167-173 COLLINS STREET
167-173 COLLINS STREET MELBOURNE, MELBOURNE CITY
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Statement of Significance
This place is included on the Victorian Heritage Inventory, for its potential to contain historical archaeological remains associated with the settlement and growth of early Melbourne. Under the terms of the Heritage Act 2017 there is protection for all historical archaeology sites and objects in the state.
Please visit the Heritage Victoria website to find out more about the Heritage Inventory.
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167-173 COLLINS STREET - History
Heritage Inventory History of Site: Date of first documented occuption, 1850Heritage Inventory Description
167-173 COLLINS STREET - Heritage Inventory Description
Third land sale 1838, Block 6, Allotment 13, Thomas Forster. 1850 - building. 1855 - Presbyterian Assembly Hall.1888 - Presbyterian church, YWCA and offices.1905 - Assembly Hall.
Heritage Inventory Significance: SOURCE: HERITAGE PLAQUE:ORIGINALLY DESIGNED AS A LIVE THEATRE BY ARCHITECT NAHUM BARNETT FOR THE THEATRICAL FIRM OF J AND N TAIT IN 1913, THE BUILDING WAS CONVERTED TO THE METRO CINEMA IN THE EARLY 1930S UNDER THE DIRECTION OF ARCHITECT C. N. HOLLINSHED. THE BUILDING WAS CONVERTED TO A SHOPPING COMPLEX IN THE 1980S.SOURCE: 'FINDINGS' IN THE RECOMMENDATION TO THE MINISTER, 1977:THE "AUDITORIUM" IS A FINELY DETAILED AND RESTRAINED EXAMPLE OF NAHUM BARNET'S WORK. IT IS A WELL PRESERVED AND OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF A LARGE SCALE RED BRICK AND STUCCO OFFICE BUILDING OF THE PERIOD: THE BUILDING IS SUBSTANTIALLY AN OFFICE BUILDING ALTHOUGH THE LOWER LEVELS WERE DESIGNED AS A THEATRE AND LATER BECAME A CINEMA. IT IS AN INTERESTING EXAMPLE OF RIGID ROMANESQUE REVIVAL WORK SUPERIMPOSED ON A BASICALLY CLASSICAL STRUCTURE. ATTENTION IS DRAWN TO THE CLASSICAL CORNICE AND PARAPET ON THE COLLINS STREET FACADE. WHILST A NUMBER OF ASPECTS OF THE BUILDING CAN BE COMPARED WITH OTHER CITY BUILDINGS, FOR EXAMPLE, THE LONG ARCHES, THE RED BRICK AND STUCCO WORK, THE ROMANESQUE REVIVAL AND THE ORIEL WINDOWS. THE COMBINATION OF ELEMENTS IS UNIQUE WITHIN THE CITY OF MELBOURNE AND AS SUCH THE BUILDING IS OF CONSIDERABLE ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE TO THE CITY OF MELBOURNE.
Archeological Potential: Potential/Disturbed
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VICTORIAN ARTISTS SOCIETYVictorian Heritage Register H0634
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FORMER BAPTIST CHURCH HOUSEVictorian Heritage Register H0003
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EAST MELBOURNE SYNAGOGUEVictorian Heritage Register H0495
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