Name/TitleSubmission for the addition of 'Alcaston House' No. 2 Collins Street, Melbourne, to the Register of Historic Buildings
MakerNational Trust of Australia (Victoria)
Maker RoleAuthor
About this objectAlternate title: National Trust of Australia (Victoria). Submission for the designation of 'Alcaston House' 2 Collins Street, Melbourne.
The report details the historic and architectural importance of the building, conservation analysis and comparative study.
Alcaston House is one Melbourne's first mixed-use Art Deco buildings, designed by A. and K. Henderson and erected by T Donald and Co. in 1929-30. It is an important early twentieth-century example of combined offices and flats, for no other building of the era provided a similar mixed use commercial and multi-storey residential accommodation. [Victorian Heritage Database]
Includes photographs and building floor plans.
The Butler Collection is a large archive of conservation studies, photographs and related reference material.
MeasurementsH30cm x W22cm x D1.5cm
Date Made1978
Period1970-1980
Place MadeMelbourne
PublisherNational Trust of Australia (Victoria)
Publication Date1978
Publication PlaceMelbourne, Vic.
Subject and Association KeywordsMelbourne (Victoria.)
Subject and Association KeywordsHeritage and conservation studies
Subject and Association KeywordsSpring Street (Melbourne, Vic.)
Subject and Association KeywordsAlcaston House (Melbourne, Vic.)
Subject and Association KeywordsHoddle Grid
Subject and Association KeywordsArt deco (Architecture)
Subject and Association KeywordsHistoric buildings
Subject and Association KeywordsCollins Street (Melbourne, Vic.)
Named CollectionButler Collection
Credit LineDonated by Graeme Butler, 2023
Object TypeBook
Object numberRG03-44-010
Spine Label728 MEL NAT
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved
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