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 A PIECE of Geelong history has hit the market. The 47-room former Geelong Grammar School (pictured, right), built in 1857 and occupied by the college until 1914, is expected to sell to a developer, investor – or maybe even a millionaire resident. The tudor-gothic style former school at 55 Maud Street was sketched by architects Backhouse and Reynolds, who won a competition to design the campus. [...] A PIECE of Geelong history has hit the market. The 47-room former Geelong Grammar School (pictured, right), built in 1857 and occupied by the college until 1914, is expected to sell to a developer, investor – or maybe even a millionaire resident. The tudor-gothic style former school at 55 Maud Street was sketched by architects Backhouse and Reynolds, who won a competition to design the campus. [...] A SUBDIVIDED piece of Victorian history has quietly hit the market, in Sorrento. Richard Shelmerdine, a member of the Myer dynasty, is selling the 1915 square metre development site – until now part of the much larger historic property known as The Sisters, and within the precinct of Victoria’s first European settlement. In early 2008, the Shelmerdine’s paid $18.4 million cash for the exclusive 1.2 hectare site, which has been in private hands since 1890, and was last owned by eccentric millionaire Peter Rand. [...] LAVERTON North’s former McCubbins Pet Food Factory has sold for about $6 million to Queensland based pet food mogul and multi-millionaire, Tony Quinn. The 10,600 square metre parcel at 75 – 77 Dohertys Road includes offices, cold stores, blast and plate freezers and two warehouses totalling 2300 square metres. The existing building occupies just 22 per cent of the overall site, offering development potential down the track, should Mr Quinn’s pet food company, VIP Pet Food, decide to expand further. [...] |
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