| 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
2009
http://maps.melbourne.vic.gov.au/
1983
photographer: Graeme Butler
John T Collins 1907-2001, photographer, held by State Libary of Victoria
Land Details
1895 MMBW map
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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https://www.mileslewis.net/australian-architectural/
Subsequent Building Alterations
No Entries Found
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
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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
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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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. |
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