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Currie & Richards Building: 79-81 Franklin Street, MELBOURNE

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Building Profile

Name : Currie & Richards Building

Location

Address: 79-81 Franklin Street
City: MELBOURNE

Postcode: 3000

Construction Details

Built: 1875
Original use: Warehouse
Current use: Office

number of floors : 3

Built in the Victorian period in the Renaissance Revival style

Notable features

History

Alfred Shaw and Company, block tinware manufacturers erected this building as workshops. In 1905, Currie and Richards acquired the building.

Architect:

This building has been destroyed

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