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| Previous Address | 32 was also known as 18 Chetwynd Street, West Melbourne before street renumbering. | Source: source: Sands & McDougall directory |
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Land Details
- 1895 MMBW map
- 1859 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
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The highly sought after Victorian era heritage dwelling with its own private back yard garden that once existed on this site was demolished sometime after 1960 and replaced by an industrial building, then that was demolished and replaced by the current five storey block of flats in 2003. |
Owners
| From | To | Owner | More Info | Data Source |
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| to date | Private | source: Hatcher Index | ||
| 1859 | Mr. Orlando Fenwick, 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 |
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| to date | Private | source Hatcher Index | ||
| 1970 | 1970 | Symington R & WH & Co P/L (workshops) | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1945 | 1960 | Donald R. Mather | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1940 | 1940 | Mrs. Violet Steventon | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1925 | 1930 | Lauritz Danielson | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1920 | 1920 | Herbert Brearley | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1915 | 1915 | Michael Bourke | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1910 | 1910 | Edward Courtney | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1889 | 1905 | James Young | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1885 | 1885 | Saunders Benjamin | http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article197030248 | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. |
| 1880 | 1880 | George Bauman | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1870 | 1879 | Robert A. Forbes | http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article154887644 | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. |
| 1872 | Francis J. Wright | http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5840302 | source: The Argus 1872 |
Social History
1872 The Argus.
WRIGHT.—On the 29th ult., at 32 Chetwynd-street, West Melbourne, the wife of F J. Wright of a son.
source: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5840302
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. |
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The controls listed below affect this property: This information must be verified with the relevant planning or heritage authority.
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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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