568 La Trobe Street

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

Also known as
Previous Address 202 Latrobe Street before council street renumbering in 1889Source: 1888 and 1889 Sands & McDougall directory
Constructed 1880
Style Victorian : 1840-1890
Architect
Builder Mr. Philip Bevan

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 next to corner Spencer

Number: 8556

Date 19/10/1880

Owner & Builder: Philip Bevan, engineer – Latrobe & Spencer Streets.

Fee: 7.0.0

Type: four cottages, all with a private back yard gardens.

Other building work created by Philip Bevan can be seen below.

OwnerSuburbBuilding TypeBuilderBuild Date (YYYY MM DD)Reg #
Bevan, PhilipVictoria near cnr Victoria St & Eades Place West Melbourne West MelbourneBuildingsBevan, Philip1865 02 8696
Bevan, PhilipVictoria & Eades Place West Melbourne West MelbourneShopsBevan, Philip1869 03 193108
Bevan, PhilipLatrobe Street MelbourneHousesBevan, Philip – engineer – Latrobe & Spencer Streets1880 10 198556

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 built by Philip Bevan no longer exists on this site. It was demolished when council made alterations to Adderley Street.

Owners

FromToOwnerMore InfoData Source
to datePrivatesource: Hatcher Index
1880Mr. Philip Bevan, engineersource: Hatcher Index
1850Mr. W. Plumber, 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
1920sto datenow the intersection of Latrobe & Adderley Streets, West Melbournesource Hatcher Index
19201920George Whybrowsource: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher in 2021.
19151915Edward E. Langleysource: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher in 2021.
19101910William H. Preecesource: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher in 2021.
19051905William Brewsource: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher in 2021.
19001900James A. Ryansource: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher in 2021.
18951895John Batessource: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher in 2021.
18901890Ole Jensensource: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher in 2021.

Social History

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Context and Streetscape

Precinct

Zoning

The family dwelling built by Philip Bevan no longer exists on this site. It was demolished when council made alterations to Adderley Street.

Streetscape

Other Information

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