114 Capel Street

114 118 Capel Street
North Melbourne VIC 3051
photographer: Stephen Hatcher

Also known as
Previous Address 114, 116 and 118, was also known as 10, 12 & 14, three Victorian dwellings on Capel Street, Hotham before the current building and street renumbering.Source: from the 1895 MMBW map
Constructed
Style Late twentieth century: 1960 – 2000
Architect
Builder

Timelapse Building Images

2010

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

1960-1980 Capel Street east between Victoria and Queensberry Streets, North Melbourne.

Previously know as 10, 12 and 14 Capel Street, Hotham.

source: North Melbourne Library, photographer Karl Halla


Land Details

  1. Current map
  2. 1895 MMBW map
  3. Compiled Crown Record Plan
  4. 1859 report of the Government Land Sale

Building Details

118 – two-story Brick house with 5 rooms, bathroom and wash house.

116 – t.b.a.

114 – t.b.a.

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205793346


Subsequent Building Alterations

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Architectural Features



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Heritage Significance and Listings

Heritage Listings and Explanatory Notes

The three historic Victorian buildings on this land were demolished and replaced by an upper level residence and ground level office in 1999.

 

Owners

FromToOwnerMore InfoData Source
to datePrivatesource: Hatcher Index
1859Mr. Stephen Corben, first Crown land purchasersource: Hatcher Index
abt 40 thousand years earlier1835Boon Wurrung and Woiwurrung (Wurundjeri) peoples of the Kulin Nationhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Victoriasource: Hatcher Index

Residents

FromToResidentMore InfoData Source
to datePrivatesource Hatcher Index
19651974North Western Fruit Growers P/Lsource: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
19251960W. C. Davis, paint factory (114-118)source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
18951920W. C. Davis, stables (114)source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
19251925William Barge (116)source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
19201920Josephine Lecky (116)source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
19151915John H. Conly (116)source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
18901890Thomas Cavanagh (116)source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
19351935James Lay (118)source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
19301930Alfred T. Coleman (118)source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
19201925Henry Cunningham (118)source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
19151915Mrs. Mary Wardlaw (118)source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
19101910Mrs. Rose Moore (118)source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
19051905John H. Conly (118)source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
18901890Mrs. Elizabeth Jacoby (118)source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.

Social History

1927. PERCY W. MILLER’S ESTATE.
LOT 2 – At Half-past 3 o’Clock.— NORTH MELBOURNE. No. 118 CAPEL-STREET, Few Yards Victoria-street and Markets.
Two-story Brick- HOUSE. 5 Rooms, Bathroom, Wash House. Vacant Possession. Land 14 Ft. x 54 Ft.: Right of Way at Side. Title, General Law. W.J. Robb. Esq., Solicitor, 34 Queen- street, City.

source: The Age 1927



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:

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.

Other Information

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