36 Chetwynd Street | Melbourne Streets

36 Chetwynd Street

West Melbourne VIC 3003

photographer: Stephen Hatcher 2021

Constructed
Also known as	Southfleet cottage	Source: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5842327
Previous Address	36 was also known as 20 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

Heritage Listings and Explanatory Notes
The highly sought after Victorian era heritage dwelling known as Southfleet cottage 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 64 flats in 2003.

Owners

From	To	Owner	More Info	Data Source
	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
	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.
1965	1965	J. O’Shea		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1960	1960	Mrs. H. Allan		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1950	1955	A. Allan		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1945	1945	A. Barby		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1940	1940	A. Wallwork		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1935	1935	J. H. Hitchcock		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1915	1930	Mrs. E. Gordon (nurse)		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1910	1910	C. J. R. Tweedy		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1905	1905	Percival C. Miles		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1900	1900	Victor Ward		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1895	1895	Alfred Hepburn		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1890	1890	Horace Hepburn	http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5740449	source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1870	1888	James (architect) & Harriet Lee nee Hills	http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5829967	source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020 and The Argus 1870.

Social History

James & Harriet Lee lived at 36 Chetwynd Street from 1872 to 1888. J. Lee was a successful Melbourne architect who also operated his business from their home address. Previously the Lee family resided at 37 Provost Street, North Melbourne.

James was born around 1834 in England, the son of Jeremiah Lee and Sarah Brasyier.

James married Harriet in the early 1850’s and she gave birth to their only child, Emily Jane around 1856.

In 1882 their daughter Emily Jane married Frederick Frewin in West Melbourne. Her uncle was Colonel J. Brasyier, C.B. of London.

In 1887 Harriet Lee passed away and James Lee followed in 1888.

They were survived by Emily Jane Frewin nee Lee, husband Fred and their children Emily, Fred and Ivy Harriet Frewin.

source: Stephen Hatcher 2022

1872 The Argus.

TENDERS REQUIRED, for SHOP and Dwelling,

in Spencer street. Apply Southfleet-cottage, 36 Chetwynd street, Weet Melbourne.

source: The Argus

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: MUZ (Mixed Use Zone)Schedule DDO32 (DDO32 North Melbourne Peripheral)Schedule HO3 (North & West Melbourne Precinct)Schedule PO12 (Parking Overlay 12)Schedule This information must be verified with the relevant planning or heritage authority.

Streetscape
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.

Streetscape

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.

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