
Also known as | Linton terrace |
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Previous Address | |
Constructed | 23/8/1876 |
Style | Victorian, Mid: 1860-1875 |
Architect | Robert Taylor |
Builder | Robert Taylor |
Timelapse Building Images

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Carolyn Whiting visiting 594 Spencer Street, West Melbourne.
Carolyn’s story
“We lived in a two-storey terrace at 594 Spencer Street, West Melbourne, between Hawke and Abbotsford streets.”
North Melbourne Library, Natasha Stellmach photographer
Land Details
1. 1895 MMBW map.
2. Compiled Crown Record Plan
3. First crown land purchaser Mr. B. Cowderoy, first mayor of the Municipal Council of St Kilda.
Building Details
Notice of intent to build.
Street: Spencer
Number: 6883. Date 23/8/1876
Owner & Builder: Robert Taylor
Fee: 7.0.0
Type: Four 2-story houses, with a private back yard gardens.
Other significant building works t.b.a.
Burchett Index
Subsequent Building Alterations

2018 floorplan
current photos permission given by Trevor Gange, Partner Jellis Craig Real Estate North Melbourne

2018 heritage features preserved
current photos permission given by Trevor Gange, Partner Jellis Craig Real Estate North Melbourne



Architectural Features
Heritage Significance and Listings
Heritage Listings and Explanatory Notes |
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What is significant? Contributory elements include: Integrity is good despite missing parapet urns on 592-596 (see urns on 590 Spencer Street) also some details How is it significant? Linton terrace or Taylor’s row houses are significant historically and aesthetically to West Melbourne. Why is it significant? • Aesthetically, an early and near original row of a common West Melbourne row house form and a • Historically, a speculative row by the architect-owner-builder and representative of the start of a major |
Owners
From | To | Owner | More Info | Data Source |
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2018 | Sold 2018 | Jellis Craig North Melbourne | ||
1876 | Robert Taylor |
Residents
From | To | Resident | More Info | Data Source |
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Roy Howe and family | ||||
1897 | Walter & Isabella Hamilton nee Dickman | https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/ |
Social History
Isabella Hamilton
The Age, April 11th, 1899 page1.

Walter Hamilton
he Age, Nov 5th, 1897, page 8.

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Context and Streetscape
Precinct |
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The current 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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Zoning |
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The controls listed below affect this property: |
Streetscape |
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This streetscape contains a collection of historic Victorian homes. The homes are socially and historically significant buildings for the early development of North & West Melbourne in their own right. |
Other Information
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