Iconic buildings of Adelaide: The Marine Terraces of Grange Beach

Iconic buildings of Adelaide: The Marine Terraces of Grange Beach

891 ABC Adelaide By Brett Williamson Originally posted 13 Jul 2016, 3:18pm Built in 1884, The Marine Terraces at Grange Beach are the only three-storey Victorian-styled terraces ever built on Australia’s coastline. The block of eight are only one-third of what...
Iconic buildings of Adelaide: The Torrens Drill Hall

Iconic buildings of Adelaide: The Torrens Drill Hall

Ever wondered about the building opposite the new Adelaide Oval? The prestigious white Torrens Drill Hall is celebrating its 80th year this year. To mark the occasion, 891 ABC Adelaide took a tour of the site, which was previously used for a quarry and rubbish dump....
Iconic buildings of Adelaide: Come inside the Stock Exchange

Iconic buildings of Adelaide: Come inside the Stock Exchange

Dwarfed by surrounding high-rises, Adelaide’s Stock Exchange building makes up in history what it lacks in size. Opened in 1901, the Edwardian/Federation-style building was the operational home of the exchange until 1991. 891 ABC Adelaide By Brett...
Iconic buildings of Adelaide: The Colonial Mutual Life building

Iconic buildings of Adelaide: The Colonial Mutual Life building

The Colonial Mutual Life (CML) building of Adelaide has transformed several times in the past eight decades, but it is its heritage-listed facade that holds the most interest. “It was built in 1934, right in the middle of the Great Depression,” architect...