| Also known as | Hunt Club Hotel till 1905, Glassblowers Arms Hotel from 1873 | Source: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article245367253 |
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Timelapse Building Images
2012
source: http://maps.melbourne.vic.gov.au/
Land Details
- 1895 MMBW map
- Compiled Crown Record Plan
- record of the 1859 Crown 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
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The historic Glassblowers Arms Hotel built for James Young in the early 1870s was demolished and replaced by a commercial building on the site in 2022. |
Owners
| From | To | Owner | More Info | Data Source |
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| to date | Private | source: Hatcher Index | ||
| 11/6/1859 | Mr. Nelson Polak, first Crown land purchaser | http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article255612706 | 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 | More Info | Data Source |
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| to date | Private | source Hatcher Index | ||
| 1974 | 1974 | PMG carpark | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin | |
| 1970 | 1970 | development site | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin | |
| 1960 | 1965 | L. A. Stanbury | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin | |
| 1950 | 1955 | Arthur Stanbury | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin | |
| 1935 | 1935 | Thomas Pearce | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin | |
| 1930 | 1930 | Eugene F. Armstrong | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin | |
| 1905 | 1925 | Miss. Cath Kirwan | http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article243717519 | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin |
| 1895 | 1905 | Hunt Club Hotel, Miss. Cath Kirwan | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Anne Cronin | |
| 1873 | Glassblowers Arms Hotel, James Young | http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5850041 | source: The Herald |
Social History
1873 The Herald
Notice of APPLICATION for a PUBLICAN’S LICENSE.
To the Licensing Magistrates at Melbourne. I Joseph Young, of Dryburgh Street, in the city of Melbourne in the colony of Victoria, glassblower, do hereby give notice that I desire to obtain and will at the next licensing meeting apply for a Publican’s License for a house situated at the corner of Victoria and Dryburgh streets in the city of Melbourne aforesaid containing six rooms, exclusive of those required for the use of the family. It is not licensed but if licensed will be called the Glassblowers’ Arms Hotel.
The 25th day of February, AD. 1873. Joseph Young.
source: The Herald
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The current property is 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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This information must be verified with the relevant planning or heritage authority.
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