40 Chetwynd Street | Melbourne Streets

40 Chetwynd Street

West Melbourne VIC 3003

photographer: Stephen Hatcher 2021

Also known as
Previous Address	40 was also known as 24 Chetwynd Street, West Melbourne before street renumbering.	Source: source: Sands & McDougall directory
Constructed
Style
Architect
Builder

Timelapse Building Images

1932

Single storey double fronted Victorian family home with front and private rear garden.

source: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article242807218

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 with its own private back yard garden that once existed on this site was demolished sometime after 1930 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
	to date	Private		source: Hatcher Index
1859		Mr. Isaac Ramsden, 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	Data Source
	to date	Private	source Hatcher Index
1935	1940	Symington & Co. (Corset Factory)	source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1925	1930	William E. Stanton	source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1920	1920	Percy Hawke	source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1910	1915	John Elder	source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1905	1905	George Askew	source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1895	1900	Charles Brown	source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1890	1890	Frank Huggins	source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.

Social History

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.

Other Information

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