1880s Customs HouseA photograph of the Customs House in Melbourne taken between 1876 and 1885. The building was completed in 1876, incorporating an earlier building designed by architect Peter Kerr in the 1850s. Kerr also designed the new section, assisted by architects John James Clark and Arthur Ebden Johnson. The building is in Flinders Street, nestled between Market and William Streets, situated adjacent to the Yarra River, where cargo was unloaded in Melbourne from

The architect was John James Clark who also designed the Treasury Building

Though the image is catalogued as 1916

Photograph attributed to Spencer Shier

the City Baths building and the Customs House

cars and trams on road

houses and structures of the day

white and green

Notes from the State Library tell us that this image "Shows the rocky falls on the Yarra River

Work attributed to Samuel Calvert (1828-1913)

The figures depicted on the bank of the river are from left to right: Captain Lancey

and building c

The Town Hall Building is still there