648 Carnarvon Street
Land Registry Office (1910-11)
Late Victorian Utilitarian Style

The old Land Registry Office was completed in 1911 with the design by E.G.W. Sait in Late Victorian Utilitarian style. Construction of the building went slowly under the direction of Sait; he was replaced in 1910 by F.G. Gardiner who was doing alterations to the Courthouse at that time. The Land Registry Office is constructed of brick and stone and has one storey. The interior features fluted columns and a beamed ceiling. The exterior is composed of a red brick facade with masonry details and a slate hip roof. The Land Registry Office occupied this building up to 1980. When the land registration facilities vacated the building, the First Capital City Development Company utilized the premises as their office and information centre. In 1987, the Land Registry Office building and the Old Courthouse building were both renovated for office use. The renovations retained the architectural detail of the original buildings and preserved the heritage aspects for the community.

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