12 Chetwynd Street

12 Chetwynd Street
West Melbourne VIC 3003
photographer: Felicity Jack 2020

Also known as Moore’s cottages 1-5 Source: from the Sands & McDougall directory
Previous Address 12 was also known as 1 Chetwynd Street, West Melbourne before street renumbering. Source: source: Sands & McDougall directory
Constructed
Style Victorian : 1840-1890
Architect
Builder

Timelapse Building Images

2004

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

1964

source: North Melbourne Library, photographer Karl Halla


Land Details

  1. Current map
  2. 1895 MMBW map
  3. Compiled Crown Record Plan
  4. 1859 The Argus, Crown Land Sale

Building Details

No Entries Found

Subsequent Building Alterations

No Entries Found

Architectural Features




  • Doors
    Other metal

    photographer Sue Scarfe



  • Terracotta

    photographer Sue Scarfe


  • Windows
    Glass

    photographer Sue Scarfe


  • Fin Wall
    Concrete

    photographer Sue Scarfe


  • Roof
    Other metal

    photographer Sue Scarfe



Heritage Significance and Listings

Heritage Listings and Explanatory Notes

Owners

From To Owner More Info Data Source
to date Private source: Hatcher Index
1859 Mr. John Harbison, M.L.A. 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
1974 1974 G. Giandinoto source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1960 1965 G. De Gata source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1940 1955 John Balzan source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1935 1935 William H. Jenkins source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1930 1930 Joshua Skiteri source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1920 1925 Miss. M. McDonald source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1915 1915 Henry W. Tierney source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1910 1910 Edward Allen source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1895 1905 William H. Leonard source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1890 1890 Phillip Long source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1885 1885 Hugh Jones source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1884 John Elliot http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article198550695 source: trove.nla.gov.au
1879 1879 George VIncent source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1878 1878 Wilmot Oakley source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1877 1877 William Rule source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1876 1876 Hugh Ross and L. Ross source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1875 1875 Mrs Phillips source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1873 1874 D. Maloney source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1872 1872 Henry Burridge source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1871 1871 Eugene Cattell source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1870 1870 Thomas A. Fisk source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1869 1869 Angus MacLean source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.

Social History

1884. PRESTON— ELLIOTT.— On the 5th December, 1883, by the Rev. N. Kinsman, Thomas Edward Preston, of West Melbourne, to Mary Ann Elliott, only daughter of John Elliott, 12 Chetwynd-street, West Melbourne.

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article198550695

source: trove.nla.gov.au

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

Chetwynd Street was once predominantly a residential street with single and two storey Victorian terrace dwellings, two churches, a school and two hotels known as the Queens Arms and the Star of Hotham.

The Chetwynd streetscape today is characterised by a mix of multi-storey blocks of public flats, some modern commercial/industrial buildings, an ambulance depot, and a school.

In 2021, only fifty of the original one hundred and twenty-nine Victorian heritage dwellings once found on this street remain, compared to the 1895 Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works map.

Other Information

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