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The Nurses’ Quarters was built in 1909 as a residence for the nurses working at the hospital, designed by prominent architect and alderman, Lindsay Thompson.
It was converted to a casualty ward and outpatients’ clinic in the 1960s and was used for ancillary hospital services since that time, before being operated as a preschool in 1992. The building has played a continuous role in the community for 100 years.
The adaptive reuse of the heritage Nurses’ Quarters as Lilydale House makes a charismatic centrepiece in Mirvac and Tonkin Zulaikha Greer’s urban renewal of the former Marrickville Hospital site.
The site is highly significant for its role in the provision of health care and nursing services to the local community from 1899 to the hospital’s closure in 1991. Located on Marrickville’s main historic strip, the site is an important component of the immediate Marrickville civic precinct which also includes the Town Hall, St Brigid’s Church and the Fi
An award-winning restoration has transformed an old fashioned bakery into a charming country retreat
Located in Learmonth, central VIC, the conversion boasts soaring cathedral ceilings and sweeping lake views
Standout features include a designer kitchen, wraparound verandah and a bathroom with an open fireplace
The design was recognised with the City of Ballarat s 2014 Award for Best Adaptive Reuse of a Heritage Place
Three Altus businesses receive statewide Main Street awards
Three Altus businesses receive statewide Main Street awards By Will Hutchison | January 19, 2021 at 5:03 PM CST - Updated January 19 at 5:07 PM
ALTUS, Okla. (TNN) - Three Altus businesses were honored with awards from the Oklahoma Main Street Center.
The three businesses were all deserving of the awards for very different reasons.
Whirlwind Book Bar took an abandoned building and transformed it into a destination in town, earning the award for Best Adaptive Reuse Project.
Southwest Crop Insurance completely renovated the front of the building, uplifting it and earning the Best Facade Rehabilitation under $10,000.