48 Dryburgh Street

48 Dryburgh Street
West Melbourne VIC 3003
photographer: Stephen Hatcher 2022

Also known as Benalla Cottages (1-4) Source: from the 1899 Sands & McDougall directory
Previous Address
Constructed 4/9/1883
Style
Architect
Builder John Jeffery, Nicholson Street, North Fitzroy

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Land Details

  1. Compiled Crown Record Plan
  2. 1859 Government Land Sale
  3. 1881 Subdivision

Building Details

Notice of Intent to Build.

Date: 4/9/1883

Registration number: 480

Fee paid: £3.10.0

Type: Two 4 room cottages [with their own private rear gardens]

Builder: John Jeffery, Nicholson Street, North Fitzroy

Owner: John Jeffery

Other building works carried out by John Jeffery below.

Owner Suburb Building Type Builder Build Date Reg #
Jeffery, John Dryburgh Street, West Melbourne Two 4 room houses Jeffery, John – Nicholson St Nth Fitz. 1883 09 4 480
Jeffery, John Victoria Street, West Melbourne Four houses Jeffery, John – 1 Nicholson St Nth Fitzroy 1883 04 30 274
Jeffery, John Victoria Street, West Melbourne Two 5 room houses Jeffery, John – Normanby Rd Balwyn 1902 07 29 8731

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Subsequent Building Alterations

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Heritage Significance and Listings

Heritage Listings and Explanatory Notes

Owners

From To Owner More Info Data Source
to date Private source: Hatcher Index
14/7/1859 Mr. Michael Dawson, 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
to date Private source Hatcher Index
1960 1974 Mrs. Lilly Jenkinson http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205692218 source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin
1940 1955 George E. and Mrs. Lilly Jenkinson http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article206468645 source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin
1935 1935 Herbert R. Jenkinson source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin
1930 1930 vacant source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin
1925 1925 Ernest Johns source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin
1920 1920 Sydney T. Crapper source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin
1915 1915 Alfred Martin (house number chanegd to 39) source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin
1910 1910 George McLean source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin
1900 1905 Patrick Green (house number changed to 2) source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin
1890 1890 Thomas Bridges source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin
1885 1885 Mrs. Elizabeth Kerr source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin

Social History

Context and Streetscape

Precinct

This property sits 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

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This information must be verified with the relevant planning or heritage authority.

Streetscape

Other Information

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