20 Chetwynd Street | Melbourne Streets

20 Chetwynd Street

West Melbourne VIC 3003

photographer: Stephen Hatcher

Constructed
Also known as	Moore’s cottages 1-5	Source: from the Sands & McDougall directory
Previous Address	20 was also known as 5 Chetwynd Street, West Melbourne before street renumbering.	Source: source: Sands & McDougall directory
Style	Victorian, Early : 1840-1860
Architect
Builder

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Land Details

1859 The Argus, Crown Land Sale
1895 MMBW map

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
1859		Mr. John Harbison, M.L.A. 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	A. Agius		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1965	1965	S. J. Grech		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1960	1960	M. Toppi		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1935	1955	Miss Ellen M. Crowder		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1925	1930	J. White		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1915	1920	Frederick J. Taylor		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1910	1910	James Sullivan		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1905	1905	William Craig		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1900	1900	James Saville		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1895	1895	John Piggott		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1890	1890	Mrs. Emma Hathaway		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1885	1885	Charles Bradbury		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1880	1880	Wilson Iredale		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1876	1879	Thomas Macneillance		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1875	1875	William Morgan		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1873	1874	T. Hardy		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1871	1872	Patrick O’Connell		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1869	1870	George Adams	http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article155044098	source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.

Social History

1866 The Age.

A new invention for preventing sparks escaping from locomotive engises, as well as from engines working thrashing machines, was tried last evening, at Hart’s New Era Iron Works, Latrobe-street west. There was a large attendance of persons interested, and the trial was in every way successful. As the patentee, Mr George Adams, is desirous of protecting his rights in the other colonies before he makes the principle of his patent public, we postpone a description till a future issue. It may be said, however, that the idea he has put into practice, while it is eminently simple, is at the same time most effective, and likely to be a great boon to the country at large.

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 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.

Other Information

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