548 La Trobe Street

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

Also known as
Previous Address 197 Latrobe Street before council street renumbering in 1889
Constructed 1888
Style Victorian : 1840-1890
Architect
Builder Robinson & Stewart, 229 Dryburgh Street, Hotham

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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


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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

From To Owner More Info Data Source
to date Private source: Hatcher Index
1850 Mr. Hugh Lang, 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 now part of the Melbourne Assessment Prison source Hatcher Index
1940 1970 Miss B. Riordan, apartments source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher in 2021.
1925 1935 Patrick Riordan, apartments source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher in 2021.
1920 1920 Miss. F. McBride source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher in 2021.
1915 1915 Francis Bell source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher in 2021.
1910 1910 John Oliver source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher in 2021.
1905 1905 William H. Mahoney source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher in 2021.
1900 1900 Lewis James source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher in 2021.
1890 1890 Alexander Levien source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher in 2021.

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