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| Previous Address | know as number 8 before 1889 | Source: Sands & McDougall Directory 1888 |
| Constructed | 02/03/1865 | |
| Style | Victorian, Mid: 1860-1875 | |
| Architect | ||
| Builder | James Sumner |
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Land Details
1. Compiled Crown Record Plan Map
2. 1895 MMBW Map
3. Denis Jones was the first land purchasers of Lot 47 (also called Lot 9 Section K) at the Crown Land Auction held 21st December 1859 as reported in the Argus.
Building Details
Notice of intent to build.
Street: Eades Place
Number: 735
Date 02/03/1865
Owner & Builder: James Sumner – of Melbourne
Fee: £1.1.0
Type: Brick cottage with a private back yard gardens.
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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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Owners
| From | To | Owner | More Info | Data Source |
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| Private | Hatcher Index | |||
| circa 1865 | James Sumner | Hatcher Index | ||
| 21/12/1859 | Dennis or Denis Jones, first Crown Land purchaser | 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 | Hatcher Index |
Residents
| From | To | Resident | More Info | Data Source |
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| to date | Private (house 24) | Hatcher Index | ||
| 1965 | Guida, Lazzaro [labourer] & Antoniella (house 24) | Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher 2024 | ||
| 1955 | 1960 | Broughton, John [ironworker] (house 24) | Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher 2024 | |
| 1937 | 1950 | Morton, Mrs Catherine Blanche nee Sweetman (house 24) | Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher 2024 | |
| 1934 | 1937 | Morton, Joseph Henry [engineer] & Catherine B. (house 24) | Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher 2025 | |
| 1927 | 1933 | Rogers, Stephen Francis {driver] & Mary Ann (house 24) | Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher 2025 | |
| 1908 | 1926 | Clemow, Arthur [clerk] & Rosina E. (house 24) | Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher 2025 | |
| 1907 | 1907 | Darlison, Thomas [miller] & Annie (house 24) | Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher 2025 | |
| 1906 | 1906 | Smith, John [driver] (house 24) | Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher 2025 | |
| 1904 | 1905 | Anthony, Henry Thomas [gripman] & Jessie (house 24) | Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher 2025 | |
| 1889 | 1903 | Meldrum, James [carpenter] & Grace (house 24) new street number | Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher 2025 | |
| 1882 | 1888 | Meldrum, James (house 8) old street number | Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher 2025 | |
| 1878 | 1881 | Mountain, John Lewis (house 8) | Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher 2025 | |
| 1873 | 1877 | Sumner, James [contractor] & Mary Ann (house 8) | Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher 2025 | |
| 1872 | 1872 | Vogt, Otto (house 8) | Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher 2025 | |
| 1871 | 1871 | Brolin, James (house 8) | Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher 2025 | |
| 1869 | 1870 | Scott, Arthur (house 8) | Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher 2025 | |
| 1868 | 1868 | Graham, James (house 8) | Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher 2025 | |
| 1866 | Sumner, James & Mary Ann (house 8) old street number | Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher 2025 | ||
| 1865 | house being built (James Sumner) |
Social History
MORTON.— On the 24th June, at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Joseph Henry, beloved husband of Catherine Morton, 24 Eades-
place (new street number), West Melbourne, aged 72 years. Late of E. Rowlands Pty. Ltd. A long day closes.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article203872000
SUMNER. — On this day, Thursday, 9th November, at his residence, No 8 Eades Place (old street number), West Melbourne, James Sumner, contractor, of the firm of Sumner and Co., contractors, after a long and painful illness, aged forty-nine years. Home papers please copy.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article244265626
Context and Streetscape
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The property is situated 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
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The controls listed below affect this property: Overlays: HO3 North & West Melbourne Precinct |
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The Eades Place is characterised by double-storey or double-fronted Victorian-era terraces (circa late 1850s to 1890s) row houses featuring cast-iron verandahs, stucco wall finishes, original handmade brickwork, some with brick or picket fences, some with concave corrugated verandah iron roofs; some with architraves to openings, sill brackets and detailed cornices. |
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