1874 Flinders Street West and Customs House Melbourne 1840-1860 "Exhibition Building" and the "Public

"Exhibition Building" and the "Public Library"

Bright Planet

with the Cathedral being consecrated in 1897

The Stewart Dawson building was replaced by the Manchester Unity Building in 1932

Middle Island

1874 Flinders Street West and Customs House Melbourne 1840-1860 "Exhibition Building" and the "PublicA photo from 1874 looking west along Flinders Street from the intersection with Market Street. The large building on the right is the Customs House. The present Customs House building is the result of two separate building phases over 20 years, with architect Peter Kerr involved in both phases. With vastly expanded trade and soaring revenue from the gold rush, the Victorian colonial government commissioned Peter Kerr to design a new Customs House,