| Also known as | Smith’s row house | Source: Hatcher Index |
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| Constructed | 13/11/1860 | |
| Style | Victorian, Early : 1840-1860 | |
| Architect | ||
| Builder | Thomas Smith |
Timelapse Building Images
1997
source Commaps
c1970
90, 88 & 86 Abbotsford Street West Melbourne.
Description: Image held by North Melbourne Library. 86-88 Abbotsford Street. Number 86 is on the right. A good streetscape of original houses of a very early type.
source North Melbourne Library
1960s
“The evolution of the house begins with humble single storey, single fronted houses, built together, with the enterance door alongside the dividing wall, and a passage leading through to the rear.
A cast iron fence might seperate verandah from street, and a frieze was often added as decoration. 88-94 Abbotsford Street, West Melbourne”
source: Victorian Heritage by E. Graeme Robertson 1974.
image source: Victorian Heritage by E. Graeme Robertson 1974.
c1900
Mrs. Margaret O’Reilly, her grandchildren, Mary, Dennis, Jack and Ann or Norah, and their mother, Margaret O’Reilly Sheehan outside the lodging house Margaret O’Reilly ran at 88 Abbotsford Street.
source photo courtesy of Gerry Duggan.
Land Details
1. 1895 MMBW map.
2. Compiled Crown Record Plan
3. 1858 first crown land purchaser: Mr. T. Brunton (http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article7305206)
Building Details
First building on the site was a wood house. (with rear back garden space)
Notice of Intent to Build.
13th November 1860, Registration number 633.
Fee paid: £1.10.0
Builder: Mr. Thomas Smith.
Owner: Mr Thomas Smith.
Burchett Index
Subsequent Building Alterations
Second building on the site is the existing two story Victorian style terrace.
Architectural Features
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Building Ornamentation
Cast Ironphotographer: Stephen Hatcher, 2020
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Balcony
Concretephotographer: Stephen Hatcher, 2020
Heritage Significance and Listings
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This home and surrounding section of Victorian era terrace buildings does have important social, historical and architectural significance for Abbotsford street and the wider surrounding neighborhood. |
Owners
| From | To | Owner | More Info | Data Source |
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| 1975 | to date | Private | Hatcher Index | |
| 1958 | 1974 | Sam & Pauline Ciappasa | Hatcher Index | |
| 1955 | 1957 | Stella Palmer | Hatcher Index | |
| 1954 | 1954 | Paul Camilleri | Hatcher Index | |
| 1953 | 1953 | Lazaros Constantinou | Hatcher Index | |
| 1949 | 1952 | Augustine Proietti, Antonio Saccardo | Hatcher Index | |
| 1944 | 1948 | Alice Ellen Brogan | Hatcher Index | |
| 1939 | 1943 | Alice Ellen Livingstone | Hatcher Index | |
| 1907 | 1937 | Christopher Thomas | Hatcher Index | |
| 1871 | 1906 | Richard Thomas | Hatcher Index | |
| 1866 | 1870 | Mrs Watts | Hatcher Index | |
| 1862 | 1863 | J Smith | Hatcher Index | |
| 1861 | T Brunton (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 | |
| 1971 | 1974 | Aute Jurenovic | Hatcher Index | |
| 1967 | 1970 | Spase Taskovski | Hatcher Index | |
| 1965 | 1965 | Salvatore Tassone | Hatcher Index | |
| 1961 | 1963 | Angelo Yrimna | Hatcher Index | |
| 1958 | 1960 | Sam & Pauline Ciappara | Hatcher Index | |
| 1955 | 1957 | Stella Palmer | Hatcher Index | |
| 1954 | 1954 | Paul Camilleri | Hatcher Index | |
| 1953 | 1953 | Lazaros Constantinou | Hatcher Index | |
| 1952 | 1952 | Augustine Proietti | Hatcher Index | |
| 1943 | 1951 | Sydney Phillip Stocker | Hatcher Index | |
| 1934 | 1942 | Mrs Elizabeth Frances Price | Hatcher Index | |
| 1930 | 1932 | Irene Clark | Hatcher Index | |
| 1921 | 1926 | Mrs Ellen M Prendergast | Hatcher Index | |
| 1919 | 1920 | Henry Splatt | Hatcher Index | |
| 1917 | 1918 | Alfred Kellen | Hatcher Index | |
| 1915 | 1916 | David Dwyer | Hatcher Index | |
| 1913 | 1914 | Otto A Forsberg | Hatcher Index | |
| 1898 | 1912 | Margaret O’Reilly | Hatcher Index | |
| 1896 | 1897 | ? Castrick | Hatcher Index | |
| 1894 | 1895 | Emily Lipmah or Lipman | Hatcher Index | |
| 1889 | 1891 | Mrs Smith | Hatcher Index | |
| 1886 | 1887 | Mrs Ryan | Hatcher Index | |
| 1885 | 1885 | John Clarke | Hatcher Index | |
| 1883 | 1884 | Fred Hodges | Hatcher Index | |
| 1873 | 1882 | Andrew S Tate | Hatcher Index | |
| 1867 | 1872 | Henry Prott | Hatcher Index | |
| 1862 | 1863 | John or Thomas Smith | Hatcher Index |
Social History
1900 Margaret O’Reilly lived at 88 Abbotsford Street West Melbourne from 1898 to 1912 and operated the home as a lodging house. Her daughter Margaret Mary Sheehan lived around the corner at 7 Miller Street.
source North Melbourne Library
Mr Smith was living at 88 Abbotsford Street in 1863.
source Sands & Madougall directory
Context and Streetscape
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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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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. |
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