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The Menzies Hotel - Bourke Street. [Walking Melbourne - Building Profile]
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The Menzies Hotel: Bourke Street,


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Building Profile

Name : The Menzies Hotel

Location

Address: Bourke Street
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Postcode:

The Menzies Hotel was a landmark

Construction Details

Built: 1867
Original use: 19
Current use:

Built in the Victorian period in the 14 style

Notable features

Built in 1867 in time for the visit of the Duke of Edinburgh. Remodelled in the high Victorian 1880s to an unusual eclectic Second Empire ornamentation. Built in 6 months, the hotel was one of the worlds foremost and finest. Host to Alexander Graham Bell, Herbert Hoover, Dame Nellie Melba and General Douglas Macarthur.

History

Architect: Reed & Barnes


This building has been destroyed (1969)

Demolished to make way for BHP plaza.

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