
Also known as | Kilfoy’s row house | Source: Hatcher Index |
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Previous Address | ||
Constructed | 13/10/1871 | |
Style | Victorian, Late: 1875-1901 | |
Architect | ||
Builder | James Kilfoy |
Timelapse Building Images
Building Details
A cottage. (with open garden space)
Notice of Intent to Build.
13th October 1871, Registration number 4589.
Fee paid: £1.10.0
Builder: Mr. James Kilfoy.
Owner: Mr James Kilfoy.
Other significant building works carried out by James Kilfoy can be found here.
Burchett Index
Subsequent Building Alterations
James Kilfoy’s historic 3 cottages located at 69, 71 and 73 Abbotsford street have sadly been demolished replaced with a commercial showroom that has no front or back garden space.

This is the 1895 MMBW map. The valued front and back yard open garden space marked green which these 3 Victorian era terrace homes once had has all since been lost and are now totally built over by the commercial redevelopment.
http://maps.melbourne.vic.gov.au
Architectural Features
Heritage Significance and Listings
Heritage Listings and Explanatory Notes |
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The building erected on 69-73 Abbotsford street site which replaced the prior uniquely social and historical 3 homes constructed here in the Victorian period, have zero historical or social heritage significance nor do they have any front or back open garden space unlike other existing Victorian terraces that the surrounding area have. |
Owners
From | To | Owner | More Info | Data Source |
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1975 | to date | Private | Hatcher Index | |
1974 | 1974 | Michael John Pasoulakis | Hatcher Index | |
1962 | 1972 | Nicola Campana | Hatcher Index | |
1941 | 1961 | Lilian Margaret Golding & Frances Elizabeth Thomson | Hatcher Index | |
1935 | 1940 | Lillian Thomson | Hatcher Index | |
1902 | 1934 | Annie Tiernan | Hatcher Index | |
1887 | 1901 | Patrick Kilfoy | Hatcher Index | |
1867 | 1886 | James Kilfoy. | Hatcher Index | |
1866 | 1866 | Hale or Hall | Hatcher Index | |
1865 | J. A. Keens ( 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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to date | PGR Furniture | Hatcher Index | ||
1973 | 1974 | Vacant | Hatcher Index | |
1962 | 1972 | Nicola Campana | Hatcher Index | |
1935 | 1961 | Alexander Francis Brennan | Hatcher Index | |
1934 | 1934 | Alfred James Hart | Hatcher Index | |
1933 | 1933 | Julius Pinera | Hatcher Index | |
1916 | 1932 | Burling John Lloyd | Hatcher Index | |
1915 | 1915 | Miss Eliza Powell | Hatcher Index | |
1914 | 1914 | Catherine Bentley | Hatcher Index | |
1913 | 1913 | Gilbert Devery | Hatcher Index | |
1911 | 1912 | William Kemp | Hatcher Index | |
1910 | 1910 | Richard Grenfell | Hatcher Index | |
1909 | 1909 | Arthur Homewocsh | Hatcher Index | |
1908 | 1908 | Thomas Ogden | Hatcher Index | |
1907 | 1907 | Thomas Maher | Hatcher Index | |
1906 | 1906 | A McMenamy | Hatcher Index | |
1904 | 1905 | Walter Hamilton | Hatcher Index | |
1902 | 1903 | Lizzie Hamilton | Hatcher Index | |
1886 | 1901 | William Woodcock | Hatcher Index | |
1884 | 1884 | William Woods | Hatcher Index | |
1883 | 1883 | Goldsworthy | Hatcher Index | |
1882 | 1882 | Elmore | Hatcher Index | |
1880 | 1881 | John McDougall | Hatcher Index | |
1878 | 1879 | Edward Brodie | Hatcher Index | |
1874 | 1877 | Archibald Miller | Hatcher Index | |
1873 | 1873 | John Toumey or Tuomy | Hatcher Index | |
1871 | 1872 | Alfred Hayles | Hatcher Index | |
1870 | 1870 | James Elliott | Hatcher Index | |
1868 | 1869 | Henry Benjamin | Hatcher Index | |
1867 | 1867 | James Kilfoy | Hatcher Index | |
1866 | 1866 | W Thomas Adams | Hatcher Index |
Social History
Henry Benjamin was living at 71 Abbotsford Street West Melbourne in 1868.
Sands & McDougall directory

If you know more about any of the other families with a direct connection to this home, we encourage you to make contact with us and share your old photos and stories here.

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:
This information must be verified with the relevant planning or heritage authority.
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Streetscape |
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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. |
Other Information
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