Melbourne Mansions
| Melbourne Mansions | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Art Nouveau |
| Location | Melbourne, Australia |
| Address | 95 (91-101) Collins Street |
| Town or city | Melbourne |
| Country | Australia |
| Completed | 1906 |
| Demolished | 1958 |
| Client | David Syme |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 5 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Walter Butler and George Inskip |
37°48′52.17″S 144°58′14.25″E / 37.8144917°S 144.9706250°E
Melbourne Mansions was a five-storey apartment building located in Collins Street in Melbourne, Australia. Constructed in 1906, it is thought to have been the first purpose-built residential apartment block in the city.[1] Designed in the Art Nouveau style by the architectural partnership of Walter Butler and George Inskip for newspaper proprietor David Syme, its facade featured oriel windows and arches.[2][3] The basement and ground levels had shops and medical rooms while the floors above housed thirty apartments. Meals were served to residents at a common dining room and serveries on each floor.[1]
The building was sold in 1949, and demolished in 1958 by Whelan the Wrecker, making way for the 26-storey CRA Building. This was described at the time by journalist Keith Dunstan as "breaking the rhythm" of the so-called "Paris end" of Collins Street.
References
- ^ a b Annear, Robyn. A city lost & found: Whelan the Wrecker's Melbourne. p. 130. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ^ "Melbourne Mansions: 95 Collins Street, Melbourne". Walking Melboourne. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ Edquist, Harriet (June 2003). "He who sleeps in Philae: Walter Butler's tomb for David Syme at Kew" (PDF). Fabrications. 13 (1). Retrieved 14 February 2010.