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Butler, Graeme1985
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Zander Pty Ltd. warehouse and offices later Melbourne School of Decoration, 295-299 King Street, Melbourne
Creator:
Butler, Graeme (Name details)
Date of work:
1985
Reference number:
BIF-CITY 105319
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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RESEARCH ADDED BY GRAEME BUTLER 2021:__________________________________________________Period: InterwarDATE: 1918-1919;ASSOCIATIONS: Zander, J B Pty Ltd.;DESIGNER: Ashworth, T R;BUILDER: Wilson, F of Bendigo___________________________.GRAEME BUTLER 1985 MELBOURNE CENTRAL ACTIVITIES DISTRICT CONSERVATION STUDYBUILDING IDENTIFICATION FORM - designed by Chris Cowper? For Rolfe and Company?.City of Melbourne online maps (COMAPS)A three storey brick former warehouse. Designed by Christopher Cowper and built for The Modern Printing Company Proprietary Limited in 1919. Extensively refurbished and converted to a museum and cultural centre in 2003..VICTORIAN HERITAGE INVENTORY H7822-1001Row of buildings along King Street frontage shown on 1866 map.1880 Panorama shows several (single storey) buildings.1905 map - 2 buildings, 1 & 2 storey, & large yard area, Murphy Brothers, Grocer..VICTORIAN TITLES OFFICE Vol. 6408 Folio 538.CITY OF MELBOURNE BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATIONShttps://www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/60672/images/44777_349574-006781918 August 1531 ₤8000 erection of warehouse…1938 alts to building1940 additions to1942, 1946 alts to building etc..NEWSPAPERS (TROVE)1918T. R. Ashwworth, 325 Collins street: Three-fioor brick warehouse, King street, for J. B. Zander Pty. Ltd. Deposit £100.1928Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954) Sat 29 Sep 1928 Page 8https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/224733503/24188372J B Zander Pty Ltd established 1892 by J B Zander, at first for frozen produce (rabbits, hairs, poultry) grew to new premises in King St in 18981918 forced into the present `up-to-date stores and offices at the corner of … ' Now the firm is selling agent for wool hides, sheep skins, tallow, rabbit skins, furred skins, horsehair, beeswax, bones, etc..and in all departments the produce is handled and graded by experts and disposed of to the best advantage of their clients.`The Age' 8/11/2014built 1919, proposed development 83 levels- was dated c1915 in 1985:Two neighbouring, historic and low-rise King Street buildings are set to be replaced with one super-skyscraper after being acquired in separate transactions last year.Matthew Guy is reviewing the new owner's application seeking to demolish the Koorie Heritage Trust Cultural Centre at 295-299 King Street, a building that was developed in 1919, and the neighbouring Elizabeth Andrews building, also on the Victorian Heritage Database.Replacing the blocks could be an 83-level, 603-unit skyscraper with 124 car spaces and ground-floor retail.Last April, the applicant paid the Koorie Heritage Trust $8.6 million for its 857-square-metre block. The three-level, 2300-square-metre building accommodated an exhibition space, gallery, library and museum and was offered with a two-year leaseback.Eight months later the applicant paid $4.1 million for 307-309 King Street, adding 436 square metres. Both blocks back onto a council laneway.Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/business/developer-pays-30-millionplus-for-fishermans-bend-site-20141107-11hteg.html#ixzz3IQCqE5Ua.DIRECTORIES OF VICTORIA, MELBOURNE-SANDS AND KENNY, SANDS & MCDOUGALL1920277 Fling Lee, laundry279-287 Golden Age htl—Woods, Mrs HannahLit Lonsdale st297-305 Zander, J. B., Pty Ltd, wool brokers307-309 Scott, W. G., brassfndr & finisher1925279-287 Golden Age htl—Woods, Mrs HannanLit Lonsdale at297-305 Zander, J. B., Pty Ltd, wool brokers307-309 Scott. W. G., brassfndr & finisher
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295-299 King Street, Melbourne (Butler13945\\)295-299 King Street, Melbourne (Butler13946\\)Walton and Scott engineering works, later Melbourne School of Decoration, 307-309 King Street, Melbourne (BIF-CITY 105320\\)
Names:
City of MelbourneCowper, Christopher Alfred, 1868-1954
Topics:
Central Activities District Conservation Study 1985Conservation studiesFederation/Edwardian styleWarehousesSchools and colleges
Places:
Melbourne (Vic.)
Form/Genre:
Building Identification Forms (BIFs)
Record types:
Research and reports
Record number:
1211901
Bookmark link:
https://librarysearch.melbourne.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/ARCENQ?SETLVL=&RNI=1211901
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