCHITECTURE INDEX:Record 76763 Anderson & Marshall - Melbourne Melbourne VIC Warehouses Anderson & Marshall 1864 12 16 619 -MCC registration no 619 [Burchett Index]. Fee 2.0.0 store, Little Collins west - between King and Spencer__________________________________________________VICTORIA HERITAGE REGISTERSOURCE: FINDINGS OF THE COUNCIL.`THE ST. VINCENT DE PAUL BUILDING AT 585-587 LITTLE COLLINS STREET WASCONSTRUCTED IN 1864/65 FOR THE FIRM OF ANDERSON AND MARSHALL, MERCHANTS.EARLY MAP RECORDS SHOW THAT THE PRESENT SINGLE STOREY BLUESTONE STRUCTURE ONTHE SITE WAS THE ORIGINAL BUILDING, THE REMAINDER OF THE SITE BEING ORIGINALLYOCCUPIED BY A SERIES OF OUTBUILDINGS AND AFTER 1923 BY THE EXISTING BRICKSTRUCTURE.THIS BLUESTONE BUILDING WAS DESIGNED AS A SIMPLE SINGLE-STOREY WAREHOUSE, WITHGABLE ENDS AND A SIMPLE PATTERN OF FENESTRATION ON THE NORTH ELEVATION. THEUSE OF BASALT AS A CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL IS OF PARTICULAR IMPORTANCE TO THEHISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE IN VICTORIA, AS IT WAS ONE OF THE EARLIEST AND MOSTRESILIENT INDIGENOUS MATERIALS USED BY THE PIONEERS. THE SOUTH WEST CORNER OFTHE CITY OF MELBOURNE ONCE CONTAINED MANY EXAMPLES OF THE BASALT BUILDINGS.THIS STRUCTURE IS AN EXAMPLE OF THOSE REPRESENTATIVE FEW LEFT AND UNLIKE ITSCOUNTERPARTS IS A RARE SINGLE STOREY EXAMPLE.THE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN IS PARTICULARLY SIMPLE, RELYING ON THE NORTHELEVATION AND ITS USE OF SIMPLE CORNICE LINES, ARCHED OPENINGS AND QUOINING TOGIVE IT A DEGREE OF SOPHISTICATION.DESPITE THE 1923 ADDITIONS AND SUBSEQUENT MINOR ALTERATIONS THIS BUILDINGREMAINS IN GOOD AND RELATIVELY INTACT CONDITION.'__________________________________________________City of Melbourne online maps 2011585 Little Collins Street, MelbourneDetailsBuilding Details:Two co-joined former warehouse buildings. To Little Collins Street a single storey bluestone building built in 1865. To the rear facing Francis Street a three storey brick building with basement parking built in the 1920's__________________________________________________HERITAGE BRANCH, MINISTRY FOR PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT 1987 CITY OF MELBOURNE CENTRAL CITY NOTABLE BUILDINGS CITATIONSA small gabled bluestone building, originally constructed in 1865 as a warehouse for the grain merchants, Anderson and Marshall . It is a relatively rare survivor of the many small bluestone warehouses that existed in the south-western quarter of the city in the 19th century .__________________________________________________NEWSPAPERS (TROVE)1868https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5823536VICTORIAN SHlP OWNERS' ASSOCIATION.The third annual general meeting of this association was held yesterday afternoon. Mr. John Marshall (of Anderson and Marshall) occupied the chair…
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City of Melbourne
Topics:
Central Activities District Conservation Study 1985Conservation studiesEarly-mid Victorian period (1851-1875)WarehousesBluestone1860-1869Notable Building Citations (Melbourne Planning Scheme)
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Melbourne (Vic.)
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Building Identification Forms (BIFs)
Record types:
Research and reports
Record number:
1254461
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