Streetscape, 473-503 Collins Street, Melbourne
Butler, Graeme1985
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Streetscape, 473-503 Collins Street, Melbourne
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Date of work:
1985
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BIF-CITY 102103 1
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Item from Collection: Heritage Collection (HC)
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Graphic materialsTextual material
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Series: Central City (BIF-CITY)
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Notable features: (new) Rialto Tower forecourt intrudes on Rialto side wall and promises to be ascalar to environ and obscures valuable side elevation.ASSOCIATED RESEARCH ADDED BY GRAEME BUTLER:.HERITAGE BRANCH, MINISTRY FOR PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT 1987 CITY OF MELBOURNE CENTRAL CITY NOTABLE BUILDINGS CITATIONSOnly the front sections of these buildings remain and they have been incorporated into a single office development. The Olderfleet Building was constructed in 1889-90 for Patrick McCaughan to a design by William Pitt (as also the Rialto). It is a unique and extravagant example of Pitt's commercial gothic design. Record Chambers was built for the printers, McCarron Bird & Co in 1887 to a design by JAB Koch. The "Boom" classical design incorporated a vehicular entrance at the ground floor (which remains) for deliveries. The South Australian Insurance Building was constructed as the company's offices in 1888 to a design by Oakden Addison and Kemp and is another example of commercial gothic architecture of the Boom period. This group (including the adjacent Winfield and Rialto) of Boom period warehouses and offices is unique in Australia in expressing the wealth of Melbourne's commercial development in the late 19th century.
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1194854
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