| House | $1,376,000  |
| Unit | $619,100  |
Surrounding suburbs
| Docklands | $1,487,200 |
| Footscray | $956,600 |
| Kensington | $1,168,500 |
| Melbourne | $590,000 |
| North Melbourne | $1,326,300 |
| Port Melbourne | $1,603,000 |
| Spotswood | $1,197,700 |
| Yarraville | $1,175,700  |
| House | $792 |
| Unit | $627 |
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| Planning History: |
| Registered as Victorian heritage |
| Last updated on - February 22, 2000 What is significant? The Langdon Building at 351-355 King Street was built as three terrace houses by the owner-builder Robert Kidd. He built them in stages as follows: No.351 in 1863, No.353 in 1865 and No.355 in 1869. Kidd lived at No.353. The middle house of the three was a shop from 1870 but has now had its shopfront removed. All three terrace houses are two storeys, constructed in brick with coursed bluestone facades. Access was directly off the street in the manner of English town houses. Each house has quoins, a motif which is repeated around the front door and windows. Whilst all three buildings are constructed on the street alignment the parapet and string course is not continuous, reflecting the differing stages of construction. The Langdon Building was used as an early clothing factory and was later combined with the adjoining the Fenwick Brothers Phoenix Clothing building. These early factories share a party wall and were once linked via twin archways. How is it significant? The Langdon Building is of architectural and historical significance to the State of Victoria. Why is it significant? The Langdon Building is architecturally significant as an excellent example of the use of Victoria’s ubiquitous bluestone as a construction material. Spanning three periods of construction, the Langdon Building has a consistent use of facing bluestone. There is a contrast between the fine ashlar finishes of the architraves, quoins and string courses and the rougher finish of the wall areas. The Langdon Building is historically significant as a rare complex of three residential buildings amalgamated for industrial use. It is a rare example of a surviving clothing factory in the central business district. From 1870 the Langdon Building was a clothing factory and had a close relationship to the notable Phoenix Clothing Factory buildings to the south. It demonstrates the adaptation and adjustment of owners to changing economic conditions in Melbourne. |
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