43 Hawke Street | Melbourne Streets

43 Hawke Street

West Melbourne VIC 3003

photographer: Stephen Hatcher, 2019

Architect
Also known as	Kipling’s row house	Source: Bill Cook’s Amendment 258 Panel submission
Previous Address	23 Hawke Street (before 1889)	Source: Hatcher Index
Constructed	1870 and 30/9/1878
Style	Victorian, Late: 1875-1901
Builder	Crawford and Anderson of Elizabeth Street North then Frederick Wittpan of 302 Rathdown Street North Carlton

Timelapse Building Images

2018

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

2009

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

1983

photographer: Graeme Butler

Land Details

1895 MMBW map.

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

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.

1 – 5

Building ID	Owner	Suburb	Building State	Building Type	Builder	Build Date (YYYY MM DD)	Registration no
72687	Henry, –	West Melbourne	VIC	Shops	Crawford & Anderson – Melbourne	1869 08 17	3395
77291	Woodham, –	West Melbourne	VIC	Houses	Crawford & Anderson – Melbourne	1869 12 21	3629
77294	Cunningham, James	West Melbourne	VIC	Houses	Crawford & Anderson – 84 Elizabeth St N	1870 02 16	3743
71966	Welch, W H	Melbourne	VIC	Warehouses	Crawford & Anderson – 84 Elizabeth nth	1870 04 27	3879
77691	Mason, James	Melbourne	VIC	Houses; Shops	Crawford & Anderson – 84 Elizabeth St Nth	1872 05 8	4809

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.

1 – 1

Building ID	Architects	Owner	Suburb	Building State	Building Type	Builder	Build Date (YYYY MM DD)	Registration no
78241		Wittpan, Frederick	Carlton	VIC	Houses	Wittpan, Frederick	1877 07 24	7280

PROV and https://www.mileslewis.net/australian-architectural

Subsequent Building Alterations

Cast Iron lacework reinstated in 2018.

photographer: Bill Cook

Architectural Features

Fin Wall
Concrete

Photographer: Stephen Hatcher, 2019
Building Ornamentation
Cast Iron

Photographer: Stephen Hatcher, 2019
Fin Wall
Concrete

Photographer: Stephen Hatcher, 2019
Balcony
Cast Iron

Photographer: Stephen Hatcher, 2019
Balcony
Timber

Photographer: Stephen Hatcher, 2019
Balcony
Timber

Photographer: Stephen Hatcher, 2019
Windows
Glass

Photographer: Stephen Hatcher, 2019
Windows
Glass

Photographer: Stephen Hatcher, 2019
Building Ornamentation
Cast Iron

Photographer: Stephen Hatcher, 2019
Fence
Render

Photographer: Stephen Hatcher, 2019

Heritage Significance and Listings

Heritage Listings and Explanatory Notes
How is it significant? Cunningham and Kipling’s house is significant historically and aesthetically to West Melbourne. Why is it significant? Historically representative of a major growth period in West Melbourne. Aesthetically for the ornate façade detailing, its siting within the streetscape, and as contributory to a significant Victorian –era streetscape.

Heritage Listings and Explanatory Notes

How is it significant?

Cunningham and Kipling’s house is significant historically and aesthetically to West Melbourne.

Why is it significant?

Historically representative of a major growth period in West Melbourne.
Aesthetically for the ornate façade detailing, its siting within the streetscape, and as contributory to a significant Victorian –era streetscape.

Owners

From	To	Owner	More Info	Data Source
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	Data Source
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

If you know more about any earlier families who had a direct connection to this inspiring period home, we encourage you to contact us and share their stories and old photos today.

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
GRZ1 (General Residential Zone 1)Schedule HO3 (North & West Melbourne Precinct)Schedule

Streetscape
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.

Other Information

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