McEwan, Jas., & Co Ltd, warehouse, later Commercial Bank of Australia Ltd, 501-503 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne
Butler, Graeme1985
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McEwan, Jas., & Co Ltd, warehouse, later Commercial Bank of Australia Ltd, 501-503 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne
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1985
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BIF-CITY 103235
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Period: Early Victorian, Victorian.ASSOCIATED RESEARCH ADDED BY GRAEME BUTLER 2021:.GRAEME BUTLER 1985 MELBOURNE CENTRAL ACTIVITIES DISTRICT CONSERVATION STUDYBUILDING IDENTIFICATION FORM.VICTORIAN HERITAGE INVENTORY H7822-19971866 map shows building on corner of Elizabeth Street.1905 - single storey building-Heritage Inventory Comments: Extant building: three storeys (stone and render)..LEWIS, M- AUSTRALIAN ARCHITECTURE INDEXRecords75074 McEwan & Co Melbourne VIC Warehouses Christie, Alexander - St Kilda 1860 03 19 178, MCC registration no 178 [Burchett Index]. Fee 2.0.0 store75093 McEwan, James & Co Melbourne VIC Warehouses Oliver, James 1863 04 8 131 MCC registration no 131 [Burchett Index]. Fee 1.10.0 iron shed71194 Anderson, Charles McEwan, James & Co Melbourne VIC Warehouses Anderson, James - 126 Nicholson St Fitzroy 1869 07 22 6718 MCC registration no 6718 [Burchett Index]. Fee 2.2.0 store Therry & Elizabeth75115 McEwan, James & Co Melbourne VIC Warehouses Linacre, James - Melbourne 1869 07 26 3355 MCC registration no 6718 [Burchett Index]. Fee 2.2.0 MCC registration no 3355 [Burchett Index]. Fee 6.0.0 large premises for store Elizabeth near S/W cnr Elizabeth & Little Collins75131 McEwan, James & Co Melbourne VIC Warehouses Lawrence, James - Queen St 1873 02 26 5280 MCC registration no 5280 [Burchett Index]. Fee 4.0.0 store Elizabeth near cnr Elizabeth & Therry.CITY OF MELBOURNE BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATIONSMelbourne Building Application IndexElizabeth St - Flinders Sthttps://www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/60672/images/44777_349573-005281917- sundry works, shopfronts etc1955 28831 ₤23822 addition to building1956 ₤12000 alts to extend banking chamber etc.RBA ARCHITECTS 2013, CITY NORTH HERITAGE REVIEW`The next group probably date to the mid-Victorian period, and have stuccoed façades with some decorative elements. This period is well represented by the group of nine shops at nos 419-435, a two storey shop at no. 487, and the three storey warehouse at nos 501-503. The latter is the most elaborate of the group, with basalt pilasters to the ground floor and architraves to the upper level windows…'`Initially T (Thomas). Robinson, agricultural implements, from 1855-c 60. By 1863, McEwans. Housed washing apparatus. Initially a smaller single storey (1866) building.3 storey, the street elevations have a stucco finish however that to the rear lane (west) reveals a basalt wall (with some bricked in openings). The parapet to the front section hides the gable roof and its cornice and string courses below project forward at either end as bays (north elevation). The street façade is distinguished by basalt pilasters, some paired, to the east end to the ground floor (a rare instance). The windows to the upper two levels have moulded architraves, larger rectangular with a hood to the first floor, and with a segmental arch and projecting sill with brackets to the second floor.Later used by Commercial Bank of Australia (1960s)..'.NEWSPAPERS (TROVE)1869 CARTERS. Twelve loads of good RUBBLE given away. Apply James Linacre, McEwan and Co's new warehouse..DIRECTORIES OF VICTORIA, MELBOURNE-SANDS AND KENNY, SANDS & MCDOUGALL1880317 Royal George hotel-McPoyle, John319 McEwan , James, and Co, iron merchants and agriculturalimplement importersTherry St1893603 McEwan, Jas., & Co Ltd, machinery merchants VacantTherry st1910493-503 McEwan, Jas., & Co Ltd, ironmongers1920(489-491 Royal George htl—Delahunty, Daniel493-503 Munro, Jas. A., & Co, motor garage, beddingand wire mattress makers)503 Brown's Spring Co, mfrs of springs1942501-503 Munro Stores Pty Ltd, cycles—retail1955501-3 Commercial Bank of Australia Ltd
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