103 Dryburgh Street

103 Dryburgh Street
North Melbourne VIC 3051
photographer: Stephen Hatcher 2022

Also known as Almora Source: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article197394315
Previous Address 103 was previously had two dwellings, 11 and 13 Dryburgh Street, North Melbourne Source: from the 1895 MMBW map
Constructed
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Timelapse Building Images

2004

source: http://maps.melbourne.vic.gov.au/


Land Details

  1. 1895 MMBW map
  2. Compiled Crown Record Plan
  3. record of the 1858 Crown land sale

Building Details

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Subsequent Building Alterations

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Architectural Features



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Heritage Significance and Listings

Heritage Listings and Explanatory Notes

Owners

From To Owner More Info Data Source
to date Private source: Hatcher Index
27/11/1858 Mr. Alexander Grant, first Crown land purchaser source: Hatcher Index
abt 40 thousand years earlier 1835 Boon Wurrung and Woiwurrung (Wurundjeri) peoples of the Kulin Nation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Victoria source: Hatcher Index

Residents

From To Resident More Info Data Source
to date Private source Hatcher Index
1960 1974 Mrs. Katherine Scholten https://www.melbournestreets.com.au/60-howard-street/ source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin
1955 1955 William Dunstone source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin
1940 1950 Mrs. Wilarthe Nash source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin
1930 1935 Mrs. Margaret Ferguson source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin
1920 1930 John D. and Margaret Ferguson source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin
1910 1915 Lewis Davis (house number 11) source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin
1910 1915 John D. and Margaret Ferguson (house number 13) source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin
1905 1905 William Phipps (house number 11) source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin
1885 1885 John Hamilton (house number 13) source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin

Social History

1911 The Age

FERGUSON.— On the 27th November, at “Almora,” 13 Dryburgh-street, North Melbourne, the wife of John D. Ferguson— a daughter (Marie Joyce).

source: The Age



Context and Streetscape

Precinct
The current property is within the municipality of the City of Melbourne. We respectfully acknowledge it is on the traditional land of the Kulin Nation.
source: https://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/SiteCollectionDocuments/history-city-of-melbourne.pdf
historical map source: https://www.slv.vic.gov.au/search-discover/explore-collections-format/maps/maps-melbourne-city-suburbs

Streetscape

Other Information

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