508 La Trobe Street

508 La Trobe Street
West Melbourne VIC 3003
image source: 1895 MMBW plan

Also known as
Previous Address
Constructed 1866
Style Victorian, Mid: 1860-1875
Architect
Builder

Timelapse Building Images

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Land Details

  1. Current map
  2. 1895 MMBW map
  3. Compiled Crown Record Plan

Building Details

Notice of intent to build.

Street: Latrobe Street

Number: 26587

Date: 23/6/1866

Owner: Mr T. Russell

Builder: t.b.a.

Architect: A. Martelli

Fee: £ t.b.a.

Type: a two storey houses, with a private back yard garden.

source: Burchett Index


Subsequent Building Alterations

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Architectural Features



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Heritage Significance and Listings

Heritage Listings and Explanatory Notes

The Victoria era family dwelling built on this land no longer exists, it was demolished to make way for a new building.

Owners

FromToOwnerMore InfoData Source
to datePrivatesource: Hatcher Index
1866Mr. T. Russellsource: Hatcher Index
1850Mr John Pascoe Fawkner, first Crown land purchasersource: Hatcher Index
abt 40 thousand years earlier1835Boon Wurrung and Woiwurrung (Wurundjeri) peoples of the Kulin Nationhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Victoriasource: Hatcher Index

Residents

FromToResidentMore InfoData Source
to datePrivatesource: Hatcher Index
19651974car parksource: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher in 2021.
19551960West End Motors, used carssource: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher in 2021.
19301935vacantsource: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher in 2021.
19251925Aust Mtl Equipment Co P/L engineerssource: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher in 2021.
19201920Charles Griffithssource: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher in 2021.
19101915Joseph H. Muttonsource: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher in 2021.
19051905Miss. Kate Scullysource: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher in 2021.
19001900Peter Holinesource: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher in 2021.
18951895Mrs. Catherine Polandsource: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher in 2021.
18901890John Thomassource: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher in 2021.

Social History

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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

Streetscape

Other Information

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