Doorway of Goode House 1893, Collins Street, Melbourne. (Currently offices of Zendesk)
A.C. Goode House, with nine floors, was built in 1892 and extended in 1903 by Best Overend & Partners–it is one of two of the only remaining historic skyscrapers in Melbourne. The building has been known under different names, including National Mutual Life Association Building, and most recently as the Bank of New Zealand Australia (BNZA) House. A.C. Goode House was constructed in a high Gothic Revival style, in a beige freestone on a brick and concrete structure with a heavily vertical facade.[21] The building features Gothic arch spires at its roof.[22] It was designed by the Adelaide firm Wright, Reed and Beaver.[21][23] A.C. Goode House was added to the Victorian Heritage Register on 9 October 1974.[24] In a statement of significance dated from 1999, the description details the "aesthetic an darchitectural importance as a fine example of a Federation Gothic style building. The exterior facade contains many features distinctive to the style such as exuberant modelling, a turret, parapeted gables and masonry mullions. It has interiors to match, with features such as exotic dados of grey marble, red marble pilasters and columns, and white marble stairs in the foyer. The interior also features an elaborate banking chamber with a fully ornamented ceiling"
Doorway of Goode House 1893, Collins Street, Melbourne. (Currently offices of Zendesk)
A.C. Goode House, with nine floors, was built in 1892 and extended in 1903 by Best Overend & Partners–it is one of two of the only remaining historic skyscrapers in Melbourne. The building has been known under different names, including National Mutual Life Association Building, and most recently as the Bank of New Zealand Australia (BNZA) House. A.C. Goode House was constructed in a high Gothic Revival style, in a beige freestone on a brick and concrete structure with a heavily vertical facade.[21] The building features Gothic arch spires at its roof.[22] It was designed by the Adelaide firm Wright, Reed and Beaver.[21][23] A.C. Goode House was added to the Victorian Heritage Register on 9 October 1974.[24] In a statement of significance dated from 1999, the description details the "aesthetic an darchitectural importance as a fine example of a Federation Gothic style building. The exterior facade contains many features distinctive to the style such as exuberant modelling, a turret, parapeted gables and masonry mullions. It has interiors to match, with features such as exotic dados of grey marble, red marble pilasters and columns, and white marble stairs in the foyer. The interior also features an elaborate banking chamber with a fully ornamented ceiling"