36 Capel Street

36 Capel Street
West Melbourne VIC 3003
photographer: Stephen Hatcher

Also known as Florence Cottage
Previous Address
Constructed
Style Victorian : 1840-1890
Architect
Builder

Timelapse Building Images

2004

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


Land Details

  1. Current map
  2. 1895 MMBW map
  3. Compiled Crown Record Plan showing Mr. John Freer was the first Crown land purchaser of 4 land allotments in 1850
  4. 1859 Government land sale notice

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

FromToOwnerMore InfoData Source
to datePrivatesource: Hatcher Index
1859Mr. George Wilson Murray and William Teale, first Crown land purchaserssource: Hatcher Index
abt 40 thousand years earlier1835Boon Wurrung and Woiwurrung (Wurundjeri) peoples of the Kulin Nationhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Victoriasource: Hatcher Index

Residents

FromToResidentMore InfoData Source
to datePrivatesource Hatcher Index
19701970Mrs. J. Isaacsonsource: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
19651965P. Isaacsonsource: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
19401960Mrs. Mona Langmaidsource: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
19351935Matteo Cristofarosource: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
19251925Martin O’Connorsource: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
19151920Andrew Brabendersource: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
19101910Francis Biggssource: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
19051905Thomas J. Staffordsource: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
19001900Mrs. May Westleysource: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
18951895Herbert Smithsource: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
18901890Patrick Nicholsonsource: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.

Social History

1934. I, Matteo Cristofaro, of Italian nationality, born at S. Marco, in Lamis, Italy, and resident seven years in Australia, now residing at 36 Capel street, West  Melbourne, intend to Apply for Naturalisation.

source: The Argus 1934



Context and Streetscape

Precinct

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

Zoning

The controls listed below affect this property:

This information must be verified with the relevant planning or heritage authority.

Streetscape

The streetscape can be characterised as a mix of Victorian and modern buildings. Eight of the original seventeen single-story Victorian terrace dwellings plus some double storey commercial buildings are on its western side, south of Victoria Street, while on the eastern side, the street retains sixteen of its original thirty-six, wider sized early Victorian, two storey terrace homes, as well as two story modern public housing townhouses.

Crossing over Victoria Street to the north on the eastern side, nineteen of the original thirty-two equally fine examples of early two storey Victoria terrace dwellings can be seen, dispersed by a small number of modern two storey buildings. Unfortunately, all twenty-two of the original Victorian terrace dwellings on the western side from Victoria to Queensberry streets have all been demolished, replaced by taller modern commercial buildings that are out of character with the existing surrounding Victorian architecture of this once predominantly single and double storey residential streetscape.

Heritage of note include two 2 storey terraces at 62 and 64, both have National Trust classifications and Heritage Victoria registrations. Two more include two single storey terraces dwellings at 81 and 83 that were designed by the distinguished Australian architect, Mr. George Raymond Johnson.

Other Information

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