104 Capel Street | Melbourne Streets

104 Capel Street

North Melbourne VIC 3051

photographer: Stephen Hatcher

Also known as
Previous Address	104 was also known as 2 Capel Street, Hotham, it was a substancial early two storey Bluestone terrace home before the current building and street renumbering.	Source: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article6898454
Constructed
Style	Post-War Period : 1940 – 1960
Architect
Builder

Timelapse Building Images

2015

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

1949

Members of the Del Papa and Inglese families in front of 104 Capel Street, North Melbourne.

held by North Melbourne Library Service

1940s

104 Capel Street, North Melbourne.

“Vigorous bluestone sharply contrasted with crisp mouldings and quoins in sandstone and the surprising and happy emphasis of the first-floor windows”

source: Early Melbourne Architecture 1840 to 1888 by Geoffrey Cumberlege

source: Early Melbourne Architecture 1840 – 1888 by Geoffrey Cumberlege

Land Details

Current map
1895 MMBW map
Compiled Crown Record Plan
1859 report of the Government 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
The historic bluestone Victorian era building on this land has been demolished and replaced by a two storey brick warehouse with an upper level residence. Built in the early 1950’s.

Owners

From	To	Owner	More Info	Data Source
	to date	Private		source: Hatcher Index
1859		Messrs. Thomas Glaister, Alexander Stuart & Robert Rutter, first Crown land purchasers		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	Data Source
	to date	Private	source Hatcher Index
1965	1974	G. Sesto	source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
1940	1960	Mrs. Mary McNeil, apartments	source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
1930	1935	Roderick McNeil	source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
1925	1925	Mrs. Eliza Junghenn	source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
1920	1920	Albert Barnard	source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
1915	1915	Frederick Robinson	source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
1910	1910	Mrs. Hannah Doran	source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
1905	1905	Mrs. Helen Pratt	source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
1900	1900	Miss. A. Middleton	source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
1895	1895	Morris Lardelli	source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
1890	1890	Robert W. Carson	source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.

Social History

1858. TO LET, furnished, BEDROOM, with or without Board.

No. 2 Capel-street, North Melbourne.

[2 Capel Street was later renumbered to 104 Capel Street by Melbourne Council at a later date.]

The Argus 1858

Context and Streetscape

Precinct
This property resides 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

Zoning
The controls listed below affect this property: MUZ (Mixed Use Zone)Schedule DDO32 (DDO32 North Melbourne Peripheral)Schedule HO3 (North & West Melbourne Precinct)Schedule PO12 (Parking Overlay 12)Schedule This information must be verified with the relevant planning or heritage authority.

Zoning

The controls listed below affect this property:

This information must be verified with the relevant planning or heritage authority.

Streetscape
The streetscape can be characterised as a mix of Victorian and modern buildings. Eight of the original seventeen single-story Victorian terrace dwellings plus some double storey commercial buildings are on its western side, south of Victoria Street, while on the eastern side, the street retains sixteen of its original thirty-six, wider sized early Victorian, two storey terrace homes, as well as two story modern public housing townhouses. Crossing over Victoria Street to the north on the eastern side, nineteen of the original thirty-two equally fine examples of early two storey Victoria terrace dwellings can be seen, dispersed by a small number of modern two storey buildings. Unfortunately, all twenty-two of the original Victorian terrace dwellings on the western side from Victoria to Queensberry streets have all been demolished, replaced by taller modern commercial buildings that are out of character with the existing surrounding Victorian architecture of this once predominantly single and double storey residential streetscape. Heritage of note include two 2 storey terraces at 62 and 64, both have National Trust classifications and Heritage Victoria registrations. Two more include two single storey terraces dwellings at 81 and 83 that were designed by the distinguished Australian architect, Mr. George Raymond Johnson.

Streetscape

The streetscape can be characterised as a mix of Victorian and modern buildings. Eight of the original seventeen single-story Victorian terrace dwellings plus some double storey commercial buildings are on its western side, south of Victoria Street, while on the eastern side, the street retains sixteen of its original thirty-six, wider sized early Victorian, two storey terrace homes, as well as two story modern public housing townhouses.

Crossing over Victoria Street to the north on the eastern side, nineteen of the original thirty-two equally fine examples of early two storey Victoria terrace dwellings can be seen, dispersed by a small number of modern two storey buildings. Unfortunately, all twenty-two of the original Victorian terrace dwellings on the western side from Victoria to Queensberry streets have all been demolished, replaced by taller modern commercial buildings that are out of character with the existing surrounding Victorian architecture of this once predominantly single and double storey residential streetscape.

Heritage of note include two 2 storey terraces at 62 and 64, both have National Trust classifications and Heritage Victoria registrations. Two more include two single storey terraces dwellings at 81 and 83 that were designed by the distinguished Australian architect, Mr. George Raymond Johnson.

Other Information

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