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Former Port Authority Building
29 - 31 Market Street, MELBOURNE VIC 3000 - Property No B4119
Former Port Authority Building
29 - 31 Market Street, MELBOURNE VIC 3000 - Property No B4119
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Statement of Significance
The Port Authority Building was constructed by builders Hansen and Yunken Pty Ltd to the design of architects Sydney Smith, Ogg and Serpell. It was completed late in 1931. This nine storey structure consisting of a plinth of polished granite and Stawell sandstone superstructure, is based on the Ionic order in a monumental composition intended to typify the important role of the Harbour Trust in Melbourne.
The building is one of the more significant examples in Victoria of 20th century revival architecture. The design is a well articulated example of monumental Neo Grec architecture; a style commonly adopted for commercial buildings in the 1920s in Australia. The interior is also carefully detailed in the same style, Greek revival, with the use of elaborate and expensive materials in the vestibule, ground-floor public chamber and the first-floor Board Room.
These include Caleula Sicilian and the brown Buchan marble on the ground floor as well as extensive use of the native blackwood for the panelled walls of the Board Room. The Port Authority Building is intact and maintained in excellent condition. The office levels have been sensitively adapted to changing accommodation requirements.
Classified: 26/11/1981
The building is one of the more significant examples in Victoria of 20th century revival architecture. The design is a well articulated example of monumental Neo Grec architecture; a style commonly adopted for commercial buildings in the 1920s in Australia. The interior is also carefully detailed in the same style, Greek revival, with the use of elaborate and expensive materials in the vestibule, ground-floor public chamber and the first-floor Board Room.
These include Caleula Sicilian and the brown Buchan marble on the ground floor as well as extensive use of the native blackwood for the panelled walls of the Board Room. The Port Authority Building is intact and maintained in excellent condition. The office levels have been sensitively adapted to changing accommodation requirements.
Classified: 26/11/1981
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FORMER ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARMY MEDICAL CORPS TRAINING DEPOTVictorian Heritage Register H0717
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MITRE TAVERNVictorian Heritage Register H0464
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MELBOURNE SAVAGE CLUBVictorian Heritage Register H0025
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