Conserved Building

270 Middle Road

Applicable Guidelines

Historic District Guidelines

Conservation Area

Short Street Conservation Area

Historic address: 270 Middle Road

David Elias Building

About

The David Elias Building prominently anchors the corner of Short Street and Middle Road. Built in 1928 by a Jewish merchant, it was designed by architects Swan & Maclaren.

The Building

The building is a three-storey "stripped" neo-classical structure reflective of the architectural style popular in the 1920s. The Classical flavour appears in the rusticated treatment of the first storey arcade and Italianate balconies. Where the classically proportioned façade meets the roof, a strongly projecting concrete slab serves both as a cornice to the façade and as eaves to the roof. The roof is high-pitched and broad, and the two-storey cantilevered bay windows create visual interest on the front façade. The six-pointed Star of David is used as a bas-relief decoration.

Guidelines and Procedures

All proposed works will need to comply with the Conservation Guidelines and the Specific Restoration Guidelines (SRG). Conservation Permission is required before all additions & alteration works and operations of new use can begin.

Residential Fronts are characterised by timber casement windows flanking a double-leafed timber door. All buildings with residential front which is existing and/or identified in the 'Specific Restoration Guidelines', regardless of land use zoning, shall be retained and restored.