| Also known as | Watson’s row house | Source: Hatcher Index |
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| Constructed | (1st) 19/1/1863 (2nd) 2003 | |
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| Builder | (1st) William Watson (2nd) unknown |
Timelapse Building Images
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Land Details
1895 MMBW map.
Building Details
A 3 storey concrete townhouse built 2003.
City of Melbourne
Significant building works carried out by William Watson are to be advised.
Subsequent Building Alterations
Sadly the original historic William Watson Victorian era building located at 117 was demolished around 1967, replaced with a factory which has since been replaced with 3 townhouses, none of which have any 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
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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 |
| 1871 | 1896 | William Watson | Hatcher Index | |
| 1866 | 1870 | Mrs Hannah | Hatcher Index | |
| 1865 | 1865 | W Hudson | Hatcher Index | |
| 1864 | 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 | |
| 1951 | 1966 | Joseph Spirteri | Hatcher Index | |
| 1948 | 1950 | James Dugdell | Hatcher Index | |
| 1939 | 1947 | Mrs Sadie I Dugdell | Hatcher Index | |
| 1935 | 1937 | Henry Smith | Hatcher Index | |
| 1934 | 1934 | Laura Collins | Hatcher Index | |
| 1932 | 1933 | William Henry Collins | Hatcher Index | |
| 1931 | 1931 | George Thomas Boswell | Hatcher Index | |
| 1930 | 1930 | Charles Gallagher | Hatcher Index | |
| 1929 | 1929 | Walter Powell | Hatcher Index | |
| 1928 | 1928 | Florence A Stokes | Hatcher Index | |
| 1926 | 1927 | Agnes Roberts | Hatcher Index | |
| 1925 | 1925 | Thomas Penman | Hatcher Index | |
| 1916 | 1924 | Jack Dare | Hatcher Index | |
| 1908 | 1915 | Mrs Alice McDonald | Hatcher Index | |
| 1905 | 1907 | John McDonald | Hatcher Index | |
| 1902 | 1903 | Frederick Kettle | Hatcher Index | |
| 1899 | 1901 | John Foley | Hatcher Index | |
| 1895 | 1897 | George Davidson | Hatcher Index | |
| 1894 | 1894 | Edward Ladier | Hatcher Index | |
| 1889 | 1893 | William Lindsay | Hatcher Index | |
| 1886 | 1888 | James Beer | Hatcher Index | |
| 1885 | 1885 | Thomas Beer | Hatcher Index | |
| 1881 | 1884 | Leon O’Leary | Hatcher Index | |
| 1880 | 1880 | Edward Barber | Hatcher Index | |
| 1878 | 1878 | William Farnan | Hatcher Index | |
| 1876 | 1877 | William Slowcome | Hatcher Index | |
| 1874 | 1875 | John Hatch | Hatcher Index | |
| 1871 | 1873 | Thomas Gibson | Hatcher Index | |
| 1870 | 1870 | Robert Sayers | Hatcher Index | |
| 1868 | 1869 | Archibald Brown | Hatcher Index | |
| 1867 | 1867 | Mrs Hannah | Hatcher Index | |
| 1865 | 1866 | W Hudson | Hatcher Index |
Social History
W Hudson was living at 117 Abbotsford Street West Melbourne in 1865.
Sands & Madougall directory
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. |
Other Information
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