136 Capel Street | Melbourne Streets

136 Capel Street

North Melbourne VIC 3051

photographer: Sue Scarfe

Also known as
Previous Address	136 previously 32 Capel Street, Hotham before street renumbering.	Source: from the 1895 MMBW map
Constructed
Style	Victorian : 1840-1890
Architect
Builder

Timelapse Building Images

1983

source: Image by Graeme Butler, made available through funding from the Public Record Office of Victoria and City of Melbourne

Land Details

Current map
1895 MMBW map
Compiled Crown Record Plan
1859 report of the Government Land Sale

Building Details

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Subsequent Building Alterations

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Architectural Features

Doors
Timber

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Windows
Glass

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Building Ornamentation
Concrete

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Windows
Glass

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Heritage Significance and Listings

Heritage Listings and Explanatory Notes

Owners

From	To	Owner	More Info	Data Source
	to date	Private		source: Hatcher Index
1859		Messrs. John Morgans and John Hottom, first Crown land purchasers		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	Data Source
	to date	Private	source Hatcher Index
1970	1974	L. Chan	source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
1965	1965	Mrs A. M. Stokes	source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
1950	1960	George Long	source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
1945	1945	Mrs Ruby Quan	source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
1935	1935	Michael Magatelli	source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
1925	1930	Mrs Annie Carmen	source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
1920	1920	Miss A. Foy, dressmaker	source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
1900	1915	William Foy and Miss A. Foy, dressmaker	source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
1890	1895	William Foy	source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.

Social History

1917. Friends of the late – Mr WILLIAM FOY, of Messrs, Broatch and Foy, Carriage Builders, are respectfully invited to follow his remains to the place of interment, in the Melbourne General Cemetery.

The Funeral is appointed to leave his residence, 32 Capel street, North Melbourne, on MONDAY, 6th AUGUST, at 2.15 p.m., and proceed to St. John’s Church of England, Latrobe street, Melbourne, where a short will be held at half-past two, after which the funeral will proceed to the Cemetery.

source: The Herald 1917

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: MUZ (Mixed Use Zone)Schedule DDO32 (DDO32 North Melbourne Peripheral)Schedule HO3 (North & West Melbourne Precinct)Schedule PO12 (Parking Overlay 12)Schedule This information must be verified with the relevant planning or heritage authority.

Zoning

The controls listed below affect this property:

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.

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.

Other Information

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