1894c Princess Theatre Flinders Street showing the many inner city

showing the many inner city buildings along with other prominent landmark buildings of Melbourne

serving as Mayor from 1876 to 1877

Notes from the State Library tell us that this image is a "Collection of architectural drawings of the new buildings at Flinders Street Railway Station

These beautiful buildings

a wealthy pastoralist

1894c Princess Theatre Flinders Street showing the many inner cityA striking photograph of the newly constructed Princess Theatre around 1894. This magnificent building was designed by William Pitt (born Melbourne 1855). Pitt had a major influence on Melbourne's architecture, especially as it evolved into "Marvellous Melbourne". Other buildings that Pitt designed include the Melbourne Coffee Palace, Olderfleet and Rialto Buildings, amongst many others. He also collaborated on the design for the Federal Coffee Palace