351 King Street

351 King Street
West Melbourne VIC 3003
photographer: Stephen Hatcher

Also known as
Previous Address 351-355 was previously known separately as 229, 231 and 233 King Street before 1889 street renumbering.
Constructed
Style
Architect
Builder

Timelapse Building Images

image source: State Library of Victoria

1970

source: Evan Luly, β€œ351-5 King st Melbourne,” Melbourne History Resources, accessed August 31, 2022, https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/melbourne-history/items/show/277.

1869

image source: State Library of Victoria


Land Details

Building Details

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Subsequent Building Alterations

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Architectural Features



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Heritage Significance and Listings

Heritage Listings and Explanatory Notes

Owners

From To Owner More Info Data Source
to date Private source: Hatcher index
Mr. J. Freer, 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
to date Private source: Hatcher index
1873 Michael and Phoebe Menser http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5855187 source: The Argus 1873

Social History

MENSER.β€”On the 8th inst., at her residence, 229 King-street, West Melbourne, Mrs. Michael Menser of a
daughter.
Rose Ann Menser was the daughter of Michael and Phoebe Menser. Rose married Albert Henry Crocker in 1902.

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4575985



Context and Streetscape

Precinct
The current property is 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

Streetscape

Other Information

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