| Also known as | Hamilton’s Row house | Source: Hatcher Index |
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| Previous Address | Source: Hatcher Index | |
| Constructed | 8/3/1862 | |
| Style | Victorian, Mid: 1860-1875 | |
| Architect | ||
| Builder | Walter Webster |
Timelapse Building Images
1997
http://maps.melbourne.vic.gov.au
Land Details
1895 MMBW map.
Building Details
A double fronted one story rendered brick building with balcony, bluestone foundations and corrugated iron roof. The original roof could have been slate.
Notice of Intent to Build.
8th March 1862, Registration number 88.
Fee paid: £1.10.0
Builder: Mr. Walter Webster
Owner: Mr Hamilton
Other significant building works carried out by Walter Webster can be found here.
Burchett Index
Subsequent Building Alterations
The original Victorian 4 panel front door, the slate roof and the original cast iron fence and gate have been replaced. These can easily be reinstated in the future.
Google for Slate Roofing Melbourne or Cast Iron Melbourne.
Architectural Features
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Balcony
Tilesphotographer: Stephen Hatcher, 2020
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Building Ornamentation
Bluestonephotographer: Stephen Hatcher, 2020
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Hardware
Cast Ironphotographer: Stephen Hatcher, 2020
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Fin Wall
Brickphotographer: Stephen Hatcher, 2020
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Roof
Tinphotographer: Stephen Hatcher, 2020
Heritage Significance and Listings
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This home along with number 70 Abbotsford street are both significant because they are both double fronted terrace homes and are unique in their size. |
Owners
| From | To | Owner | More Info | Data Source |
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| 1975 | to date | Private | Hatcher Index | |
| 1973 | 1974 | Joseph or George Camilleri | Hatcher Index | |
| 1965 | 1973 | Rocco and Bernice Cesile | Hatcher Index | |
| 1956 | 1965 | Leonard Daniel Pearce | Hatcher Index | |
| 1952 | 1956 | Victor Shepherd | Hatcher Index | |
| 1947 | 1952 | Ann Victoria Haig | Hatcher Index | |
| 1935 | 1947 | Elizabeth Agnes Murray | Hatcher Index | |
| 1929 | 1935 | Angus Stewart McPherson | Hatcher Index | |
| 1926 | 1929 | Agnes F McPherson | Hatcher Index | |
| 1923 | 1926 | Angus Stewart McPherson | Hatcher Index | |
| 1920 | 1923 | Mary Mead (nee Hamilton) | Hatcher Index | |
| 1862 | 1920 | Daniel & Agnes Hamilton (nee Cochrane) | Hatcher Index | |
| 1861 | J Forsyth (Crown land purchaser) | 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 | Hatcher Index |
Residents
| From | To | Resident | More Info | Data Source |
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| 1975 | to date | Private | Hatcher Index | |
| 1973 | 1974 | Joseph or George Camilleri | Hatcher Index | |
| 1965 | 1973 | Rocco and Bernice Cesile | Hatcher Index | |
| 1942 | 1965 | Leonard Daniel Pearce | Hatcher Index | |
| 1940 | 1942 | Mrs Linda Regan | Hatcher Index | |
| 1935 | 1940 | Victor & Dorothy Atkins | Hatcher Index | |
| 1933 | 1935 | Thomas Peny | Hatcher Index | |
| 1931 | 1931 | Michael White | Hatcher Index | |
| 1926 | 1930 | Angus Stewart McPherson & Agnes F McPherson | Hatcher Index | |
| 1918 | 1925 | Archibald Mayhew | Hatcher Index | |
| 1917 | 1917 | James P O’Brien | Hatcher Index | |
| 1911 | 1916 | John J Gleeson | Hatcher Index | |
| 1910 | 1910 | John Keys | Hatcher Index | |
| 1908 | 1909 | Annie Stanley | Hatcher Index | |
| 1907 | 1907 | John Scott | Hatcher Index | |
| 1906 | 1906 | Eliza Johnstone | Hatcher Index | |
| 1899 | 1905 | William Irving | Hatcher Index | |
| 1898 | 1898 | William McIntyre | Hatcher Index | |
| 1896 | 1897 | Samuel Hatty | Hatcher Index | |
| 1894 | 1895 | Daniel McKenzie | Hatcher Index | |
| 1892 | 1893 | James Marsh | Hatcher Index | |
| 1889 | 1890 | Mrs Mary A Burns or Byrne | Hatcher Index | |
| 1887 | 1887 | Charles Withers | Hatcher Index | |
| 1886 | 1886 | R Edwards | Hatcher Index | |
| 1885 | 1885 | Mrs Beale | Hatcher Index | |
| 1862 | 1884 | Daniel & Agnes Hamilton (nee Cochrane) | Hatcher Index |
Social History
1863 Sands & McDougall directory showing the Hamilton family living in Abbotsford Street West Melbourne.
1863 Sands & McDougall directory
Prior to moving into the Abbotsford home, the Hamilton family lived at number 33 Curzon Street Hotham. House number 33 was under the old house numbering system which was changed by Melbourne Council sometime around 1889.
1862 Sands & McDougall directory
Mr. Daniel Hamilton a native of Lanarkshire Scotland and his wife Agnes Cochrane of Ayrehire Scotland arrived at Port Phillip in 1856.
Mr. Hamilton commissioned Walter Webster to build cottages (64 & 68) in Abbotstford Street West Melbourne in 1862.
The Hamilton’s were the first family to occupy their home in Abbotsford Street West Melbourne in 1862.
The Hamilton’s lived at 64 Abbotsford street until around 1885 when they moved to Camberwell, but still maintained ownership of 64 & 68 Abbotsford street homes until Daniel Hamilton’s death in 1918/9 and ownership of 64 Abbotsford street passed to his daughter Mary Mead while ownership of 68 Abbotsford street passed to his daughter Margaret Harratt in 1920 and remaining in Hamilton family hands for around 62 years. (1862-1924)
https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au
Daniel Hamilton worked for Gibbs, Bright & Company Ltd.
The Argus
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.
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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The controls listed below affect this property: |
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This streetscape contains a collection of historic Victorian buildings and later buildings. The Victorian homes are socially and historically significant buildings for the early development of North & West Melbourne in their own right. |
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