Kennedy's warehouse also Bradshaw & Allan's furnishing warehouse, 17 (was 13) Somerset Place, Melbourne
Butler, Graeme1985
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Kennedy's warehouse also Bradshaw & Allan's furnishing warehouse, 17 (was 13) Somerset Place, Melbourne
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1985
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BIF-CITY 108146
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RESEARCH ADDED BY GRAEME BUTLER 2022:__________________________________________________DATE: 1907;ASSOCIATIONS: Kennedy, James K;DESIGNER: Peters & Hetherington?;BUILDER: Peters & HetheringtonPeriod: Edwardian.LOVELL CHEN 2016, GUILDFORD AND HARDWARE LANE HERITAGE STUDYWhat is Significant?HistoryThe three-storey brick warehouse at 17 Somerset Place was built in c. 1907-8 for Joseph Kennedy by contractors Peters & Hetherington of King Street.74 The building replaced a single-storey brick foundry, which had occupied the site from as early as 1888.75 This foundry was owned by James Kennedy and occupied by James Stevenson until the mid-1890s, when the site was occupied by Robert McPherson and the brick building used as a workshop.76 In 1907 the site was owned by Joseph Kennedy, and described as a brick workshop, valued at a NAV of £24.77 In March 1907, a notice of intention to build was submitted to the City of Melbourne by Kennedy, to construct a three-storey brick store off Little Bourke Street.78The following year, although it was still described as a brick workshop, the value of the property had increased to a NAV of £116.79 The new building can be seen on the Mahlstedt fire insurance plan of 1910 (Figure 41). The plan shows the building as having two doors on the front elevation, and two to the side elevation. The building was occupied by carpet and upholstery importers, Bradshaw and Allan who remained at the site into the 1950s.80DescriptionThe c. 1907-8 three-storey brick warehouse at 17 Somerset Place is built to the boundaries of its laneway site, and adopts an unusually small footprint presenting a frontage of less than seven metres to the street. Constructed in face brick, the façade retains its original pattern of fenestration. The original arrangement of segmental-arch headed windows and landing entries at each level generally survives, as does an original crane beam above central landing doors at each floor level. A second point of entry from the laneway allowing separate access to upper levels from the street also survives. Another pedestrian entry remains evident along a laneway to the south elevation of the warehouse.Some door and window joinery has been replaced and other minor works have occurred. However, these alterations have had limited impact overall on the form and character of the building. The façade has been over-painted in red although the original hawthorn brick expression remains legible along the access way to its south. It is likely that the roof was originally clad in slate but is currently clad in modern corrugated steel. The former warehouse survives as a substantially intact but unusually narrow warehouse structure.How is it Significant?The three-storey brick warehouse at 17 Somerset Place, built in c. 1907-8, is of local aesthetic/architectural significance.Why is it Significant?The building is of aesthetic/architectural significance. While it is a utilitarian building, it is distinguished by its vertical proportions and unusually narrow footprint, for the building type. The large original segmental-arch headed windows to the Somerset Place elevation further distinguish the building, enlivening its presentation to the laneway. Despite some overpainting, the original hawthorn brick expression to the south elevation remains. The building also retains other key elements associated with its original design and use, including the original crane beam above the central landing doors at each floor level. A second point of entry in the façade is also original, and provided separate access to the upper levels from the street.SeeFigure 34 MMBW detail plan no 1016, 1894, showing part of Somerset Place, with subject site indicated, prior to construction of the subject building Source: State Library of VictoriaFigure 35 Mahlstedt fire insurance plan, Plan 13, 1910, with three-storey warehouse at 17 Somerset Place indicated Source: State Library of Victoria.GRAEME BUTLER 1985 MELBOURNE CENTRAL ACTIVITIES DISTRICT CONSERVATION STUDYBUILDING IDENTIFICATION FORM_________________________________________Google Maps 2021Shown as 17 Somerset Place_________________________________________LEWIS, M- AUSTRALIAN ARCHITECTURE INDEX:Record73331 Kennedy, James K Melbourne VIC Warehouses Peters & Hetherington - 230 King St 1907 03 23 405-MCC registration no 405 [Burchett Index]. Fee 2.2.0three-storey brick store, Little Bourke near (off Little Bourke) - Merlin Place_________________________________________MAHLSTEDT FIRE INSURANCE PLAN SERIES STATE LIBRARY OF VICTORIASeries 1, Block 131888not shown19103 storey masonry, label `Bradshaws Upholstery' pasted in north of a roofed ROW leading to rear of Rankins Lane warehouses, `Kennedy owner'19253 storey masonry, `Bradshaws Carpets' north of a ROW_________________________________________LOVELL CHEN 2016, GUILDFORD AND HARDWARE LANE HERITAGE STUDY17 Somerset Place Significant Three storey Edwardian warehouse_________________________________________DIRECTORIES OF VICTORIA, MELBOURNE-SANDS AND KENNY, SANDS & MCDOUGALL1910SOMERSET PLOff 347 Lit Bourke st2 Aust "Bilz" DepOt, aerated water mfrsFirst floor-Birrell, J. A., carpenterSecond floor--Downing, F. H., electricianDowning, L. M., assayer4 Edminston & O'Neill, electrical engineersCity Furnishing Co, storeAlford, John. lronworkerThe Brilliant Incandescent Gaslight Co—Morris & DavisBerney. Edward, shoeing forge9-11 Isaacson & Heyinanson, importers5-7 Black, J. 0.. hardware importer1-3 Myth, David, & Co, mfrs' agnts & imptrs.1915SOMERSET PLOff 347 Lit Bourke atBasement-Woods, Henry W., plumberl.uft Gas Mufg Co---Lee, E. B., mgr.First floor-Birrell, J. A., carpenterSecond floor-VacantEDMISTON & O'NEILL4 Electrical engineers . electric elevator expert.& electric motor spcialistaMcKell, Speedie & Co, furn warehouseBradshaw & Allan. frnshng warehsemen13 Warehouse being built9-11 Isaacson & Heymanson, glassmerchants7 Black, James G., ironmonger5 Blyth & Co, hardware merchants.1920SOMERSET PLOff 347 Lit Bourke st31-2 Basement —Woods, Horace W., plumberGround floor-Simplo Light Mnfg Co—Air Gas machnsFirst floor-Birrell, J. A., carpenterSecond floor-Whitelaw, Percy H., wall paper mercht29 Homewood & O'Neill, electrigal engnrs21-27 McKell, Speedie & Co Pty Ltd, furn wrhs17 Bradshaw & Allan, furnishing warehousemen13 Russell. Garrett J.., hosry mnfr13 Marshall, John P., & Co, mnfrg jwirs13 Davies Bros & Crawford, mnfrs & imptrs9-11 Isaacson. M., & Son, glass & crockery mart5-7 Black, James G., hardware mercht1-3 Blyth, David, & Co, hardware merchts
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