The Carlton Fire Station, or Fire Station No. 3 or Former Carlton Fire Station, on Swanston Street in Carlton, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, is a historic fire station which was built in 1927–1929.[1]

Carlton Fire Station
LocationCarlton, Victoria
Coordinates37°48′05″S 144°57′51″E / 37.801290°S 144.964074°E / -37.801290; 144.964074
Built1927–1929
Architectural style(s)Edwardian Baroque
Carlton Fire Station is located in Australia
Carlton Fire Station
Location of Carlton Fire Station in Australia

It was deemed of state level heritage significance in Victoria by the Victoria Heritage Council.[1]

It was designed by Cedric Haese Ballantyne (1876–1957) in late Edwardian Baroque style, and was deemed "an excellent representative example" of the numerous Metropolitan Fire Brigade fire stations that he designed.[1]

It is a three-storey brick and stucco building. It has a central entrance leading to a courtyard. Residences for single and married men were on the first and second storeys, and the ground floor on Swanston Street was commercial lease space. It has a balustraded parapet.[2]

The fire station ceased operations on 20 May 1997 and moved on the same day to a new fire station on Bouverie Street, Carlton, just a block away.[citation needed]

The building was converted to residential apartments in 2000.[1]

It is located at 650-656[1] or 644-656[2] Swanston Street.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Former Carlton Fire Station". Victoria Heritage Council. 11 January 2008.
  2. ^ a b "Former No. 3 Carlton Fire Station". Victoria Heritage Council. 13 May 1999.