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Allee's warehouse, 179-181 Flinders Lane, Melbourne

Butler, Graeme1985

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Creator:

Butler, Graeme (Name details)

Date of work:

1985

Reference number:

BIF-CITY 103936

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

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RESEARCH ADDED BY GRAEME BUTLER 2021:Period: EdwardianDATE: 1911;ASSOCIATIONS: Allee, John (trustees of);DESIGNER: Pitt, William;BUILDER: McDonald, RIMAGE: https://flic.kr/p/2mfeoZy.GRAEME BUTLER 1985 MELBOURNE CENTRAL ACTIVITIES DISTRICT CONSERVATION STUDYBUILDING IDENTIFICATION FORM cites CITY OF MELBOURNE BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATIONS 2566.LEWIS, M- AUSTRALIAN ARCHITECTURE INDEXAlleeRecords75871 Pitt, William; Allee, late John - Executors Melbourne VIC Shops Corlett, George - Tennyson St St Kilda 1897 01 11 685176503 Pitt, William; Allee, late John - Trustees Melbourne VIC Warehouses McDonald, R - 161 Flinders Lane 1911 05 1 2566 MCC registration no 2566 [Burchett Index]. Fee 3.10.0 brick warehouse Flinders Lane - 179 -75254 Klingender & Alsop, and Barnet N; Amalgamated Pictures Ltd - Allee, Trust Melbourne VIC Office Buildings; Shops; Theatres Byatt, Henry - Flinders St 1911 12 9 306875266 Pitt, W; Allee - Trustees Melbourne VIC Warehouses McDonald, R - 161 Flinders Lane 1913 03 5 3916.CONTEXT (WITH GJM HERITAGE) 2020, HODDLE GRID HERITAGE REVIEWSelected examples of Edwardian brick warehouse include …179-181 Flinders Lane (Significant in HO505 Flinders Gate Precinct, Significant in HO506 Flinders Lane Precinct)A four-storey brick former warehouse with ground floor and basement showrooms. Built for Henry Spink and William John Allee for 6,500 pounds in 1911. In 1925 the building was severely fire damaged with all of the tenants’ stock destroyed. It was refurbished in 1989 and the top levels were converted to offices.Figure 5. 179-181 Flinders Lane constructed 1911..VICTORIAN HERITAGE INVENTORY H7822-1913Block 6, Allotment 6 of original grid plan. 1866 - building on site.1877 - 2 x 2 storey shops, yards & sheds; S Pink & Sons; Astley, Watches.1888 - same buildings: M Ladd, Engineer; Manufacturers.1905 - same buildings, no occupants listed..DIRECTORIES OF VICTORIA, MELBOURNE-SANDS AND KENNY, SANDS & MCDOUGALL1915179-1st Second and Third floor-Clark, Cornish, Pty Ltd, warehousemenFirst floor-Fels, L. B., fcy gds, chem sdrs, leathery wall novelties, &c, imptrs & mfrs' agntMorley, E. G., mfrs' agentGround floor-Porter, Herbert. & L'ut roves its Ltd. Haberdashery specialists1920179-181 Third floor—Clarke, W. A., & Ce, ladies' estme mfrsSecond floor—Bayer, Chas., & Co Ltd, corset mnfrsBrown & Son Export Ltd, sft gds wrhsmnHalls & Co, soft goods wrehsmnFirst floor—Fels. L. B.. fcy gds and mfrs' agentGround floor—Rice, Ernest J., indntr & hbrdshry spelsts1930179 Wright, J. C., & Howard Pty Ltd, carpets &linos179-181 Clarke, J. R., soft goods broker179-181 Thomson, Jno., mnfrs' agent179-181 Webb, V. J., Clothing Co Pty Lid, clothingmanufacturers

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City of Melbourne

Topics:

Central Activities District Conservation Study 1985Conservation studiesFederation/Edwardian style

Places:

Melbourne (Vic.)

Form/Genre:

Building Identification Forms (BIFs)

Record types:

Research and reports

Record number:

1208479