
Also known as | Marley’s row houses (27-33) | Source: Hatcher Index |
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Previous Address | 11 Hawke Street (before 1889) | Source: Hatcher Index |
Constructed | 31/7/1869 | |
Style | Victorian, Mid: 1860-1875 | |
Architect | ||
Builder | John George Marley, 1 Courtney St Hotham |
Timelapse Building Images

http://maps.melbourne.vic.gov.au/

photographer: Graeme Butler

John T Collins 1907-2001, photographer, held by State Libary of Victoria
Building Details
Built as a pair (31 & 33) Melbourne council building registration application number 4435.
As owner/builder Marley built 27 & 29 Hawke street houses in 1869 the subsequently built 31 & 33 Hawke Street houses in 1871.
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Subsequent Building Alterations
Architectural Features
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Fin Wall
Brickphotographer: Stephen Hatcher, 2019
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Building Ornamentation
Concretephotographer: Stephen Hatcher, 2019
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Chimney
Brickphotographer: Stephen Hatcher, 2019
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Fence
Bluestonephotographer: Stephen Hatcher, 2019
Heritage Significance and Listings
Heritage Listings and Explanatory Notes |
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Intact detailed wrought iron fence and gate and original window. Simple and mostly intact masonry detail on fin walls. 27 Hawke Street is a single-story brick and bluestone building containing building fabric from the 1869 period of construction and is unaltered and fully intact to its era. Original verandah, Original fence and gate with bluestone foundations intact. 4 panel solid wood front door with fanlight window above. 27, 29, 31 & 33 Hawke Street were built by John George Marley. |
Owners
From | To | Owner | More Info | Data Source |
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1975 | to date | Private | Hatcher Index | |
1930 | 1974 | Caroline Teresa Higgins (daughter of William Henry Jones) | Hatcher Index | |
1923 | 1929 | William Henry Jones | Hatcher Index | |
1899 | 1922 | John Craig | Hatcher Index | |
1895 | 1898 | Thomas McDonald | Hatcher Index | |
1888 | 1894 | Marley’s Trust | Hatcher Index | |
1870 | 1887 | John George Marley | Hatcher Index | |
1853 | 1869 | Thomas Allison and A. H. Knight purchased land | 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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1975 | to date | Private | Hatcher Index | |
1972 | 1974 | Aldo Peli | Hatcher Index | |
1956 | 1970 | Anne Julia O’Rorke | Hatcher Index | |
1939 | 1955 | Archibald Prentice | Hatcher Index | |
1930 | 1936 | Ernest Gray | Hatcher Index | |
1927 | 1929 | James Meehan | Hatcher Index | |
1915 | 1926 | Thomas O’Connor | Hatcher Index | |
1914 | 1914 | Frederick Angell | Hatcher Index | |
1913 | 1913 | Charles Sawplugh | Hatcher Index | |
1906 | 1910 | Thomas Stevens | Hatcher Index | |
1905 | 1905 | Samuel Turner | Hatcher Index | |
1898 | 1904 | Annie Ettershank | Hatcher Index | |
1895 | 1896 | Edward Ettershank | Hatcher Index | |
1892 | 1894 | John Dight | Hatcher Index | |
1891 | 1891 | William Nelson | Hatcher Index | |
1890 | 1890 | Mrs Isabella Phillips | Hatcher Index | |
1889 | 1889 | Thomas Ward | Hatcher Index | |
1888 | 1888 | Mrs Henry | Hatcher Index | |
1887 | 1887 | Mrs Seruf ? | Hatcher Index | |
1885 | 1886 | Mrs Martha Terry | Hatcher Index | |
1882 | 1884 | David Brown | Hatcher Index | |
1880 | 1881 | Stephen Dunckley | Hatcher Index | |
1879 | 1879 | Thomas Lloyd or Floyd | Hatcher Index | |
1878 | 1878 | Edward Ainsley | Hatcher Index | |
1877 | 1877 | Mrs Ainsley | Hatcher Index | |
1875 | 1876 | Andrew Pearce or Pierce | Hatcher Index | |
1874 | 1874 | John or Thomas Chalmers | Hatcher Index | |
1873 | 1873 | H Jones | Sands & Mcdougall directory | |
1872 | 1872 | William Comely | Hatcher Index | |
1870 | 1871 | William & Joanna Comely ( nee Joanna Duncan Higgins) | https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/ | Hatcher Index |
Social History
1954. John & Margaret Grey
The Age

1950. Archibald Prentice
The Argus

1931. Charles Thomas James
The Age

1928, Edward Hughes
The Herald

1918. Canaries
The Age

1896. Edward & Annie Ettershank
The Argus

1893. Elizabeth Marley
The Age

1893. Elizabeth Marley
The Argus

1890. Help wanted
The Age

1890. W. Neilson
Melbourne Leader

1888. Furnished room.
The Age

1884. Room.
The Age

1882. David Brown.
The Australasian

1880. Stephen, Ellen & Nellie Dunckley.
The Argus

1878. Newton terrace.
The Argus

1875. Furniture and effects.
The Age

1873. Help wanted
The Argus

1872. To-Let
The Argus

1872. Mrs Lockhart.
The Argus

17/6/1871. Insolvency of William Comely

13/6/1871. William Comely
The Argus

12/6/1871. William & Joanna Comely (nee Joanna Duncan Higgins)
The Australasian & BDMVic

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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.
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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Streetscape |
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This streetscape contains a collection of outstanding Victorian buildings because they are a particularly well preserved group from a similar period or style and because they are socially and historically significant buildings for the early development of North & West Melbourne in their own right. |
Other Information
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