Eastern Market: Bourke Street, MELBOURNE
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| Building ProfileName : Eastern Market
LocationAddress: Bourke Street
City: MELBOURNE
Postcode: 3000
Eastern Market was a landmark
Construction DetailsBuilt: 1877 - 1879
Original use: Commercial
Current use:
Built in the Victorian period in the Victorian Italianate style
Notable featuresA cast iron verandahed Italianate (a style usually applied to residential rather than commercial buildings) composition with pronounced arched main entry points crowned by mannerist arched pediments on dwarf towers. Secondary entry points are marked by lower set triangular pediments. A cornice stagerred smaller shopfronts down the sloped sides was capped by balustrades and roof ornament. HistoryArchitect: Reed & Barnes
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