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Coordinates: 35°18′20″S 149°07′53″E / 35.3056231°S 149.1312991°E / -35.3056231; 149.1312991
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Robert Marsden Hope Building
Canberra Patent Office, 1945
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Former names
  • Patent Office Building (1940-1971)
  • Robert Garran Offices (1983-2009)
EtymologyRobert Marsden Hope
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffice
Architectural styleArt Deco
Address2 National Circuit, Barton, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
CountryAustralia
Coordinates35°18′20″S 149°07′53″E / 35.3056231°S 149.1312991°E / -35.3056231; 149.1312991
Current tenantsOffice of National Intelligence
Groundbreaking18 March 1939
Construction started1 August 1939
Completed12 August 1940
Opened7 September 1940; 84 years ago (1940-09-07)
Renovated2013
Cost£116,900
Renovation costA$37 million (2011)
ClientDepartment of the Interior
OwnerAustralian Government
Technical details
MaterialConcrete, sandstone cladding, marble, steel, and timber
Floor count2-3
Design and construction
Architecture firmCuthbert Claude Mortier Whitley
Main contractorConcrete Constructions
Renovating team
Architect(s)Fender Katsilidis
Renovating firmISPT
Awards and prizesACT Property Council of Australia / Rider Levett Bucknall Development of the Year (2013)
Official namePatent Office (former), Kings Av, Barton, ACT, Australia
TypeListed place
CriteriaA., D., E., F.
Designated22 June 2004
Reference no.105454
References
[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

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 building and the headquarters of the Office of National Intelligence, located on the edge of the Parliamentary Triangle, Canberra, Australia.

Overview

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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 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

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  1. ^ "Patent Office (former), Kings Av, Barton, ACT, Australia (Place ID 105454)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. 22 June 2004. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  2. ^ "£180,000 Building". The Age. 1 August 1939. p. 6. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Canberra Patents Office". The West Australian. 11 March 1939. p. 18. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Building Progress At Canberra". Daily Telegraph. 18 March 1939. p. 5. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Patent Office in New Quarters". Canberra Times. 10 September 1940. p. 4. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Department Transfer To Canberra". Canberra Times. 12 August 1940. p. 2. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Round The Compass". Canberra Times. 9 August 1940. p. 4. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  8. ^ "The Patent Office, Canberra, A.C.T." Construction. 12 February 1941. p. 14. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  9. ^ Pegrum, Roger (2002). "Cuthbert Claude Mortier Whitley (1886–1942)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 16. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  10. ^ "Patents Office At Canberra". Construction (Sydney, NSW : 1938 - 1954). 15 March 1939. p. 5. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  11. ^ "RM Hope Building wins ACT's highest property accolade". ISPT Super Property. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  12. ^ "Australian Heritage Database". www.environment.gov.au. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  13. ^ "Patents Office". Canberra Times. 18 February 1939. p. 4. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  14. ^ "Patents Office". Canberra Times. 11 January 1939. p. 4. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  15. ^ "Canberra Times". Canberra Times. 4 January 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  16. ^ "Canberra Patents Office". The West Australian. 11 March 1939. p. 18. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  17. ^ "History of our buildings | National Library of Australia". www.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  18. ^ "Canberra house | Inter-war art deco architecture". www.canberrahouse.com.au. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  19. ^ ACT Supreme Court (2019). "ACT Supreme Court Annual Review 2018-19" (PDF). ACT Courts. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  20. ^ "First case, 50 years ago, a 'domestic'". Canberra Times. 12 February 1984. p. 7. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  21. ^ "Supreme Court". Canberra Times. 8 February 1934. p. 2. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  22. ^ "Ceremonial Sitting On Commencement Of The 2019 Legal Year" (PDF). ACT Courts. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  23. ^ a b Horner, D. M. (David Murray) (April 2016). The spy catchers. Volume I : the official history of ASIO, 1949-1963. Crows Nest, N.S.W.: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 978-1-76029-042-9. OCLC 927460877.
  24. ^ Letter, Forde to W. MacKay, 9 April 1942, National Archives of Australia: AA1981/132, 1
  25. ^ markp (22 June 2017). "The establishment of ASIO". establishment-asio.html. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  26. ^ Alien migration - Jews from central Europe - Central European Migrants (Stateless German Refugee Jews): 1933-1946. Commonwealth of Australia - Attorney General's Department: Investigation Branch. 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020 – via National Archives of Australia.
  27. ^ "Law Courts Open Today". Canberra Times. 8 May 1963. p. 1. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  28. ^ "The First 100,000". Canberra Times. 10 March 1967. p. 33. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  29. ^ "Patents to transfer in 'trade-off'". Canberra Times. 17 June 1975. p. 1. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  30. ^ "Attorney-General's staff moving". Canberra Times. 22 May 1983. p. 3. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  31. ^ "ParlInfo - Speech at the opening of the Robert Marsden Hope building, ONA, Canberra". parlinfo.aph.gov.au. 5 December 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  32. ^ "New lease of life for a Canberra landmark". Canberra Times. 5 December 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  33. ^ "Office of National Intelligence". directory.gov.au. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2020.

Attribution

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This Wikipedia article was originally based on Patent Office (former), Kings Av, Barton, ACT, Australia, entry number 105454 in the Australian Heritage Database published by the Commonwealth of Australia 2004 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on {{{accessdate}}}.

Bibliography

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  • Jackson Teece Chesterman Wills and Partners. F.S.P. Report. Jackson Teece Chesterman Wills and Partners.
  • "Untitled". 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. August 1995.
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