| Also known as | Watson’s row house | Source: Hatcher Index |
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| Constructed | 12/3/1869 | |
| Style | Victorian, Mid: 1860-1875 | |
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| Builder | Reid, Stewart & Duguid, 10 Miller St |
Timelapse Building Images
Land Details
1895 MMBW map.
Building Details
From a 1903 newspaper article we can see house 115 contained 3 rooms and a scullery.
Notice of Intent to Build.
(shown as Rosslyn St but we believe it was Abbotsford St)
12th March 1869, Registration number 3086.
Fee paid: £1.10.0
Builder: Reid, Stewart & Duguid, 10 Miller Street West Melbourne.
Owner: Mr Watson.
Other significant building works carried out by Reid, Stewart & Duguid can be found here.
The Age
Subsequent Building Alterations
Sadly the original historic Victorian era buildings by Reid, Stewart & Duguid at 115 was demolished around 1967, replaced with a factory which has since been replaced with 3 townhouses, all have no front or back open garden space.
This is the 1895 MMBW map. The valued front and back yard open garden space marked green which these 3 Victorian era terrace homes once had has since been lost and are now mostly built over by the redevelopment.
http://maps.melbourne.vic.gov.au
Architectural Features
Heritage Significance and Listings
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The group of townhouses recently erected at 111, 113, 115 & 117 Abbotsford street site that replaced the previous earlier factory and before that 3 homes that had unique social and historical value and constructed during the Victorian period, the new build has zero historical or social heritage significance and it has a minute amount of usable open garden space unlike other existing Edwardian and Victorian homes that the surrounding area have. |
Owners
| From | To | Owner | More Info | Data Source |
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| 1975 | to date | Private | Hatcher Index | |
| 1966 | 1974 | John Charles Simmons | Hatcher Index | |
| 1950 | 1965 | Elizabeth Frances Ryan | Hatcher Index | |
| 1949 | 1949 | Elizabeth Frances Quinn | Hatcher Index | |
| 1924 | 1948 | Thomas & Elizabeth Quinn | Hatcher Index | |
| 1912 | 1923 | William Watson | Hatcher Index | |
| 1897 | 1911 | Isabella Watson | http://access.prov.vic.gov.au/public/veo-download?objectId=090fe27380359251&format=pdf&docTitle=07591P00020004662050pdf&encodingId=Revision-2-Document-1-Encoding-1-DocumentData | Hatcher Index |
| 1869 | 1896 | William Watson | Hatcher Index | |
| 1868 | T. Warburton (crown land purchaser) | 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 | Hatcher Index |
Residents
| From | To | Resident | More Info | Data Source |
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| 1975 | to date | Private | Hatcher Index | |
| 1968 | 1974 | General Patterns P/L | Hatcher Index | |
| 1967 | 1967 | Vacant | Hatcher Index | |
| 1943 | 1966 | Michael Camielleri | Hatcher Index | |
| 1942 | 1942 | George Camielleri | Hatcher Index | |
| 1939 | 1941 | Frank Smith | Hatcher Index | |
| 1933 | 1937 | Mrs Eliza Aimers | Hatcher Index | |
| 1932 | 1932 | Stanley John Cheesley | Hatcher Index | |
| 1928 | 1931 | George Robert Brazell | Hatcher Index | |
| 1921 | 1927 | John Moroney | Hatcher Index | |
| 1920 | 1920 | Mrs Jane Maine | Hatcher Index | |
| 1913 | 1919 | Mark Triggle | Hatcher Index | |
| 1911 | 1912 | H O’Callaghan | Hatcher Index | |
| 1910 | 1910 | Mrs Annie Stanley | Hatcher Index | |
| 1907 | 1909 | George Cavanagh, James Sutherland | Hatcher Index | |
| 1904 | 1904 | James Berwick | Hatcher Index | |
| 1895 | 1901 | James C Kennedy | Hatcher Index | |
| 1894 | 1894 | Archibald McPherson | Hatcher Index | |
| 1892 | 1893 | Joseph Mason | Hatcher Index | |
| 1891 | 1891 | Robert Kemp | Hatcher Index | |
| 1889 | 1890 | Mrs Dick | Hatcher Index | |
| 1885 | 1888 | William Watson | Hatcher Index | |
| 1881 | 1884 | Miss Hennessey | Hatcher Index | |
| 1880 | 1880 | Thomas Crockett | Hatcher Index | |
| 1879 | 1879 | Alf Johsntone | Hatcher Index | |
| 1878 | 1878 | Peter Holmgurgh | Hatcher Index | |
| 1877 | 1877 | Fred Marne | Hatcher Index | |
| 1873 | 1876 | Thomas A Reddick | Hatcher Index | |
| 1871 | 1872 | Erskine | Hatcher Index | |
| 1870 | 1870 | Taylor | Hatcher Index |
Social History
Thomas Reddick lived at number 4 which was later renumbered by Melbourne Council in 1889 to house number 115 Abbotsford Street West Melbourne.
Sands & Madougall directory
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Context and Streetscape
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The current 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
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The controls listed below affect this property:
This information must be verified with the relevant planning or heritage authority.
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This streetscape contains a collection of historic Victorian buildings and later buildings. The Victorian homes are socially and historically significant buildings for the early development of North & West Melbourne in their own right. |
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