Geelong Customs House

The Geelong Customs House is a bluestone and freestone classical style public building in Geelong, Victoria, built in 1855. It replaced a small timber prefabricated building of 1838, which was later relocated to the Geelong Botanic Gardens.[1]

Geelong Customs House

The Customs House was erected near the Geelong foreshore to serve the needs of the colonial administration during the peak of the gold rushes.[2] The building was designed by John James Clark[3] and constructed by William Crocker Cornish in April 1855. The Geelong Customs House is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register,[4] and City of Greater Geelong Heritage Overlay.[5] The building is no longer used for its original purpose, but was restored in 2012, winning a National Trust Award,[6] and now houses offices and the 'Custom House Restaurant and Wine Bar'.[7]

References

  1. ↑ First Customs House Including Interior Botanical Gardens, Onmydoorstep
  2. ↑ Stekelenburg, I.J., 'H.M. Customs House, Geelong'. History Research Essay, Department of Architecture, University of Melbourne
  3. ↑ Dodd, Andrew, John James Clark: Public Architect in Australia, unpublished PhD thesis, University of Melbourne 2009.
  4. ↑ Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number H1892
  5. ↑ Geelong Heritage Overlay Numbers HO130 , HO1638
  6. ↑ 2013 National Trust Heritage Awards
  7. ↑ Welcome to Customs House Restaurant & Wine Bar

Coordinates: 38°08′43″S 144°21′44″E / 38.1452°S 144.3623°E / -38.1452; 144.3623

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