128 Chetwynd Street

128 Chetwynd Street
North Melbourne VIC 3051
photographer: Stephen Hatcher 2021

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Timelapse Building Images

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Land Details

  1. Complied Crown Record Plan
  2. 1895 MMBW map

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 highly sought after Victorian era heritage dwelling with its own private back yard garden that once existed on this site was demolished and replaced by a brick warehouse and office building. Built around 1960.

Owners

FromToOwnerMore InfoData Source
to datePrivatesource: Hatcher Index
Mr. J. Brown, 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
19351960George Youngsource: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
19301930Robert Randlesource: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
19201925Mrs. Margaret Macfiesource: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
19151915Alfred Smithsource: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
19101910Francis Rogerssource: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
18951905Miss. Susan Ryansource: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
18941894Michael J. Ryanhttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article197464785source: The Age 1894
18901890Mrs. Mary Ann Williamssource: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.

Social History

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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

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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