RMIT Building 4: Bowen Street, MELBOURNE
| Building ProfileName : RMIT Building 4 Past Names : Working Mens CollegeLocationAddress: Bowen Street City: MELBOURNE
Postcode: 3000
Construction DetailsBuilt: 1890 Original use: Education Current use: Education
number of floors : 5Built in the Victorian period in the Neo-Gothic style
Notable featuresThis building is a tudor gothic styled education building constructed of heavy stone. An unusual eclectic composition featuring a Second Empire styled central tower with picturesque gothick castellation, tudor styled oriel over entrance and cathedral-like window tracery combined with tudor styled sashes on the upper storeys. Twin gables flank the central tower providing balance and further eccentuating the picturesque skyline. HistoryIn 1890 Building 4 was erected to house trade teaching Architect: Oakden, Addison and Kemp
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