123 Capel Street

123 Capel Street
North Melbourne VIC 3051
photographer: Stephen Hatcher

Also known as
Previous Address 123 was also known as17 Capel Street, a Victorian terrace dwelling in 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/


Land Details

  • Current map
  • 1895 MMBW map
  • Compiled Crown Record Plan

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 Victorian dwelling on this land was demolished and replaced by a four storey brick office building with basement. Built around 1990.

Owners

From To Owner More Info Data Source
to date Private source: Hatcher Index
Mr. Fenwick, 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
1965 1974 Melford Mtrs P/L (comrcl divsn) source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
1955 1960 Louis Johns source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
1940 1950 Mrs. Emma Cope source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
1935 1935 Mrs. F. Thompson source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
1930 1930 Miss. Annie Doherty source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
1925 1925 John Long source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
1920 1920 William John Stephens source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
1915 1915 J. Nolan, waggonette proprietor source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
1910 1910 William F. Bevan source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
1905 1905 John Orr source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
1900 1900 Ernest W. Murphy source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
1895 1895 Mrs. Mary Ann Jenyns source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
1890 1890 Joseph Daniels source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
1885 1885 Dominick Rohan source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
1878 1880 Michael Dempsey source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
1877 1877 Mrs. Macfarlane source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
1870 1875 George Haney source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.

Social History



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
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.

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