74 Capel Street | Melbourne Streets

74 Capel Street

West Melbourne VIC 3003

photographer: Stephen Hatcher

Also known as
Previous Address	this site had an early Victorian terrace dwelling before the current building.	Source: from the 1895 MMBW map
Constructed
Style	Late twentieth century: 1960 – 2000
Architect
Builder

Timelapse Building Images

1983

source: Image by Graeme Butler, made available through funding from the Public Record Office of Victoria and City of Melbourne.

Land Details

Current map
1895 MMBW map
Compiled Crown Record Plan
1859 report of the Government Land Sale

Building Details

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Subsequent Building Alterations

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Architectural Features

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Heritage Significance and Listings

Heritage Listings and Explanatory Notes
The historic Victorian era building on this land has been demolished and replaced by seven 2 storey brick public housing units built around 1990.

Owners

From	To	Owner	More Info	Data Source
	to date	Private		source: Hatcher Index
1859		Mr. George Wilson Murray, first Crown land purchaser		source: 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	source: Hatcher Index

Residents

From	To	Resident	Data Source
	to date	Private	source Hatcher Index
1970	1974	storage	source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
1965	1965	Mrs. T. McCluskey	source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
1960	1960	Hugh McCluskey	source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
1950	1950	Desmond L. Rattray	source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
1935	1945	John Lyons	source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
1930	1930	Theo Raftopulos	source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
1920	1925	Daniel Wilson	source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
1910	1915	Thomas W. Johnson	source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
1900	1905	John A. Skehan	source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
1895	1895	Charles Bell	source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.
1890	1890	Thomas Monaghan	source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin in 2020.

Social History

1899. SKEHAN.—On the 2nd November, at 74 Capel-street, West Melbourne, the wife of John Skehan of a son (premature).

source: The Age 1899

Context and Streetscape

Precinct
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

Zoning
The controls listed below affect this property: GRZ1 (General Residential Zone 1)Schedule HO1182 (Elm (‘Ulmus’ sp.) street trees x2, near 80, 86 Capel Street, West Melbourne)Schedule HO3 (North & West Melbourne Precinct)Schedule PO12 (Parking Overlay 12)Schedule This information must be verified with the relevant planning or heritage authority.

Zoning

The controls listed below affect this property:

This information must be verified with the relevant planning or heritage authority.

Streetscape
The streetscape can be characterised as a mix of Victorian and modern buildings. Eight of the original seventeen single-story Victorian terrace dwellings plus some double storey commercial buildings are on its western side, south of Victoria Street, while on the eastern side, the street retains sixteen of its original thirty-six, wider sized early Victorian, two storey terrace homes, as well as two story modern public housing townhouses. Crossing over Victoria Street to the north on the eastern side, nineteen of the original thirty-two equally fine examples of early two storey Victoria terrace dwellings can be seen, dispersed by a small number of modern two storey buildings. Unfortunately, all twenty-two of the original Victorian terrace dwellings on the western side from Victoria to Queensberry streets have all been demolished, replaced by taller modern commercial buildings that are out of character with the existing surrounding Victorian architecture of this once predominantly single and double storey residential streetscape. Heritage of note include two 2 storey terraces at 62 and 64, both have National Trust classifications and Heritage Victoria registrations. Two more include two single storey terraces dwellings at 81 and 83 that were designed by the distinguished Australian architect, Mr. George Raymond Johnson.

Streetscape

The streetscape can be characterised as a mix of Victorian and modern buildings. Eight of the original seventeen single-story Victorian terrace dwellings plus some double storey commercial buildings are on its western side, south of Victoria Street, while on the eastern side, the street retains sixteen of its original thirty-six, wider sized early Victorian, two storey terrace homes, as well as two story modern public housing townhouses.

Crossing over Victoria Street to the north on the eastern side, nineteen of the original thirty-two equally fine examples of early two storey Victoria terrace dwellings can be seen, dispersed by a small number of modern two storey buildings. Unfortunately, all twenty-two of the original Victorian terrace dwellings on the western side from Victoria to Queensberry streets have all been demolished, replaced by taller modern commercial buildings that are out of character with the existing surrounding Victorian architecture of this once predominantly single and double storey residential streetscape.

Heritage of note include two 2 storey terraces at 62 and 64, both have National Trust classifications and Heritage Victoria registrations. Two more include two single storey terraces dwellings at 81 and 83 that were designed by the distinguished Australian architect, Mr. George Raymond Johnson.

Other Information

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