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| High Boom Style architecture |
This elaborately designed, High Boom Style building is located in China Town at 112-114 Little Bourke Street. It was designed by George de Lacy Evans and built by Hewitt & Smethurst, for a wealthy merchant and leader in the Chinese community Lowe Kong Meng in 1888. Originally built as a place of business, a warehouse and a residence, the bottom floors are now used as a restaurant.
The flamboyant and imposing architecture, which is typical of the style, was designed to be an ostentatious display of wealth. And justly deserved, Mr Lowe Kong Meng made many contributions to society, in particular helping Chinese immigrants transition and adjust to life in Australia.
This building would have made quite an impression back in the day, and still does today.
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Mosey x
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