
Also known as | Marley’s row houses (27-33) | Source: Hatcher Index |
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Previous Address | 17 Hawke Street (before 1889) | Source: Hatcher Index |
Constructed | 3/6/1871 | |
Style | Victorian, Mid: 1860-1875 | |
Architect | ||
Builder | John George Marley, 1 Courtney St Hotham |
Timelapse Building Images

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Photographer: Graham Butler
Building Details
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
Concretephotographer: Stephen Hatcher, 2019
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Gate
Cast Ironphotographer: Stephen Hatcher, 2019
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Building Ornamentation
Concretephotographer: Stephen Hatcher, 2019
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Fin Wall
Brickphotographer: Stephen Hatcher, 2019
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Windows
Glassphotographer: Stephen Hatcher, 2019
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Doors
Timberphotographer: 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. 33 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 & Elizabeth Marley (nee Bartholew) | https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/ | 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 | |
1942 | 1973 | Thomas & Georgina Mary White | Hatcher Index | |
1939 | 1941 | Bridget Elizabeth White | Hatcher Index | |
1934 | 1937 | Thomas McCarthy | ||
1933 | 1933 | Frances McCarthy | Hatcher Index | |
1925 | 1931 | Ralph Joseph Thwaites | Hatcher Index | |
1919 | 1924 | Catherine Skehan | Hatcher Index | |
1905 | 1918 | Bridget Skeehan | Hatcher Index | |
1902 | 1904 | Charles Chatfield | Hatcher Index | |
1899 | 1899 | David Jones | Hatcher Index | |
1895 | 1898 | Thomas O’Brien | Hatcher Index | |
1892 | 1892 | Mitchell | Hatcher Index | |
1888 | 1891 | Elizabeth Marley (nee Bartholew) | Hatcher Index | |
1872 | 1887 | John George Marley & Elizabeth Marley (nee Bartholew) | Hatcher Index |
Social History
1887. John George Marley
The Argus

1873 Gazette Notice
The Messenger

1867. John Marley snr
The Argus

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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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