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Benjamin's shops and residences, part former row 72-80 Bourke Street, 72-74 Bourke Street, Melbourne

Butler, Graeme1985
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Benjamin's shops and residences, part former row 72-80 Bourke Street, 72-74 Bourke Street, Melbourne
Creator:
Butler, Graeme (Name details)
Date of work:
1985
Reference number:
BIF-CITY 101226
Level of description:
Item from Collection: Heritage Collection (HC)
Type of materials:
Graphic materialsTextual material
Part of:
Series: Central City (BIF-CITY)
Access restrictions:
UnrestrictedOpen access.
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UnrestrictedPlease contact City of Melbourne Libraries about obtaining permission to reproduce images.
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Period: Early VictorianConstruction date: c1860.ASSOCIATED RESEARCH ADDED BY GRAEME BUTLER:.GRAEME BUTLER 1985 MELBOURNE CENTRAL ACTIVITIES DISTRICT CONSERVATION STUDY BUILDING IDENTIFICATION FORMcites `Victoria Illustrated' p167,164; N Lewis 1976,p43.LEWIS, M- AUSTRALIAN ARCHITECTURE INDEXRecord 73656 Benjamin, Moses Melbourne VIC Shops Greenlaw, James - Colllingwood 24/8/60 Weaver, John 10.12.60 to complete 1860 08 24 484,MCC registration no 484 [Burchett Index]. Fee 10.0.0 five shops Bourke eastBenjamin, Mosesalso 73153 Benjamin, Moses Melbourne VIC Houses; Shops Cox, John - Victoria St N Melb 1854 09 19 1664, MCC registration no 1664 [Burchett Index]. Fee 4.0.0three iron shops, one iron house, Spring - cnr Little Bourke.State Library of VictoriaMelbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works detail plan, No. 1014, City of Melbourne.1895 shows as 72-80 bourke St.Trethowan 2015, BOURKE HILL PRECINCT Heritage REVIEW(AMENDMENT C240 2014, 2015)DATA SHEET 72-74 Bourke Street MelbourneHeritage Inventory H7822-1554.National Trust B6549.HISTORYA pair of two storey shops constructed in 1860 for Moses Benjamin. The buildings were once part of a row of 5shops, the center shop has been demolished however the flanking pairs remain. No 72 was occupied bypastrycooks, confectioners and cafe from the 1860s until 1950s. No 74 was occupied by bootmakers from the1860s to the 1950s.Intact and important classically derived first floor façade dating from pre 1875 with recent ground floor shopfront.ANALYSISImportant element of the historic streetscape dating from the pre 1875 period. The ground floor shopfronts arerecent. This is typical of the layering evident in other buildings in the street. A significant element within theBourke Street streetscape.RECOMMENDATIONSUpdate building grading to acknowledge contribution to the precinct.Building is worthy of further review before being considered for its own Heritage Overlay as individuallysignificant.
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Benjamin's shops and residences, part former row 72-80 Bourke Street, 72-74 Bourke Street, Melbourne (Butler13220\\)
Names:
City of Melbourne
Topics:
Central Activities District Conservation Study 1985Conservation studiesEarly-mid Victorian period (1851-1875)1860-1869Shops
Places:
Melbourne (Vic.)
Form/Genre:
Building Identification Forms (BIFs)
Record types:
Research and reports
Record number:
1190647
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