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Victoria Market, Franklin Street, Melbourne

Gould, Meredith1985

Record details

Title:

Creator:

Gould, Meredith

Date of work:

1985

Reference number:

BIF-CITY 110686

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.

Use restrictions:

UnrestrictedPlease contact City of Melbourne Libraries about obtaining permission to reproduce images.

General notes:

Style: Art DecoPeriod: Inter-WarConstruction date: 1930Materials: Face brick and renderNotable features: Two rows of wholesalers stores remarkable for the intactness of their Art Deco design illustrating the continuity of the market function in the twentieth century. A stepped awning completely surrounds the brick stores which are separately indicted by a shaped parapet in render. Thy face a forecourt used as a carpark with notable mature palm.

Names:

City of MelbourneQueen Victoria Market (Melbourne, Vic.)National Trust of Australia (Victoria)

Topics:

Central Activities District Conservation Study 1985Conservation studiesInterwar periodModerne styleOfficesWarehousesBrick1930-1939

Places:

Melbourne (Vic.)

Form/Genre:

Building Identification Forms (BIFs)

Record types:

Research and reports

Record number:

1266153