
Also known as | Marley’s row houses (27-33) | Source: Hatcher Index |
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Previous Address | ||
Constructed | 3/6/1871 | |
Style | Victorian, Mid: 1860-1875 | |
Architect | ||
Builder | John George Marley, 1 Courtney St Hotham |
Timelapse Building Images

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

Photographer: Graham Butler
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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Fence
Cast Ironphotographer: Stephen Hatcher, 2019
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Fin Wall
Concretephotographer: Stephen Hatcher, 2019
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Roof
Slatephotographer: Stephen Hatcher, 2019
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Doors
Timberphotographer: Stephen Hatcher, 2019
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Windows
Glassphotographer: Stephen Hatcher, 2019
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Fence
Cast Ironphotographer: 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. 31 Hawke Street is a single-story brick and bluestone building containing building fabric from the 1871 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 | |
1872 | 1887 | John George Marley | Hatcher Index | |
1853 | 1871 | 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 | |
1964 | 1974 | Cyril Corker | Hatcher Index | |
1946 | 1962 | Ellen Reddie | Hatcher Index | |
1926 | 1945 | Andrew Reddie | Hatcher Index | |
1913 | 1925 | Alexander T. Watt | Hatcher Index | |
1911 | 1912 | Bridget Skeehan | Hatcher Index | |
1896 | 1910 | Alexander Watt | Hatcher Index | |
1895 | 1895 | Edward Comerford | Hatcher Index | |
1892 | 1892 | Thomas Roper | Hatcher Index | |
1888 | 1890 | Thomas Campbell | Hatcher Index | |
1884 | 1887 | Thomas Prosser | Hatcher Index | |
1883 | 1883 | Mrs Prosser | Hatcher Index | |
1882 | 1882 | William Brown | Hatcher Index | |
1879 | 1881 | Arthur Pretty | Hatcher Index | |
1877 | 1878 | Andrew Pearce | Hatcher Index | |
1876 | 1876 | James Borroromace | Hatcher Index | |
1874 | 1875 | James Borrorman | Hatcher Index | |
1873 | 1873 | Henry George Ball & Charlotte Ball (nee Fitzgerald) | https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/ | Hatcher Index |
Social History
1943 Andrew Reddie.
The Age

1927 Bridget Winifred Lynch.
The Argus

1927. Andrew Reddie.
The Age

1922.Mr & Mrs A T Watt.
The Argus

1880 Henry George Ball.
The Age

1873. Charlotte Ball (nee Fitzgerald)
The Argus

1871. Henry George Ball, Crown Lands Office
City Directory

Context and Streetscape
Precinct |
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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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