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| Previous Address | 48 was also known as 32 Chetwynd Street, West Melbourne before street renumbering. | Source: source: Sands & McDougall directory |
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Timelapse Building Images
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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
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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 1970 and replaced by the current 4 storey concrete office building with ground level parking. Built & sub-divided 1988. |
Owners
| From | To | Owner | More Info | Data Source |
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| to date | Private | source: Hatcher Index | ||
| 1859 | Mr. Moses Moss, 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 | More Info | Data Source |
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| to date | Private | source Hatcher Index | ||
| 1974 | 1974 | ‘vacant development site’ | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1960 | 1970 | D. Schimizzi | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1940 | 1955 | H. H. Monaghan | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1930 | 1935 | Ernest A. and Sarah J. Phillips | http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205870966 | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. |
| 1925 | 1925 | John E. McMillan | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1920 | 1920 | William V. Bradley | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1915 | 1915 | J. M. Russell and S. F. Rogers | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1910 | 1910 | Thomas Fitzgerald | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1900 | 1905 | Mrs. Maria Burns | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1895 | 1895 | Charles O’Donnell | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1890 | 1890 | Mrs. C. Gordon | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. |
Social History
1910 The Argus.
46, 48 and 50 Chetwynd Street, [West Melbourne]. Three really superior brick houses, of 7 rooms [each].
source: The Argus
1910 The Age.
Nos 46, 48, 50 CHETWYND-STREET close to Victoria-street.-Three solidly constructed brick houses, cement fronts, two containing 7 rooms and one 6 rooms, with baths and coppers, &c.
This is an exceptionally good terrace standing well back and high up from the street, front fence, iron railing on 4 ft. of bluestone with a well grown hedge, tiled entrance paths and verandahs, airy lofty, well lighted and conveniently planned rooms all on ground floor, except two of the houses, which each have a second story in the centre of the building of two rooms. Absolutely the best position in the district and opposite one of the City Council’s plantations.
source: The Age
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. |
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The controls listed below affect this property: This information must be verified with the relevant planning or heritage authority. |
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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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