A. & H. Buildings also Domino Shirt factory, 37-41 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne
Butler, Graeme1985
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A. & H. Buildings also Domino Shirt factory, 37-41 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne
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1985
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BIF-CITY 105829
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RESEARCH ADDED BY GRAEME BUTLER 2022:__________________________________________________DATE: 1889?;ASSOCIATIONS: Domino Shirt Co, shirt manufacturers; Davies, G?;DESIGNER: Behrendt, P?;BUILDER: Harvey, Robert H -?.GRAEME BUTLER 1985 MELBOURNE CENTRAL ACTIVITIES DISTRICT CONSERVATION STUDYBUILDING IDENTIFICATION FORM.LEWIS, M- AUSTRALIAN ARCHITECTURE INDEX:Record 73268 Behrendt,- Davies, G Melbourne VIC Warehouses Harvey, Robert H - 34 Newry St Fitzroy 1889 09 18 4118,Documentation -MCC registration no 4118 [Burchett Index]. Fee 3.10.0 five-storey store Little Bourke east?.MAHLSTEDT FIRE INSURANCE PLAN SERIES STATE LIBRARY OF VICTORIASeries 1, map 1191037 -4 storeys and basement all concrete, E Davis owner, Corney & Co mirror factory masonry, windows and door to side lane, 2 storey rear wing and courtyard Chinese cabinet makers, timber store; C N Meyers Paper Store pasted over..MELBOURNE AND METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKSDetail Plan 189537-41 as existing cellar under entire building, similar plan to Mahlstedt 1910.VICTORIAN HERITAGE INVENTORY H7822-1565https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/94801866 - building on site. 1880 - 2 storey building.1888 -one- and two-storey buildings, Police Station and Lock-up. 1905 - four-storey building, Corney & Co, Mirror Factory..TRETHOWAN ARCHITECTURE, 2015. BOURKE HILL PRECINCT HERITAGE REVIEWHISTORYThe four storey factory was potentially constructed as early as 1890, with the 1895 MMBW Plan indicating abuilding footprint similar to today. It is evident that the façade underwent substantial alteration in the Interwarperiod, and was remodelled to its present state. The factory has been historically linked with garmentmanufacturing throughout the Interwar period until the 1970's.FEATURESFour storey commercial form with regularly articulated bays. The building is vertically oriented, with brickpilasters running the length of the façade. Horizontally, the building is simply articulated through decorativecream brick courses and regular steel framed windows. The pilasters are capped with corbelled bricks, with creambrick courses creating visual interest to the facade. An early shop front survives.THEMES3.1 From town to City.5.5 Building a manufacturing industry.9.1 A working class.9.3 Working in the postwar city.ANALYSISThe building is a fairly intact example of an Interwar commercial building, although there is potential that thebuilding was constructed c.1890. An early shop front survives to one of the bays and the remainder of the facadeis fairly intact. The building is linked to the manufacturing industry, important in this area and is a fairly intactexample of the Interwar commercial style. It is located within a small group of similar building (stylistically andmaterially) but the remainder of the streetscape has been heavily altered.RECOMMENDATIONSUpdate building grading to acknowledge contribution to the precinct.Grading Contributory TO Precinct.City of Melbourne MapsHarwood House:A four storey brick former warehouse with a basement. Built around 1915. Refurbished and converted to offices in 1968 with a refurbishment in 1987. The basement and first two floors were converted to restaurants in 1997.On lot granted to David Gardiner CA5/24.NEWSPAPERS (TROVE)1888https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/6118063P Behrendt, architect, nominated as associate of VICTORIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS.1889https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/170506980P Behrendt, architect, lectures on Sanitation in Cities1922The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954)Saturday 22 April 1922 - Page 7PRESSERS and FOLDERSexperiencedFASHION SHIRTS and PYJAMAS.CONSTANT ELMPLOYMENT.No Saturday Work.DOMINO SHIRT COMPANY,41 Little Bourke-street,1936https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/74712531?Theft from DOMINO SHIRT COMPANY shipment1940 BOY, FOR PRESSING COLLARS. EXPERIENCE UNNECESSARY. DOMINO SHIRT COMPANY.41 Little Bourke-street1945 Domino Shirt Company 41 Little Bourke advert.DIRECTORIES OF VICTORIA, MELBOURNE-SANDS AND KENNY, SANDS & MCDOUGALL189337 Thomson, A. W., billiard table maker45 Police station-Hehir, John, sergeant in chargeSheill, Mrs AnLiverpool st190437-41 Schneiders, S., & Son, clothing mfctrs1910Harwood pl-(5 Pon Kee, cabinetmaker)37-39 Schneider:, S., & Son clothing Manuf41 Cawsey. Menck & Co. Wine and spirit.mers1915Harwood pl37 to 41 Meyers , Charles N., paper merchant37-41 Holt, P., wicker mnfrg Co37 to 41 Jackson. T. C., & Co, trunk maker192037-41 vacant192537-41 "A. & H." BUILDINGS—Basement—Wynn, Sarni., wine cellarGround floor-37-41 Zenith Battery Co Pty Ltd, electl engnrsFirst & Second floors—Domino Shirt CoThird floor—Dolphin Engraving Co l'ty Ltd, processengravers43 Licensing Inspector's Office1935, 193037-41 Domino Shirt Co, shirt manufacturers37-41 Wynn, S., & Co, wine merchants37-41 Dolphin Engraving Co Pty Ltd, process engvrs1942, 1944-537-41 DOMINO SHIRT COMPANY, shirt manufacturers..
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