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| Previous Address | 198 was also known as 72 Chetwynd Street, Hotham before street renumbering. | Source: source: Sands & McDougall directory |
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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
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The early Victorian industrial building on this site was demolished around the early 1900s and the current house was built before 1915. |
Owners
| From | To | Owner | More Info | Data Source |
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| to date | Private | 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 |
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| to date | Private | source Hatcher Index | ||
| 1955 | 1974 | Edward Scragg | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1950 | 1950 | Robert Wing | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1945 | 1945 | R. Tye | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1935 | 1940 | Robert Wing | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1925 | 1930 | Joshua Klein | http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article232519305 | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. |
| 1920 | 1920 | Stanley Pratt | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1915 | 1915 | David Fraser | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1890 | 1890 | David Munro & Co. | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1880 | 1880 | Pearson & Downey (contractors) | http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article199827434 | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. |
Social History
1877 The Ballarat Star.
The tenders for the erection of the new Law Courts were opened to-day, when it was found that Messrs Pearson and Downey were the lowest contractors, their alternative prices being for erecting the building, in brickwork and cement £188,630, and in Tasmanian stone £239,438, while Messrs- A. Wright and Co. were prepared to complete the building in stone from the Grampians at £248,903 3s. The Department of Public Works has decided upon taking time to consider which material at the price will be the more acceptable. The foundations have already been set, and during the construction of the building the business of the Lands, Titles, and Registrar General’s office will be removed to Queen street.
source: Ballarat Star
Context and Streetscape
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This property resides within the municipality of the City of Melbourne. We respectfully acknowledge it is on the traditional land of the Kulin Nation. |
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This information must be verified with the relevant planning or heritage authority.
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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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