Walton and Scott engineering works, later Melbourne School of Decoration, 307-309 King Street, Melbourne
Butler, Graeme1985
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Walton and Scott engineering works, later Melbourne School of Decoration, 307-309 King Street, Melbourne
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1985
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BIF-CITY 105320
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RESEARCH ADDED BY GRAEME BUTLER 2021:__________________________________________________Period: EdwardianDATE: 1912;ASSOCIATIONS: Walton & Scott;DESIGNER: Ward & Carleton;BUILDER: Bade & Co - New St Brighton.GRAEME BUTLER 1985 MELBOURNE CENTRAL ACTIVITIES DISTRICT CONSERVATION STUDYBUILDING IDENTIFICATION FORM.VICTORIAN HERITAGE INVENTORY H7822-1002Row of buildings shown along King Street in 1866.Buildings and vacant land shown in 1880. 1905 - Walter G Scott Brass Foundry,one- and two-storey buildings..City of Melbourne online mapsTwo storey brick former warehouse. Built in 1912. Refurbished in 2001..LEWIS, M- AUSTRALIAN ARCHITECTURE INDEX:Record 71708 Ward & Carleton; Walton & Scott Melbourne VIC Factories Bade & Co - New St Brighton 1911 11 15 3014-MCC registration no 3014 [Burchett Index]. Fee 2.10.0 brick factory, King - 307/9.CONTEXT (WITH GJM HERITAGE) 2020, HODDLE GRID HERITAGE REVIEWHO1252Former Walton and Scott Engineering Works307-309 King Street (1911) Architect: Ward & CarletonDelete proposed heritage protection (building demolished)Permit granted a multi-storey building with no retention of existing structure (TPM-2014-44)· Historically significant as an example of small scale manufacturing within the City of Melbourne.· Significant as representative of a low scale industrial building, located on the edge of the city, with characteristics of the American Romanesque style of the Federation/Edwardian period.NEWSPAPERS (TROVE)`The Age' 8/11/2014 proposed development 83 levelsTwo 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 & MCDOUGALL1915Lit Lonsdale st215 Murphy, Rlchd. T., grocer297 Line, Daniel307-309 Walton & Scott, brassfndrs & finishers1920, 1925Lit Lonsdale st297-305 Zander, J. B., Pty Ltd, wool brokers307-309 Scott, W. G., brassfndr & finisher
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