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| 4 TO 6 CANNING STREET CARLTON 3053 |
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| Heritage Gradings |
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| Building Grading | Streetscape Level | Laneway Level |
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| B | 1 |
| Conservation Study Details |
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| Precinct | Conservation Mgt Plan |
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| Carlton Heritage Precinct | |
| Conservation Study | Study Date | Status |
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| Carlton Conservation Study - Nigel Lewis and Associates, 1984 | | Adopted |
| Building and History Information |
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| Architectural Style | |
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| Period | 1939- - Post War |
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| Architect | |
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| Builder | Not Assessed |
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| First Owner | |
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| Integrity | Good |
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| Condition | Good |
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| Original Building Type | Residence |
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| History | The building at 4 - 6 Canning Street first appears in the Sands & McDougall directory for 1947, when it was occupied by a firm of manufacturing jewellers styled as the Combined Jewellery Manufacturers. The building was occupied by the Overseas Corporation (Australia) Ltd in the 1950s, and it served as the headquarters of the Melbourne City Mission in the 1060s. The building has since been converted to residential use. |
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| Description/Notable Features | The house at 4 - 6 Canning Street is a double storey, rendered brick building in the International Style, composed of a pair of white cubic volumes. One is smaller and lower than the other, and forms a projecting wing at the extreme south of the Canning Street frontage, with the main entry situated at the junction. The larger volume has two wide windows at ground level and three narrower ones above which have a continuous projecting hood. Running between the two rows of windows, and abutting the projecting wing, is a wide band of square panels. The roof is concealed behind a parapet. The windows to Canning Street have been compromised by the addition of unsympathetic iron railings and canvas awning. |
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| Statement of Significance | The former factory at 4 - 6 Canning Street, Carlton, is of considerable aesthetic significance. It is a fine and somewhat rare example of an International Style building in inner Melbourne, distinguished by its bold composition of stark cubic volumes. It is an interesting element within an otherwise predominantly Victorian streetscape. |
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Information is derived from the relevant Conservation Study. To check if the property is subject to statutory heritage protection, refer to the Heritage Overlay (Clause 43.01) of the http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/planningschemes/melbourne/home.html">Melbourne Planning Scheme and the http://www.heritage.vic.gov.au/">Victorian Heritage Register. |
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