点评:Built to harmonise with the Town Hall, this building came to life in 1885. It was built for the city of Palmerston's leading businessman, Vaiben Solomon and served as a warehouse for his business- V.L.Solomon and Company- auctioneers, shipping agents, land and real estate agents, importers, stock and station agents, agents for Lloyds of London and Custom House agents. The building survived the bombings of Darwin in 1942 at which point the Navy occupied them and they became part of their headquarters, HMAS Melville. ( Also the Old Town Hall was occupied from the Navy as it was directly across from this building).
John George Knight designed the building. By 1887 local businessmen Victor Brown and Herbert Adcock were trading here as Port Darwin Mercantile and Agency Company. The company went into liquidation in 1895 but Brown emerged to resume trading a year later.
It was damaged by Cyclone Tracy but restored and repurposed by the Darwin Theatre Company. Still in use ... it is a beautiful building and worth stopping to read about... there is an information board at the front of it.
翻译:该建筑建于 1885 年,与市政厅相得益彰。它是为帕默斯顿市的主要商人 Vaiben Solomon 建造的,并作为他的公司 V.L.Solomon and Company 的仓库,该公司从事拍卖、船运代理、土地和房地产代理、进口商、股票和车站代理、伦敦劳合社代理和海关代理。该建筑在 1942 年达尔文轰炸中幸存下来,当时海军占领了它,并成为其总部 HMAS Melville 的一部分。(旧市政厅也被海军占领,因为它就在这座建筑的正对面)。
John George Knight 设计了这座建筑。到 1887 年,当地商人 Victor Brown 和 Herbert Adcock 以 Port Darwin Mercantile and Agency Company 的名义在这里经营。该公司于 1895 年破产,但 Brown 一年后重新开业。
它曾被飓风特蕾西损坏,但达尔文剧院公司对其进行了修复并重新利用。仍在使用……这是一座美丽的建筑,值得停下来阅读……它的前面有一块信息板。