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2 unusual facts about Nicholas Building


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One of the leading commercial architects of the time in the city, Norris was strongly influenced by trends in American architecture and used faience on projects such as the Nicholas Building and the Kellow Falkiner Showrooms (a 1928 car showroom) in South Yarra.

Nicholas Building

The novel Shantaram, written by one of Australia’s most wanted fugitives Gregory David Roberts was written in the building.



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