Commentary | Demolishing Melbourne

Tracking the demolition and protection of historic buildings across Victoria.

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‘Grimwade House’, 28-54 Dundas Street, Rye. Protected. ‘St Andrews’, 2 Struan Street, Toorak. Demolished 2023. ‘Villa Stana’, 14 Beach Road, Hampton. Under Threat. Stalbridge Chambers, 443 Little Collins Street, Melbourne. Added to the VHR 1981. Pelican House, 4 Denistoun Avenue, Mt Eliza. Demolished c.1990. ‘Winmarleigh’, 6 St Georges Road, Toorak. Under Threat. Coragulac House, 895 Corangamite Lake Rd, Coragulac. Protected. City of Melbourne Bank, Collins Street. Demolished c.1939. Roy Grounds House, 1/24 Hill Street, Toorak. Added to the VHR 2001. 4 Nola Court, Toorak. Under Threat 2025. St George’s Presbyterian Church, 4 Chapel Street, St Kilda. Renovated c.2022 ‘Alphil’, 14 Rockley Road, South Yarra. Demolished 2024 ‘House of Tomorrow’. Missing since 1949. Toorak-South Yarra Library, 340 Toorak Road, South Yarra. Protected 2025. Singapore Cottage, 17 Coventry Place, South Melbourne. Restored c.2008. Waterside Hotel, 508 Flinders Street. Gutted 2023-2024. Lanark Terrace, 55-60 Canterbury Road, Middle Park. Illegally Demolished, 1974. ‘White Lodge’, 16B Waterloo Street, Camberwell. Protected c.2015. ‘Carnhoustie’, 12 Mangarra Road, Canterbury. Under Threat. ‘Hughenden’, 177 Beaconsfield Parade, Middle Park. Gutted c.1940 & c.2009. ‘Greenways’, 4 Higgins Lane, Shoreham. (Imminently) Protected 2025. 92 North Street, Ascot Vale. Under Threat. Rickards Opera House, 243-251 Bourke Street. Demolished 1967. ‘Halstead’, 23 Bambra Road, Caulfield. Heritage Protections Extended 2025. Bendigo Law Courts, Pall Mall, Bendigo. Abandoned 2022. Campbell Arcade, Melbourne. Reopened July 2025. ‘Witten Residence’, 4 Theodore Court, Toorak. Gutted c.2024 Queens Coffee Palace, 1-15 Rathdowne Street, Carlton. Demolished c.1971. 243-255 Smith Street, Fitzroy. Proposed Redevelopment 2025. 55 Bath Road, Glen Iris. Protected 2022.