T & G Mutual Life Assurance Building

T & G Mutual Life Assurance Building is a heritage-listed office building at 45 Hunter Street, Newcastle, City of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]

T & G Mutual Life Assurance Building
Location45 Hunter Street, Newcastle, City of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates32.9281°S 151.7846°E / -32.9281; 151.7846
OwnerCedtoy Pty Ltd
Official nameT & G Mutual Life Assurance Building
Typestate heritage (built)
Designated2 April 1999
Reference no.316
Typehistoric site
Location of T & G Mutual Life Assurance Building in New South Wales

History

The building was built in 1923 for McIlwraith McEacharn Line Pty Ltd and named Scottish House. It was designed by Spain and Cosh and built by contractors Stuart Brothers. The cost of the building and land amounted to approximately £100,000.[2]

In 1935, it was bought by the T & G Mutual Life Assurance Society for approximately £90,000, in what was then the biggest sale of any single freehold property in Newcastle.[3]

In the early 1990s, the building was known as Hunter House.[4]

Description

The T & G Building is a seven-storey rendered brick building in the English Renaissance style with a corner tower. It originally consisted of five storeys with a basement, with an additional two floors added after the building was bought by T & G.[4][2][3]

Heritage listing

T & G Mutual Life Assurance Building was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]

See also

References
  1. "T & G Mutual Life Assurance Building". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H00316. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  2. "SCOTTISH HOUSE". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (14, 264). New South Wales, Australia. 12 October 1923. p. 5. Retrieved 11 July 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. "SCOTTISH HOUSE". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (18, 400). New South Wales, Australia. 3 October 1935. p. 6. Retrieved 11 July 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "T & G Mutual Life Assurance Building". State Heritage Inventory. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 11 July 2018.

Attribution

This Wikipedia article was originally based on T & G Mutual Life Assurance Building, entry number 00316 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales and Office of Environment and Heritage 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 1 June 2018.

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