Curtin House is a six storey Art Nouveau

Art Nouveau

Art Nouveau is an international philosophy and style of art, architecture and applied art—especially the decorative arts—that were most popular during 1890–1910. The name "Art Nouveau" is French for "new art"...

 building on Swanston Street in the Melbourne

Melbourne city centre

Melbourne City Centre is an area of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. It is not to be confused with the larger local government area of the City of Melbourne...

 CBD that hosts thai restaurant and bar Cookie, Rooftop Cinema, a family owned and operated Kung Fu academy; Wing Chun Bing Fa Kung Fu Academy, website developers Tundra, bookstore Metropolis, rare record store Collectors Corner and music venue - the Toff in Town, which hosts cabaret, comedy, acoustic, blues, jazz and world music performances.

The building was built in the 1922, originally the Tattersalls Building, it was renamed after the Labor Prime Minister John Curtin

John Curtin

John Joseph Curtin , Australian politician, served as the 14th Prime Minister of Australia. Labor under Curtin formed a minority government in 1941 after the crossbench consisting of two independent MPs crossed the floor in the House of Representatives, bringing down the Coalition minority...

. It was also once the office of the Communist Party. After being bought by a collaborating group of Melbourne based business men including Tim Peach (owner of Rooftop Cinema), Curtin House was restored.

External links

• The Age - Article on Curtin House