| Also known as | Muckersy’s row house | Source: Hatcher Index |
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| Previous Address | 22 or 22a Hawke Street (before 1889) | Source: Hatcher Index |
| Constructed | 20/02/1883 | |
| Style | Victorian, Late: 1875-1901 | |
| Architect | Koch, J B | |
| Builder | Charles Nott, Normanby Road South Melbourne. |
Timelapse Building Images
http://maps.melbourne.vic.gov.au
photographer: Graeme Butler
Heritage Collection North Melbourne Library
Land Details
1895 MMBW map.
source: http://maps.melbourne.vic.gov.au/
Building Details
MCC registration no 183 [Burchett Index].
Fee £3.10.0
Two 2-storey brick houses.
J.A.B. Koch designed many houses in Melbourne including several in Hawthorn. His premier mansion was Labassa (Ontario) constructed two years later. The tight colonnade form to the loggias and the flat wall plane above used at Oxford can be seen also at Ontario as a small segment of that rich French Renaissance Palace. These designs are a marked departure from the sombre, standard Victorian mansion in evidence adjoining at 23 Isabella Grove (also by Koch). Although this design is clearly influenced by direct European sources, its flat wall surface and red brick were being pursued by other architects of the period as part of the “Modern Italian” style.
| Architects | Building Type | |||||||
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| 83105 | Koch, J A B | Bruche, W | Parkville | VIC | Houses | Nott, Charles – Erica St Prahran | 1881 03 7 | 8710 |
| 83222 | Robertson, David | South Yarra | VIC | Houses | Nott, Charles – Erica St Prahran | 1881 06 15 | 8824 | |
| 77319 | Koch, J B | Muckersy, H | West Melbourne | VIC | Houses | Nott, Charles – Normanby Road | 1883 02 20 | 183 |
| 79385 | Campbell, Colin | Jones, Miss Louisia | Carlton | VIC | Houses; Shops | Nott, Charles – Grandview Gve Prahran | 1887 10 14 | 3096 |
| 82997 | Webb, -(W) North Melbourne | Jones, Robert | Parkville | VIC | Houses | Nott, Charles – Prahran | 1888 09 5 | 3588 |
| 77037 | Campbell, Colin | Bain, George | Melbourne | VIC | Warehouses | Nott, Charles – Grand View Grve, Prahran | 1888 12 0 | 3700 |
| 76346 | Throsell, Frederick | Melbourne | VIC | Warehouses | Nott, Charles – Grandview Rd Prahran | 1889 05 29 | 3914 |
Burchett Index & http://images.heritage.vic.gov.au/attachment/40819
Subsequent Building Alterations
Balcony and fence have been changed some time before the 1970’s however that work can be corrected back to its original look using its twin next door as a style guide.
Architectural Features
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Doors
Timber
Heritage Significance and Listings
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Intact detailed parapet, original windows, however the cast iron lacework on the upper balcony and front fence and gate need to be reinstated to a bluestone and cast iron similar style to house 47. Ornate and mostly intact masonry detail on the upper parapet front. Like its twin at 39, 41 Hawke Street is a two-story brick and bluestone building containing building fabric from the 1883 period of construction and other than the balcony lacework and front fence, overall the main body of the house is unaltered and mostly intact to its era. Original panel solid wood front door with sidelights. Original chimney is mostly intact and operational however a small masonry render repair on the front would be recommended. |
Owners
| From | To | Owner | More Info | Data Source |
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| 1975 | to date | Private | Hatcher Index | |
| 1974 | 1874 | Mary Zammit | Hatcher Index | |
| 1971 | 1973 | Lawrence & Mary Zammit | Hatcher Index | |
| 1965 | 1970 | Sydney Zammit | Hatcher Index | |
| 1962 | 1964 | Charles Aquilina | Hatcher Index | |
| 1930 | 1961 | Winifred & Annie Kennedy | Hatcher Index | |
| 1925 | 1929 | Muckersy’s Estate | Hatcher Index | |
| 1918 | 1924 | Henry Muckersy | Hatcher Index | |
| 1913 | 1917 | Henry MacKensy | Hatcher Index | |
| 1883 | 1912 | Henry McKersie | Hatcher Index | |
| 1880 | 1882 | Henry McKersie (vacant land) | Hatcher Index | |
| 1853 | 1879 | 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 | |
| 1974 | 1974 | Mary Zammit | Hatcher Index | |
| 1971 | 1973 | Lawrence & Mary Zammit | Hatcher Index | |
| 1965 | 1970 | Sydney Zammit | Hatcher Index | |
| 1964 | 1964 | Salvior Spitiri | Hatcher Index | |
| 1963 | 1963 | William Francis Myer | Hatcher Index | |
| 1961 | 1962 | vacant | Hatcher Index | |
| 1951 | 1960 | John William Wall | Hatcher Index | |
| 1941 | 1950 | William Edward Williamson | Hatcher Index | |
| 1933 | 1940 | Robert Jones | Hatcher Index | |
| 1932 | 1932 | Charles Gerald Welby | Hatcher Index | |
| 1931 | 1931 | Moyra Murray | Hatcher Index | |
| 1918 | 1930 | Thomas A Kennedy | Hatcher Index | |
| 1903 | 1917 | John Kennedy | Hatcher Index | |
| 1902 | 1902 | John Lindsay | Hatcher Index | |
| 1895 | 1901 | Thomas Ryan | Hatcher Index | |
| 1891 | 1891 | Mrs Miller | Hatcher Index | |
| 1888 | 1890 | Mrs Brophy | Hatcher Index | |
| 1887 | 1887 | Mrs Moran | Hatcher Index | |
| 1886 | 1886 | Mrs Addis | Hatcher Index | |
| 1884 | 1885 | George Page | Sands & McDougall Directory |
Social History
1983 Kenneth F. McFarlane report
https://trove.nla.gov.au/version/21828180
1953. Exchange 2 story house for cottage any suburb.
The Herald
1954. William Williamson Wins again.
The Herald
1943. Elsie Williamson
The Argus
1936. Rene Jones
The Age
1936. Doris Jones
The Age
1929. Executors auction, 39-41 Hawke Street
The Argus
1929. Estate of Captain H Muckeray.
The Age
1925. Ann Kennedy
The Argus
1924. Lost
The Age
1914. John & Ann Kennedy
The Argus
1913. Minnie Kennedy
The Herald
1900. Housework.
The Age
1899. Edward Francis Ryan
The Argus
1896. Mary Ryan
The Argus
1894. Thomas Ryan
The Argus
1890. Comfortable board.
The Age
1884. Bricklayers
The Age
1878. Tenders wanted Alterations and Additions
The Age
1867. Captain Muckersy
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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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. |
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