42 Molesworth Street

42 Molesworth Street
North Melbourne VIC 3051
source: Melbourne Council archives

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Previous Address
Constructed 1865
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Architect
Builder Henry Sheahan

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Land Details

  1. Location of 42 Molesworth in the local enviroment.
  2. 1895 MMBW map.
  3. Compiled Crown Record Plan showing Henry Sheahan was the first Crown land purchaser in 1865.

Building Details

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Heritage Significance and Listings

Heritage Listings and Explanatory Notes

Owners

From To Owner More Info Data Source
abt 40 thousand years earlier 1835 Boon Wurrung and Woiwurrung (Wurundjeri) peoples of the Kulin Nation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Victoria
1865 Henry Sheahan (first Crown land purchaser) source Sands & McDougall direcctory

Residents

From To Resident More Info Data Source
to date Private Hatcher Index
1974 Barone C Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher 2024

Social History

Henry Sheahan shown as living at 42 Molesworth Street, North Melbourne in the 1867 Sands & McDougall directory.

source Sands & McDougall 1867


In 1865 Henry Sheahan became the first person to purchase Crown land at 42 Molesworth Street, North Melbourne.

The Argus 1865



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