Architectural style Art Nouveau Country Australia Opened 1922 | Town or city Melbourne Cost £50,000 Architect Harry Norris | |
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Former names Tattersall's Club
Tattersalls Building Other dimensions Frontage of 81 ft 5 in to Swanston St. by a depth of 88 ft on the southern boundary and 66 ft on the north side. It has a rear frontage of 50 ft 8 in to Tattersalls Lane. Address 252 Swanston St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia Similar Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium, Heide Museum of Modern Art, Lakeside Stadium, Olympic Park Stadium, Dandenong Ranges | ||
Meet the inhabitants curtin house city of melbourne
Curtin House is a six storey Art Nouveau building on Swanston Street in the Melbourne city centre.
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History
The building was built in the 1922, originally the Tattersalls Building, it was renamed after the Labor Prime Minister John Curtin. It was also once the office of the Communist Party, and was also used for meetings concerning card games at the time. Built on the former site of Nunans's Buildings destroyed by fire on April 13, 1921 caused by Morton Parker Pimentel the fire claimed one victim Miss Gertrude K Riley.
Restoration
After being bought by a collaborating group of Melbourne-based business men including Tim Peach (owner of Rooftop Cinema), Curtin House was restored in 2003.
Curtin House hosts thai restaurant and bar Cookie, Rooftop Cinema, a family owned and operated Kung Fu academy, website developers, a bookstore, rare record store, architecture office, and live music venue, which hosts cabaret, comedy, acoustic, blues, jazz and world music performances.