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National Home Purchase Society - 243 Collins Street. MELBOURNE [Walking Melbourne - Building Profile]
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National Home Purchase Society: 243 Collins Street, MELBOURNE


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Building Profile

Name : National Home Purchase Society

Location

Address: 243 Collins Street
City: MELBOURNE

Postcode: 3000

Construction Details

Built: 1920~
Original use: Office
Current use:

Built in the Interwar period in the Art Noveau style

Notable features

Highly unusual ornament. Seems to anticipate 20th Century Post-Modernism with the exaggerated rings holding up the balustrade feature, and original but minimalist design.

History

Architect:


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