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| Previous Address | 55 was also known as 7 and 9 Chetwynd Street, Hotham before street renumbering. | Source: from the 1895 MMBW map |
| Constructed | (1st) tba (2nd) 28/9/1911 | |
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| Architect | (2nd) E. H. Wills | |
| Builder | (1st) tba (2nd) James H. Sprott, 17 Davies St. Brunswick |
Timelapse Building Images
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Land Details
- 1895 MMBW Map
- Compiled Crown Record Plan
Building Details
The first Victorian era dwelling built on this site was demolished and replaced by the current shop and dwelling in 1911.
Subsequent Building Alterations
Notice of Intention to Build.
Number: 2908
Date: 28/9/1911
Street: Chetwynd Street
Owner: Joseph Fabbri
Builder: James H. Sprott, 17 Davies St. Brunswick
Type: Brick shop and dwelling [with its own private back garden]
Fee: £2.10.0
Burchett Index
Architectural Features
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Heritage Significance and Listings
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Owners
| From | To | Owner | More Info | Data Source |
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| to date | Private | source: Hatcher Index | ||
| Mr. G. Evans, 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 |
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| to date | Private | source Hatcher Index | ||
| 1974 | 1974 | M.G.F. Investments P/L AND Smacka’s Place Restaurant | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1940 | 1970 | G. Rametta (wine saloon) | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1935 | 1935 | L. Colbertaldo (wine saloon) | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1930 | 1930 | R. Gaetano AND D. Carderi (wine merchant) | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1925 | 1925 | D. Carderi (wine merchant) | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1915 | 1920 | Fabbri & Gardini (wine merchants) AND B. Gardini | http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article242731867 | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. |
| 1910 | 1910 | John Brown | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1905 | 1905 | Mrs. M. Scott (dressmaker) | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1900 | 1900 | Charles Malborn | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1895 | 1895 | John Johnson | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1890 | 1890 | Charles Reed | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. |
Social History
1918 The Argus.
BEQUESTS TO HOSPITALS.
Joseph Fabbri late of West Melbourne he will lodged for probate bequeathing the sum of £20 to each of the following institutions, the residue of his estate being left to relatives:- Melbourne Hospital, Lonsdale-street Melbourne; Alfred Hospital, Commercial road, Prahran; Eye and Ear Hospital, Victoria parade East Melbourne; Women’s Hospital, Madeline street, Carlton; Foundling Hospital and Infants Home, Berry street East Melbourne; and St. Vincent’s Hospital, Victoria parade, Fitzroy.
source: The Argus
1918 The Herald.
FABBRI. — On the 13th August, at private hospital, East Melbourne, Joseph Fabbri, of 47 Hawke street, West Melbourne, and No. 7 Chetwynd street, North Melbourne, aged 69 years.
source: The Herald
Context and Streetscape
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This property resides within the municipality of the City of Melbourne. We respectfully acknowledge it is on the traditional land of the Kulin Nation. |
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The controls listed below affect this property: This information must be verified with the relevant planning or heritage authority.
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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. |
Other Information
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