Orleans House, Liverpool

Orleans House
General information
Address	Edmund Street, Liverpool, England
Coordinates	53°24′35″N2°59′32″W / 53.4095934°N 2.9922908°W / 53.4095934; -2.9922908
Year(s) built	1907
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Matear and Simon
Designations
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official name	Orleans House
Designated	14 March 1975
Reference no.	1206657

Orleans House is a 20th-century Grade II* listed building located on Edmund Street in Liverpool, England. ^[1] Originally constructed as a warehouse for the nearby Liverpool Cotton Exchange Building, the building later became offices and more recently has been redeveloped into apartments.

History

Built in 1907 by architecture firm Matear and Simon as a warehouse for the Liverpool Cotton Exchange Building located next door, the building was designed to follow a similar architectural style. ^[2] In 2016 the building was purchased for £9.6 million by property firm Delph and was converted into 71 residential apartments. ^[3]

See also

• Grade II* listed buildings in Liverpool – City Centre

References

1. "Orleans House". Historic England. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
2. Pollard 2006, p. 322.
3. O'Brien, Liam (6 March 2017). "Before and after: This £9.6m office block is now luxury apartments". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 29 September 2017.

Bibliography

• Pollard, Richard (2006). Lancashire: Liverpool and the Southwest. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN   9 780300-10910-8.