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Nicholas Building: 21-47 Swanston Street, MELBOURNE

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Building Profile

Name : Nicholas Building

Location

Address: 21-47 Swanston Street
City: MELBOURNE

Postcode: 3000

Nicholas Building is a landmark

Construction Details

Built: 1925 - 1926
Original use: Mixed Use
Current use: Mixed Use

number of floors : 11

Built in the Interwar period in the Palazzo style

Notable features

The grandest 1920s commercial palazzo in the city, has maximum site coverage and a mass with giant order columns and Chicagoesque influences including balconettes and a terracotta faience facade. and bulky base.

History

Architect: Harry Norris

Nicholas Building is classified by:

National Trust (B4079)

Victorian Heritage Register (H2119) - Nicholas Building is protected by state law

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