Robert Marsden Hope Building
The Robert Marsden Hope Building (formerly the Patent Office Building and also formerly part of the Robert Garran Offices) is a heritage listed[12] government office located on the edge of the Parliamentary Triangle in Canberra, Australia.
Robert Marsden Hope Building | |
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Canberra Patent Office, 1945 | |
Former names |
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Etymology | The Hon. Justice Robert Marsden Hope |
General information | |
Status | Complete |
Type | Office |
Architectural style | Art Deco |
Address | 2 National Circuit, Barton, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
Country | Australia |
Coordinates | 35°18′20″S 149°07′53″E |
Current tenants | Office of National Intelligence |
Groundbreaking | 18 March 1939 |
Construction started | 1 August 1939 |
Completed | 12 August 1940 |
Opened | 7 September 1940 |
Renovated | 2013 |
Cost | £116,900 |
Renovation cost | A$37 million (2011) |
Client | Department of the Interior |
Owner | Australian Government |
Technical details | |
Material | Concrete, sandstone cladding, marble, steel, and timber |
Floor count | 2-3 |
Design and construction | |
Architecture firm | Cuthbert Claude Mortier Whitley |
Main contractor | Concrete Constructions |
Renovating team | |
Architect | Fender Katsilidis |
Renovating firm | ISPT |
Awards and prizes | ACT Property Council of Australia / Rider Levett Bucknall Development of the Year (2013) |
Official name | Patent Office (former), Kings Av, Barton, ACT, Australia |
Type | Listed place |
Criteria | A., D., E., F. |
Designated | 22 June 2004 |
Reference no. | 105454 |
References | |
[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] |
Overview
Constructed in 1939,[13][14] it was built to house the patent office following its move from Melbourne in 1934.[15] Prior to its completion, the patent office operated out of Hotel Acton.[16] Like other government buildings constructed in Canberra around that period,[17] it was designed in the Art Deco architectural style.[18]
In addition to the patent office, occupying the building was the ACT Supreme Court,[19][20][21] and the Commonwealth Security Services (CSS),[22][23]:p. 23[24] a predecessor of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation. Following their disbandment in December 1945, the CSS moved out[25][23]:p. 37[26] with the Supreme Court following suit in 1963,[27][28] leaving the Patent Office the sole occupant until they too moved in 1975.[29] Replacing them was the Commonwealth Public Service Board, who occupied the building until 1983 when the building was merged into a larger complex housing the Attorney-General's Department.[30] At that time, the building was renamed as part of the Robert Garran Offices.
Following major refurbishment, the building was renamed the Robert Marsden Hope Building on 5 December 2011, in honour of The Hon. Justice Robert Marsden Hope, a former Justice of the New South Wales Court of Appeal and three-time Royal Commissioner.[31][32] The Office of National Intelligence has occupied the building since its refurbishment and renaming in 2011.[33]
References
- "Patent Office (former), Kings Av, Barton, ACT, Australia (Place ID 105454)". Australian Heritage Database. Department of the Environment. 22 June 2004. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- "£180,000 BUILDING". Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954). 1 August 1939. p. 6. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- "CANBERRA PATENTS OFFICE". West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954). 11 March 1939. p. 18. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- "Building Progress At Canberra". Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1931 - 1954). 18 March 1939. p. 5. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- "Patent Office in New Quarters". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 10 September 1940. p. 4. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- "DEPARTMENT TRANSFER TO CANBERRA". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 12 August 1940. p. 2. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- "ROUND THE COMPASS". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 9 August 1940. p. 4. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- "THE PATENT OFFICE, CANBERRA, A.C.T." Construction (Sydney, NSW : 1938 - 1954). 12 February 1941. p. 14. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- Pegrum, Roger, "Whitley, Cuthbert Claude Mortier (1886–1942)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 14 May 2020
- "PATENTS OFFICE AT CANBERRA". Construction (Sydney, NSW : 1938 - 1954). 15 March 1939. p. 5. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- "RM Hope Building wins ACT's highest property accolade". ISPT Super Property. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- "Australian Heritage Database". www.environment.gov.au. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- "PATENTS OFFICE". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 18 February 1939. p. 4. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- "PATENTS OFFICE". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 11 January 1939. p. 4. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- "The Canberra Times". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 4 January 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- "CANBERRA PATENTS OFFICE". West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954). 11 March 1939. p. 18. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- "History of our buildings | National Library of Australia". www.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- "Canberra house | Inter-war art deco architecture". www.canberrahouse.com.au. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ACT Supreme Court (2019). "ACT Supreme Court Annual Review 2018-19" (PDF). ACT Courts. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- "First case, 50 years ago, a 'domestic'". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 12 February 1984. p. 7. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- "SUPREME COURT". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 8 February 1934. p. 2. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- "CEREMONIAL SITTING ON COMMENCEMENT OF THE 2019 LEGAL YEAR" (PDF). ACT Courts. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- Horner, D. M. (David Murray), 1948-. The spy catchers. Volume I : the official history of ASIO, 1949-1963. Crows Nest, N.S.W. ISBN 978-1-76029-042-9. OCLC 927460877.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- Letter, Forde to W. MacKay, 9 April 1942, National Archives of Australia: AA1981/132, 1
- markp (22 June 2017). "The establishment of ASIO". establishment-asio.html. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- Alien migration - Jews from central Europe - Central European Migrants (Stateless German Refugee Jews): 1933-1946. Attroney General's Department: Investigation Branch. Commonwealth of Australia. 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020 – via National Archives of Australia.
- "LAW COURTS OPEN TODAY". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 8 May 1963. p. 1. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- "THE FIRST 100,000". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 10 March 1967. p. 33. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- "Patents to transfer in 'trade-off'". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 17 June 1975. p. 1. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- "Attorney-General's staff moving". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 22 May 1983. p. 3. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- "ParlInfo - Speech at the opening of the Robert Marsden Hope building, ONA, Canberra". parlinfo.aph.gov.au. 5 December 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- "New lease of life for a Canberra landmark". The Canberra Times. 5 December 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- directory.user (25 May 2017). "Office of National Intelligence". www.directory.gov.au. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
Attribution
Bibliography
- Jackson Teece Chesterman Wills and Partners. F.S.P. Report. Jackson Teece Chesterman Wills and Partners.
- "no title". The Canberra Times. 1 August 1939.
- Patent Office 75th Anniversary. Australian Government Publishing Service. 1979.
- Australian Construction Services (September 1992). Conservation Plan for the Patent Office. Australian Estate Management.
- Robert Garran Offices, formerly the Patent Office: 8/01/000/0333. Australian Heritage Commission File. Australian Heritage Commission. August 1995.