145 Chetwynd Street | Melbourne Streets

145 Chetwynd Street

North Melbourne VIC 3051

photographer: Stephen Hatcher 2021

Also known as
Previous Address	145 was also known as 75 Chetwynd Street, Hotham before street renumbering.	Source: from the 1895 MMBW map
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Land Details

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 desirable Victorian heritage dwelling with its own private back yard garden that once existed on this site was demolished and replaced by a four storey block of serviced flats..

Owners

From	To	Owner	More Info	Data Source
	to date	Private		source: Hatcher Index
		Mr. J. Patterson, 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
1871	1885	Mrs Ellen O’Brien, nee Guinnane	http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article193391133	source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1868	1870	J. Topp		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1867	1867	Howson		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1865	1866	Foxcroft		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1864	1864	Mr. FLynn		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1862	1863	G. Evans		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.

Social History

1884 The Age.

Housekeeper.— Wanted, situation by widow thoroughly domesticated, accustomed business. Apply 75 Chetwynd-st, Hotham.

source: The Age

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 DDO65 (DDO65 Hospital Helicopter Flight Path Inner Area)Schedule HO3 (North & West Melbourne Precinct)Schedule PO12 (Parking Overlay 12)Schedule 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.

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.

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