
Also known as | Sharrow’s row house. | Source: Hatcher Index |
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Previous Address | 39 Hawke Street (before 1889) | Source: Hatcher Index |
Constructed | 17/4/1878 | |
Style | Victorian : 1840-1890 | |
Architect | ||
Builder | Mr T. F. Murphy |
Timelapse Building Images

Showing 37 (LHS) to 55 Hawke Street (RHS)
Photographer: Stephen Hatcher

“Cisco Kid” on horseback
55 Hawke Street over left shoulder.
photographer: Viva Gibb

Showing 13 (LHS) to 55 Hawke Street (RHS)
Photographer Graeme Butler
Land Details
Part of allotment 16 within Section 55
The land where 53 Hawke Street is located on allotments 16 of Section 55 of the 1853 Crown land sale as seen on the map below.
Crown (VIC) Land Sale May 1853 Age Wed 4th May 1853
First Land Purchaser Allison and Knight Age Wed 4th May 1854
Building Details
1878 Melbourne City Council building application registration no 7588.
source: http://maps.melbourne.vic.gov.au/
Subsequent Building Alterations
The terrace home remains mostly unrenovated inside. It’s fence was replaced in the 1960’s and it’s corrugated iron roof was replaced with terracotta tiles some time in the past.
Architectural Features
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Building Ornamentation
ConcretePhotographer Stephen Hatcher
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Building Ornamentation
ConcretePhotographer Stephen Hatcher
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Doors
Cast IronPhotographer Stephen Hatcher
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Doors
Cast IronPhotographer Stephen Hatcher
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Lacework
Cast IronPhotographer Stephen Hatcher
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Doors
TimberPhotographer Stephen Hatcher
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Doors
TimberPhotographer Stephen Hatcher
Heritage Significance and Listings
Heritage Listings and Explanatory Notes |
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A single story brick cement rendered and painted 1878 Victorian style terrace home built in the “Filigree” style, a style distinguished through use of cast iron ornament, with a level paved area in front on with a deep back yard ideal for a garden. |
Owners
From | To | Owner | More Info | Data Source |
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1974 | to date | Private | Hatcher Index | |
1950 | 1974 | Nicola & Angela Guida | Hatcher Index | |
1942 | 1949 | Ellen McGann | Hatcher Index | |
1935 | 1941 | John Morton Wallace | Hatcher Index | |
1927 | 1934 | Mary Robinson Smith | Hatcher Index | |
1921 | 1926 | Marshall Theophilus Smith | Hatcher Index | |
1898 | 1920 | Mary Sharrow | Hatcher Index | |
1879 | 1896 | James Sharrow | Hatcher Index | |
1853 | 1878 | Thomas Allison and A. H. Knight purchased land | Hatcher Index | |
abt 40 thousand years earlier | 1837 | Boon Wurrung and Woiwurrung (Wurundjeri) peoples of the Kulin Nation | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Victoria | Hatcher Index |
Residents
From | To | Resident | More Info | Data Source |
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1974 | to date | Private | Hatcher Index | |
1949 | 1974 | Nicola & Angela Guida | Hatcher Index | |
1942 | 1950 | Henry John Sampson | Hatcher Index | |
1934 | 1941 | Herbert Adolphus Haines & Dorothy May Haines (nee Wade) | https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au | Hatcher Index |
1932 | 1933 | Gwen Phillips | Hatcher Index | |
1930 | 1931 | Mrs Hanna Bird | Hatcher Index | |
1922 | 1929 | Mrs Mary Robinson Smith | Hatcher Index | |
1921 | 1921 | Cath Rennie | Hatcher Index | |
1919 | 1920 | Elizabeth Parkinson | Hatcher Index | |
1917 | 1918 | Henry E Ferns | Hatcher Index | |
1916 | 1916 | John Baird | Hatcher Index | |
1915 | 1915 | Charles Ness | Hatcher Index | |
1895 | 1914 | James Horatio O’Connell & Bridgt Ellen O’Connell nee Doherty | https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au | Hatcher Index |
1894 | 1894 | Henry Warden | Hatcher Index | |
1889 | 1892 | Henry Rowley | Hatcher Index | |
1884 | 1885 | James McKellop | Hatcher Index | |
1883 | 1883 | William Comly | Hatcher Index | |
1880 | 1882 | Mrs Betsy Edwards | Hatcher Index |
Social History
1939. Dorothy May Haines and Robert Stewart engagement.
The Age

1928. Mrs W. W. Smith.
Union Memorial branch of the P.W.M.U.
The Argus

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Context and Streetscape
Precinct |
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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.
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
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Streetscape |
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This streetscape contains a collection of outstanding Victorian buildings because they are a particularly well preserved group from a similar period or style and because they are socially and historically significant buildings for the early development of North & West Melbourne in their own right. |
Other Information
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