Building 49 (Gossard Building) (c. 1907 - )

From
c. 1907
Website
https://web.archive.org/web/20240301195932/https://www.rmit.edu.au/maps/melbourne-city-campus/building-49
Summary

Building 49 was owned by H. W. Gossard of Asia Pty Ltd, an undergarments manufacturer, prior to its purchase by the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) in 1991. RMIT's Architecture and Building Department occupied the building from the 1970s (RMIT University, undated).

Archival Resources

City of Melbourne Libraries, Heritage Collection

  • Cyclone Woven Wire Fence Co. factory, 459-469 Swanston Street, Melbourne, 1985 - 2023, BIF-CITY 109320; Butler, Graeme; City of Melbourne Libraries, Heritage Collection. Details

Published Resources

Books

  • Edquist, Harriet and Grierson, Elizabeth, A Skilled Hand and Cultivated Mind: A Guide to the Architecture and Art of RMIT University, RMIT University Press, Melbourne, Victoria, 2008. Details

Webpages

Sources used to compile this entry: Cyclone Woven Wire Fence Co. factory, 459-469 Swanston Street, Melbourne, 1985 - 2023, BIF-CITY 109320; Butler, Graeme; City of Melbourne Libraries, Heritage Collection; RMIT University, Building 49, Melbourne, Victoria, undated. Also available at https://web.archive.org/web/20240301195932/https://www.rmit.edu.au/maps/melbourne-city-campus/building-49.

Created: 15 December 2021, Last modified: 10 December 2024