50 Chetwynd Street | Melbourne Streets

50 Chetwynd Street

West Melbourne VIC 3003

photographer: Stephen Hatcher 2021

Also known as
Previous Address	50 was also known as 34 Chetwynd Street, West Melbourne before street renumbering.	Source: source: Sands & McDougall directory
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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

Heritage Listings and Explanatory Notes
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
	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
	to date	Private		source Hatcher Index
1974	1974	‘vacant development site’		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1965	1970	M. Toppi		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1960	1960	F. Portelli		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1945	1955	J. McMillan		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1940	1940	A. F. Sullivan		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1930	1935	J. E. McMillan		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1925	1925	Stephen F. Rogers		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1920	1920	J. M. Russell and S. F. Rogers		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1915	1915	Mrs. Amelia Chinn		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1900	1910	Richard English	http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article10749236	source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1895	1895	William H. Williams		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1890	1890	Mrs. M. Clarke		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

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
The controls listed below affect this property: MUZ (Mixed Use Zone)Schedule DDO32 (DDO32 North Melbourne Peripheral)Schedule HO3 (North & West Melbourne Precinct)Schedule PO12 (Parking Overlay 12)Schedule This information must be verified with the relevant planning or heritage authority.

Streetscape
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.

Streetscape

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.

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