546 La Trobe Street

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

Also known as
Previous Address 195 Latrobe Street before council street renumbering in 1889Source: 1888 and 1889 Sands & McDougall directory
Constructed 1888
Style Victorian : 1840-1890
Architect
Builder Robinson & Stewart, 229 Dryburgh Street, Hotham

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 near Spencer

Number: 3237

Date 16/1/1888

Owner: Nippard & Williams, Railway Club Hotel

Builder: Robinson & Stewart, 229 Dryburgh Street, Hotham

Fee: £ 3.10.0

Type: two 2 storey houses, all 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 family dwelling no longer exists, it was demolished to make way for construction of the Melbourne Assessment Prison.

Owners

FromToOwnerMore InfoData Source
to datePrivatesource: Hatcher Index
1850Mr. Hugh Lang, 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 datenow part of the Melbourne Assessment Prisonsource Hatcher Index
19741974Farm & Pastoral Supplies P/L & Vogue Carpets retailsource: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher in 2021.
19401970Miss B. Riordan, apartmentssource: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher in 2021.
19251935Patrick Riordan, apartmentssource: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher in 2021.
19201920Miss Mary Greensource: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher in 2021.
19151915Mrs. Elizabeth Junghennsource: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher in 2021.
19101910Mrs. Elizabeth Hoopersource: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher in 2021.
19051905George Williamssource: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher in 2021.
19001900Mrs. Sarah Brucesource: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher in 2021.
18951895James Hanleysource: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher in 2021.
18901890Francis L. Smartsource: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher in 2021.

Social History

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Other Information

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