Peter Andrew Barrett provides a range of heritage services to architects, planners, government authorities, councils, and the owners of heritage buildings and sites.
A Visit to Lizzy and Miss Mac
Thursday February 27, 2020
The head office of the State Savings Bank of Victoria was a Melbourne landmark, situated diagonally opposite the General Post Office (GPO) at the intersection of Bourke and Elizabeth streets.
Stalbridge Chambers
Saturday June 25, 2016
Stalbridge Chambers was one of a number of multi-level office/commercial buildings erected in Melbourne during the Land Boom towards the end of the nineteenth century.
Corner of Flinders and Swanston Streets 1950
Saturday June 25, 2016
Illuminated signage was a prominent feature on buildings at this gateway intersection by the time this photograph was taken around 1950.
Municipal Arch
Friday April 22, 2016
The Municipal Arch, at the southern end of Princes Bridge, was one of several temporary arches erected in Melbourne to celebrate the opening of the first Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901.
Melbourne Mansions
Friday April 22, 2016
Completed in 1906, the Melbourne Mansions building at 91-101 Collins Street, Melbourne is thought to be the first block of residential flats within the city.
Japanese Garden
Friday April 22, 2016
Designed by William Guilfoyle, curator of the Royal Botanic Gardens, the Japanese Garden was opened in 1902, and was set out around an existing ornamental lake in the Treasury Gardens.