246 Chetwynd Street

246 Chetwynd Street
North Melbourne VIC 3051
photographer: Stephen Hatcher 2021

Also known as
Previous Address 246 was also known as 130 and 84 Chetwynd Street, Hotham before street renumbering. Source: source: Sands & McDougall directory
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Timelapse Building Images

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Land Details

  1. 1895 MMBW map
  2. Compiled Crown Record Plan
  3. 1865 The Argus, Crown 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 original Victorian era dwelling that once existed on this site was demolished and is currently vacant land.

Owners

From To Owner More Info Data Source
to date Private source: Hatcher Index
1865 Mr. John Huggins, 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
1940 1940 Mrs. E. A. E. Bennett source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1935 1935 Mrs. Myrtle Furlong source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1930 1930 Mrs Hetty Clark source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1925 1925 Mrs. Minnie Downes source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1920 1920 MRs. S. A. Borland http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4574582 source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1915 1915 Mrs. Ellen Woosnam source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1910 1910 James Hamilton source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1905 1905 Mrs. S Williams source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1900 1900 Archibald Wilson source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1890 1890 James Rigby source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1885 1885 E. Fitzgerald (printing office) source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.

Social History

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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
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.

Other Information

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