169 Chetwynd Street | Melbourne Streets

169 Chetwynd Street

North Melbourne VIC 3051

photographer: Stephen Hatcher 2021

Also known as
Previous Address	169 was also known as 93 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

Owners

From	To	Owner	More Info	Data Source
	to date	Private		source: Hatcher Index
		Mr. C. J. Whyte, 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	1970	Mrs. A. A. Basten		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1935	1965	Norman S. H. Basten		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1925	1925	George Robinson		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1920	1920	Norman H. E. Hansen AND Samuel Rinch		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1915	1915	Ernest Smith		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1910	1910	Mrs. Sarah Toogood		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1905	1905	Charles James		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1900	1900	Mrs. Margaret Greirson	http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article241887097	source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1895	1895	James Greirson		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1890	1890	Stephen Bickford		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1885	1885	George McIntyre		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1879	1880	Denis McCarthy		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1878	1878	J McNaughton		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1876	1877	John Medley		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1870	1875	B. McMahon (greengrocer)		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.

Social History

1902 The Herald.

Angus Greerson, 36 years of age, residing at 93 Chetwynd street, North Melbourne, was admitted to the Melbourne Hospital to-day, suffering from a cut head, fractured arm, and an injury to the spine. He wan working at the new Roman Catholic Church, Surrey Hills, when he accidentally slipped and felt a distance of 20ft. off a scaffold. His injuries were attended to by Dr. Strahan.

source: The Herald

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: GRZ1 (General Residential Zone 1)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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