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Timelapse Building Images
source: http://maps.melbourne.vic.gov.au/
source photographer Graeme Butler
Land Details
- Old Title 1961 showing Doris Jones was the property owner.
- 1895 MMBW map
- Compiled Crown Record Plan showing the house straddles across two titles originally purchased by Mr. J. A. Hay on lot 10 and Mr. McKendrick’s lot 9 on section 52 in West Melbourne.
Building Details
From a general observation of 95 and 97 Stanley Street, one can see they share a party wall between them and the parapet peaks in the middle which might indicate they were both constructed as a pair of homes by the same builder.
Subsequent Building Alterations
Architectural Features
Heritage Significance and Listings
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Owners
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| 1961 | Doris Jones | from the original title. |
Residents
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| 1898 | John Searson | source The Argus 4/4/1898 |
Social History
On the 2nd of April 1898, at 97 Stanley Street West Melbourne, the wife of John Searson gave birth to a son, both doing well.
The Argus 4/4/1898
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Context and Streetscape
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Other Information
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