Keady Hill Houses 554-556 Swanston Street, Carlton

Like a number former terrace houses around inner Melbourne, this row of two former homes since 1995 has been used as a brothel¹  (known as “Manhattan Terrace” and 556 formerly as “Club 556″).   The otherwise elegant Victorian Italianate pair were built in 1880 and unlike many used for similar purposes appears to be in remarkably good condition externally, with their elaborate detail and symmetry, including their parapet urn and balustrade largely intact (although the windows, doors and transoms have been modified).  Read more... (274 words, 2 images)