Willsmere: Wiltshire Drive, Kew, MELBOURNE
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| Building ProfileName : Willsmere
LocationAddress: Wiltshire Drive, Kew
City: MELBOURNE
Postcode: 3000
Willsmere is a landmark
Construction DetailsBuilt: 1864 - 1880
Original use: Penitentiary
Current use:
Built in the Victorian period in the Second Empire style
Notable featuresAn eclectic French Second Empire inspired design drawing inspirations from the mannerist and baroque idioms. Set amongst beautiful gardens, the complex features loggia culminating in various massings topped by large truncated pyramidal mansard towers. HistoryArchitect: Public Works Department
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