134 Chetwynd Street

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

Also known as
Previous Address 134 was also known as 26 Chetwynd Street, Hotham before street renumbering. Source: from the 1895 MMBW map
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Land Details

  1. 1895 MMBW map
  2. Compiled Crown Record Plan

Building Details

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Subsequent Building Alterations

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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 after 1965.

Owners

From To Owner More Info Data Source
to date Private source: Hatcher Index
Mr. J. G. Priddle, 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
1950 1965 Edwaed Casey source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1940 1945 Thomas and Gertrude Banks, nee Peplow http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205276640 source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1930 1935 Mrs. Margaret Murphy source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1910 1925 Andrew Murphy source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1905 1905 John Weir source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1900 1900 William J. Pearson source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1895 1895 Mrs. Ann Hannaway source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1890 1890 Leonard and Ellen Grimwood http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article66156130 source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1870 1885 Thomas Davidson (builder) source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.

Social History

1886 North Melbourne Advertiser.

Hotham Court.

John Murphy, charged with stealing wearing apparel valued at £3, the property of Leonard Grimwood, on the 27th ultimo, was ordered to be imprisoned for one month with hard labour.

source: North Melbourne Advertiser



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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