15 Chetwynd Street

15 19 Chetwynd Street
West Melbourne VIC 3003
photographer: Stephen Hatcher 2021

Also known as
Previous Address 15 was also known as 24 Chetwynd Street, West Melbourne before street renumbering. Source: source: Sands & McDougall directory
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Timelapse Building Images

2020

Felicity Jack 2020


Land Details

  1. 1895 MMBW Map
  2. 1859 The Argus, Crown land sale

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 sometime after 1921 and replaced by the industrial building on the site today. The factory has since been converted into a family home.

Owners

From To Owner More Info Data Source
to date Private source: Hatcher Index
1859 Mr. John McLennan, 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
1970 1974 McDonald & Montgomery & Co (china glass & crockery) source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1960 1965 Harris-Williams Press P/L source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1950 1955 Pyrox Ltd (factory) source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1944 1945 Army Dept (Ordnance Clothing Store) source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1940 1940 Cave’s Pure Fruit Drinks Ltd (fruit drinks manufacturer) source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1935 1935 N. Gray P/L (egg exporters) source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1925 1925 Gardini Motor Co (motor garage) source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1920 1921 Mrs. Margaret Keith Benjamin nee Willis source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1915 1915 Edward Perkins source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1910 1910 Hugh Cameron source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1905 1905 Albert Barry source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1900 1900 Martin Kennedy source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1895 1895 Michael Moloney source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1890 1890 John Maloney source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1889 1889 Michael Maloney source: Rate Book VPRS 5708, Bourke Ward, Chetwynd Street
1877 1885 John Maloney source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1876 1876 D. Dickson source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1874 1875 Mrs. Cook source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1872 1873 Matthew Curtis source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1871 1871 Miss. McCaskie (School) source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1869 1870 David Hume source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1866 1868 Hugh Hume source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.

Social History

Margaret Keith Benjamin nee Willis was born in 1863 at Weyburys Gully, Victoria, daughter of George Willis (1825-1916) and Flora McDonald (Isle of Skye, 1837-1921).

She married Henry Benjamin in Fitzroy in 1894 and they had five children together.

Henry died in 1905 at the age of 47 at Heidelberg.

Margaret lost their son, Henry Charles Benjamin at West Melbourne just six months after he was borne in 1906,  leaving Margaret to raise four of their surviving children, Erick, Coral, Leo and Leslie into adulthood.

Margaret passed away in 1945 at the age of 82 in Clifton Hill.

source: Stephen Hatcher

1919 The Argus.

IN MEMORIAM.
On Active Service.
BENJAMIN.- In ever loving memory of Cpl. Leslie John Willis Benjamin, 7th Batt., who died 16th August, 1918, from wounds received at Vaux Villers, France, the dearly beloved second eldest son of Mrs. Benjamin, and loving brother of Eric, Coral, and Leo, of 15 Chetwynd street, West Melbourne.
One of the finest God ever made,
Nature blessed him with her choicest gifts;
A clean, straight life and a hero’s death.
The price of peace.
Our boy.

source: The Argus

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:

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.

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