Russell Street Police Headquarters
Russell Street Police Headquarters, Police headquarters from 1943 in Melbourne central business district, Australia.
Russell Street Police Headquarters is a sixteen-floor structure featuring Streamline Moderne architecture with cream and manganese brown bricks across its exterior. The building rests on Mount Difficult sandstone foundations and is topped by a distinctive Art Deco tower that marks its roofline.
The building was constructed between 1940 and 1943 under architect Percy Everett, replacing earlier police operations that occupied the Russell Street site since 1858. This new structure reflected the modernized needs and technologies required for policing in the 1940s.
The building became well known through its appearance in the television series Homicide, where it represented Victoria Police operations during the late twentieth century. Many locals connect this place to that show and their memories of the city's past.
The building sits at the corner of Russell Street and La Trobe Street in Melbourne's central business district and is easily accessible by public transport. Though now divided into private apartments, visitors can appreciate its exterior design and distinctive tower from the street.
The building was abandoned by police in 1995 when operations moved elsewhere, then transformed into residential apartments. Its original architectural features, especially the Art Deco tower, were preserved while the interior was converted to modern living spaces.
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