216 Capel Street

216 Capel Street
North Melbourne VIC 3051
image source: Melbourne Council archives

Also known as
Previous Address 216 was also known as 104 Capel Street, a Victorian-era family home in Hotham before the current building and street renumbering. Source: from the 1895 MMBW map
Constructed
Style Early twenty first century 2000-2030
Architect
Builder

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Land Details

  1. Current map
  2. 1895 MMBW map
  3. Compiled Crown Record Plan
  4. 1860 report of the Government 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 historic Victorian building on this land was demolished and replaced by a row of four brick and concrete townhouses with ground level parking. Built and subdivided in 2004.

Owners

From To Owner More Info Data Source
to date Private source: Hatcher Index
1860 Mr. J. Jamieson, 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
1950 1955 Mrs. Martha Burgess source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
1935 1945 Mrs. Ethel Burgess source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
1930 1930 Charles S. Bell source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
1925 1925 James Rogers source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
1920 1920 Adolph Pannan source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
1915 1915 George Gathercole source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
1910 1910 Charles Livingston source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
1905 1905 George Tempest source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
1900 1900 William Parkins source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
1890 1895 Samuel Cameron source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.

Social History

1906.  KNOCKED DOWN BY A CABMAN.

A young lady cyclist named Nellie Potter, living at 104 Capel-street, North Melbourne, was run down by a cab driven by James Parry, in Fitzroy-street, St. Kilda, yesterday afternoon. She was knocked off her machine by the horse. Some men employed at a stable close by picked her up and removed her in a dazed condition to the Alfred Hospital. She was admitted to a ward, but her injuries are not regarded as serious.

source: The Age 1906



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

The streetscape can be characterised as a mix of Victorian and modern buildings. Eight of the original seventeen single-story Victorian terrace dwellings plus some double storey commercial buildings are on its western side, south of Victoria Street, while on the eastern side, the street retains sixteen of its original thirty-six, wider sized early Victorian, two storey terrace homes, as well as two story modern public housing townhouses.

Crossing over Victoria Street to the north on the eastern side, nineteen of the original thirty-two equally fine examples of early two storey Victoria terrace dwellings can be seen, dispersed by a small number of modern two storey buildings. Unfortunately, all twenty-two of the original Victorian terrace dwellings on the western side from Victoria to Queensberry streets have all been demolished, replaced by taller modern commercial buildings that are out of character with the existing surrounding Victorian architecture of this once predominantly single and double storey residential streetscape.

Heritage of note include two 2 storey terraces at 62 and 64, both have National Trust classifications and Heritage Victoria registrations. Two more include two single storey terraces dwellings at 81 and 83 that were designed by the distinguished Australian architect, Mr. George Raymond Johnson.

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