169 Chetwynd Street

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

  1. 1895 MMBW map
  2. Compiled Crown Record Plan

Building Details

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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:

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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