Capitol
Bakeries Building
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Chapel Street & Toorak Road, South Yarra, Victoria
(Harry Norris, 1937)
Norris designed two major bakeries in Melbourne – the other was the Northern Bakery building in Brunswick. The Capitol building has undergone many changes since it closed as a bakery.
April
2006 - Preservation News
A permit has been issued by the City of Stonnington for the demolition of the building and construction of a tower. The developer has until September 2008 to commence works but at present the Capitol building remains in place.
Autumn
2000 - Preservation News
A proposal is currently before the Stonnington Council for the construction
of a 27-storey hotel complex on the corner of Chapel and Toorak Roads.
This would require the demolition of the Capitol Bakeries building.
