For the biography of one of the architects see http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/parkes-varney-7959
]]>This former Bank of New South Wales building is on the corner of Broadway and Regent Streets in the inner city suburb of Chippendale. It was designed by architects Varney Parkes and James Bull Anderson and was built in 1894. The ornate brick building with moulded plaster work is in the Romanesque Revival style. It has prominent semi-circular arched windows and doorways, multiple columns, and elaborate plasterwork incorporating floral designs. Two rounded corner towers flank the main entrance and end in cupolas on top of the roof.
For the biography of one of the architects see http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/parkes-varney-7959
For the biography of one of the architects see http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/parkes-varney-7959
]]>This former Bank of New South Wales building is on the corner of Broadway and Regent Streets in the inner city suburb of Chippendale. It was designed by architects Varney Parkes and James Bull Anderson and was built in 1894. The ornate brick building with moulded plaster work is in the Romanesque Revival style. It has prominent semi-circular arched windows and doorways, multiple columns, and elaborate plasterwork incorporating floral designs. Two rounded corner towers flank the main entrance and end in cupolas on top of the roof.
For the biography of one of the architects see http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/parkes-varney-7959
The Working Men’s College (which became RMIT University) in Melbourne,
Victoria, opened in 1887. The three-storey building was designed by Terry and
Oakden, and Nahun Barnet and financed by Francis Ormond. The tower and La Trobe
St frontage were added in 1890 and were designed by Percy Oakden Addison and
Kemp. The building is now known as the Francis Ormond Building. The College was
built in the Romanesque Revival style and features semi-circular arches and
doorways, a corner tower with four corner turrets, and window tracery.
The Working Men’s College (which became RMIT University) in Melbourne,
Victoria, opened in 1887. The three-storey building was designed by Terry and
Oakden, and Nahun Barnet and financed by Francis Ormond. The tower and La Trobe
St frontage were added in 1890 and were designed by Percy Oakden Addison and
Kemp. The building is now known as the Francis Ormond Building. The College was
built in the Romanesque Revival style and features semi-circular arches and
doorways, a corner tower with four corner turrets, and window tracery.
The Working Men’s College (which became RMIT University) in Melbourne,
Victoria, opened in 1887. The three-storey building was designed by Terry and
Oakden, and Nahun Barnet and financed by Francis Ormond. The tower and La Trobe
St frontage were added in 1890 and were designed by Percy Oakden Addison and
Kemp. The building is now known as the Francis Ormond Building. The College was
built in the Romanesque Revival style and features semi-circular arches and
doorways, a corner tower with four corner turrets, and window tracery.