Menzies Hotel, Melbourne

The long gone Menzies Hotel once stood on the se corner of Bourke & William Streets, and was the hotel of choice of the elite from its opening in 1867 into the 1950s. It went through many additions over the years : the original hotel was 3 floors, designed by Reed & Barnes with curious but distinctive square bell cast corner roofs, and it was the first proper grand hotel in Melbourne, immediately popular with the better off country and international visitors.

Capital Theatre (Former Masonic Hall), Bendigo

The Capital Theatre (former Masonic Hall) Bendigo, a cement rendered building designed in the Renaissance Revival style by Bendigo architects William Charles Vahland and Robert Getzschmann in 1874. At the time of construction, the building housed several public and private uses, including lodge rooms, a tavern, and a concert hall that was later converted to a theatre.

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