| Also known as | Devon Lodge | Source: The Age, 18/8/1877 pg8 |
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| Previous Address | known as 14 Miller street before 1889 | Source: Sands & McDougall directory |
| Constructed | 29/8/1859 | |
| Style | Victorian, Early : 1840-1860 | |
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| Builder | James Jefson |
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Land Details
- 1895 MMBW map.
- Compiled Crown Record Plan.
- 1858 Benjarmin Cowderoy, first crown land purchaser.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article7305206
Benjamin Cowderoy was the First Chairman of St Kilda.
In 1857 he was elected to the St Kilda Council, becoming its first Chairman.
For a great many years he acted as Government Valuer to both the Railway Department and the Victorian Probate Office.
Building Details
Notice of intent to build
Registration number: 572
Date: 29/8/1859
Owner and builder: James Jefson, [sic] (Jesson) 150 Little Lonsdale Street Melbourne
Fee paid: 1.10.0
Type: 4 room brick house with a slate roof and private back yard garden.
Section: M. Lot 7.
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Subsequent Building Alterations
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Social History
1877. 14 Miller Street, known as Devon Lodge.
The Age
1862. James Jason (Jesson) lived at 14 Miller Street between John Riley and Alexander Duguid.
Sands & McDougall directory
1859. Mr James Jesson lived at 150 Little Lonsdale Street Melbourne.
Sands & McDougall directory
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