LATHAM HOUSE
230-238 SWANSTON STREET MELBOURNE, MELBOURNE CITY
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Statement of Significance
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LATHAM HOUSE - History
Heritage Inventory History of Site: Date of first documented occupation, 1848Heritage Inventory Description
LATHAM HOUSE - Heritage Inventory Description
Block on corner of Swanston & Little Bourke Sts purchased by Robert Bennett 1843. Hotel building constructed on the site by 1847. Obtained licence & opened as the "Globe Inn" (shown 1850 & 1855 maps). Leased to John Rickett 1852. Present building 3 storeys constructed 1858 as rebuild. Operated as the Globe Hotel until c.1927 when taken over by the Victorian Society for the protection of Animals and became Latham House (extensive alterations).
Heritage Inventory Significance: CITATION - NOTABLE BUILDING (AM425): THE ORIGINAL GLOBE HOTEL, BUILT 1848, WAS REPLACED BY THE PRESENT BUILDING IN 1858 AND CONTINUED TO TRADE AS SUCH UNTIL 1927. THE BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED AS A THREE STOREY BUILDING WITHOUT A VERANDAH; THE TOP STOREY APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN ADDED IN 1927 WHEN IT BECAME "LATHAM HOUSE" OWNED BY THE VICTORIA SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF ANIMALS. THE ELEGANT CURVE OF THE CORNER IS EMPHASISED AS THE MAJOR DECORATIVE FEATURE BY THE USE OF DOUBLE ENGAGED CORINTHIAN COLUMNS IN THIS RESTRAINED DESIGN OF CLASSICAL ELEMENTS. THE BUILDING PERFORMS AN IMPORTANT GATEWAY FUNCTION IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FORMER BALLARAT STAR HOTEL OPPOSITE.
Archeological Potential: Site
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FORMER CARLTON AND UNITED BREWERYVictorian Heritage Register H0024
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ROSAVILLEVictorian Heritage Register H0408
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MEDLEY HALLVictorian Heritage Register H0409
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