
Also known as | Kipling’s row house | Source: Bill Cook’s Amendment 258 Panel submission |
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Previous Address | 23 Hawke Street (before 1889) | Source: Hatcher Index |
Constructed | 1870 and 30/9/1878 | |
Style | Victorian, Late: 1875-1901 | |
Architect | ||
Builder | Crawford and Anderson of Elizabeth Street North then Frederick Wittpan of 302 Rathdown Street North Carlton |
Timelapse Building Images
House façade refurbished 2o18 -19. Heritage colours of coral, cream around the windows and terracotta downpipes, roof and timber enclosing lacework. Lacework similar to that featured on 45 replaced the wrought iron. Front brick fence configured to match the house façade.
Bill Cook

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

photographer: Graeme Butler
Building Details

1870 1st building constructed by Crawford and Anderson of Elizabeth Street North. Building application number 3743.
Other work carried out by the same builder is listed below.
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1878 alterations to an existing building executed by Frederick Wittpan of 302 Rathdown Street North Carlton.
Other work carried out by the same builder is listed below.
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PROV and https://www.mileslewis.net/australian-architectural
Subsequent Building Alterations

Cast Iron lacework reinstated in 2018.
photographer: Bill Cook
Architectural Features
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Fin Wall
ConcretePhotographer: Stephen Hatcher, 2019
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Building Ornamentation
Cast IronPhotographer: Stephen Hatcher, 2019
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Fin Wall
ConcretePhotographer: Stephen Hatcher, 2019
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Balcony
Cast IronPhotographer: Stephen Hatcher, 2019
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Balcony
TimberPhotographer: Stephen Hatcher, 2019
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Balcony
TimberPhotographer: Stephen Hatcher, 2019
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Windows
GlassPhotographer: Stephen Hatcher, 2019
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Windows
GlassPhotographer: Stephen Hatcher, 2019
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Building Ornamentation
Cast IronPhotographer: Stephen Hatcher, 2019
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Fence
RenderPhotographer: Stephen Hatcher, 2019
Heritage Significance and Listings
Heritage Listings and Explanatory Notes |
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How is it significant?
Why is it significant?
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Owners
From | To | Owner | More Info | Data Source |
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1975 | to date | Private | Hatcher Index | |
1969 | 1974 | Charles & Censina Engerer | Hatcher Index | |
1964 | 1968 | Paul Camilleri | Hatcher Index | |
1948 | 1963 | Louisa Emelia Snow | Hatcher Index | |
1924 | 1947 | Maurice S Freeman | Hatcher Index | |
1900 | 1923 | Henry Kipling Estate | Hatcher Index | |
1877 | 1899 | Henry Kipling | Hatcher Index | |
1872 | 1876 | James Cunningham | Hatcher Index | |
1853 | 1870 | 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 | |
1969 | 1974 | Charles & Censina Engerer | Hatcher Index | |
1968 | 1968 | Ivan Claughorn | Hatcher Index | |
1965 | 1967 | Frank Sumner | Hatcher Index | |
1964 | 1964 | Carmel Ryano | Hatcher Index | |
1946 | 1963 | Louisa Emelia Snow | Hatcher Index | |
1930 | 1945 | Mrs May Peters (as a guest house) | Hatcher Index | |
1929 | 1929 | Patrick McNamara | Hatcher Index | |
1928 | 1928 | Alaxander McAdam | Hatcher Index | |
1927 | 1927 | Frederick Rowlands | Hatcher Index | |
1924 | 1926 | William Dudley | Hatcher Index | |
1917 | 1923 | James White | Hatcher Index | |
1906 | 1916 | Herbert T Cork | Hatcher Index | |
1903 | 1905 | John Cork | Hatcher Index | |
1900 | 1902 | William Jeffley | Hatcher Index | |
1898 | 1899 | John Arthur | Hatcher Index | |
1896 | 1896 | Ellen Bersiker | Hatcher Index | |
1895 | 1895 | Mrs Ellen Cottier | Hatcher Index | |
1891 | 1891 | Mrs Harriet Platt (as a boarding house) | Hatcher Index | |
1890 | 1890 | Henry Kipling | Hatcher Index | |
1889 | 1889 | Henry Lewis | Hatcher Index | |
1878 | 1888 | Henry Kipling | Hatcher Index | |
1876 | 1877 | Henry Kipling & James Cunningham | Hatcher Index & Sands McDougall directory | |
1871 | 1875 | James Cunningham | Hatcher Index |
Social History
1953.
The Herald

1888.
The Age

1878.
The Age

1878.
The Age

1874.
The Argus

1873.
The Argus

1872.
The Argus

1867.
The Argus

1865.
The Argus

Context and Streetscape
Precinct |
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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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Streetscape |
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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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