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Catalogue

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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 168, 170 - Burchett

1871. MCC BR: Richard Moles for self.
1872. First occupiers: No.168 Clarke. No.170 Richard Mackey.

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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 171, 173 - Burchett

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1870. MCC BR: William Jones to build 2 houses for Peter McEwan. Architects: Crouch and Wilson.
1871. Peter McEwan - owner both houses and occupier of one. The other occupied by Geo. Taylor.
1874 onwards Hon. James McPherson - member for Dundas, Premier and Chief Secretary lived here.
Occupiers mentioned: No.171 William Branch. No.173 Misses Murtom, Ladies College.

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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 172, 174, 176, 178, 180, 182, 184, 186, 188 - Burchett

Corner Victoria Parade.
1864. MCC BR: Wm. Radden, Orderly Room, for East Collingwood Rifles.

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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 175- Burchett

1870. MCC BR: Downie and Sturgess to build house for Mr. Bunny.
1871. Henry J. Bunney, owner/occupier. Brick, 8 rooms.
1872-84. Name mentioned: Henry J. Bunney.
1903. MCC BR: T.G. Redmond of 32 Derby Street, Collingwood, applied to build a 'motor car house' for Mr. Darby.
1903. Resident: Mr. S.W.A. Darby.

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East Melbourne, Punt Road 1013 - Burchett

1881. MCC BR: Robert Crompton to build house for self.
1885. R. Crompton - owner. T.A. Dakin - occupier. Brick house, 6 rooms.
In photo, No.1013 is the left one of the 2-storey terraces.

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East Melbourne, Punt Road 1015 - Burchett

1882. MCC BR: James Edmonds to build house for Mrs. Hunt.
1885. Isabella Hunt - owner. Alfred Hill - occupier. Brick, 7 rooms.
Photo shows No.1015 being the right-hand terrace.

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East Melbourne, Punt Road 1017, 1019 - Burchett

1885. MCC BR: Emily Parker to build 2 cottages for self.
1889. T. Parker - owner of both cottages. Occupiers - No.1017 T. Parker. No.1019 J.S. Potts.
Photo shows No.1017 as the left-hand of the 2 single-storey cottages. No.1019 is the one on the right.

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East Melbourne, Punt Road 1021, 1023, 1025 - Burchett

1882. MCC BR: James Edmond to build 3 cottages for Misses Chaffers. Architect - A.B. Koch.
1885. Miss Chaffer - owner of the 3 cottages. Occupiers - No.1021 S. Mottram. No.1025 A. Nickless.
Numbers shown on photo should be in reverse order. No.1025 on the right.

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East Melbourne, Punt Road 1033 - Burchett

1884. MCC BR: James Edmonds to build brick cottage for Mr. B.J. Bloomfield. Architect: Polain?
1885. B.J. Blomfield? - owner/occupier. Brick, 6 rooms.
Photo shows No.1033 as the single-storey cottage between the 2-storey terraces.

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East Melbourne, Punt Road 1035, 1037, 1039 - Burchett

1900. MCC Building Advice: J.C. Duncan, builder for Misses Spink and Allee, 3 houses. Architect - William Pitt.
Misses Spink and Allee bought lots in Berry Street and Lot 6 in Punt Road at first land sale.
Allee had house on site before terrace was built.

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East Melbourne, Punt Road 1037, 1039, 1041 - Burchett

Names mentioned: Roche and Ing?

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East Melbourne, Punt Road 1027, 1029, 1031 - Burchett

1885. MCC BR: Thos. Meredith to build two 2-storey houses, in old Barracks Grounds, for Mr. Lefebvre. Architect - P. Treeby.
1886. Sinclair and McPherson to build 2-storey house for Mr. L.C. Lefebvre. Louis Lefebvre of Lefebvre and Sons, Wine and Spirit Merchants of 535 Collins Street.
1889. L. Lefebvre - owner of all 3 houses.

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East Melbourne, Punt Road 1045 - Burchett

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1884. MCC BR: W.H. Parkyn to build cottage for Mrs. Stallard.
1885. Mrs. Stallard - owner/occupier.
Photo probably shows Numbers in reverse order. No.1045 is on right.

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East Melbourne, Punt Road w - Burchett

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1873-78. First appearance of one entry between Yarra Park and Wellington Parade: Mrs. Mitchell, refreshment house. 1882-83. Name mentioned: Mrs. Emily Bayly. 1881. Subdivided. 1884. Terraces and other houses on blocks south of school.

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East Melbourne, Punt Road 1043 - Burchett

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1884. MCC BR: Daniel McGrath for self cottage. (Identified as 'Hoddle Sreet Richmond Paddock).
1885. D.M. McGrath - owner/occupier. Bricks, 4 rooms.
Photo probably shows Numbers in reverse order. No.1043 being against the 2-storey terrace.

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East Melbourne, Gipps Street 104 - Burchett

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1869 George Dodd to erect a brick dwelling of 6 rooms for J J Clark.
Front facade notable for its mix of timber and cast iron lace.
J J Clark was an early Colonial architect responsible for many famous public buildings including the Old Treasury.

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  • 3331 reads

East Melbourne, Gipps Street 092 - Burchett

Built 1872 for John James Clarke, 6 room brick cottage

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East Melbourne, Gipps Street 097 - Burchett

Built 1874 Brick house of 6 rooms by Joseph Wilmoth for self.
Occupied 1875 by Wm. Gallagher

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East Melbourne, Gipps Street 101 - Burchett

1914 William Smith to build brick dwelling for self.
Demolished for block of apartments.

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  • 2803 reads

East Melbourne, Gipps Street 111 - Burchett

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Built 1870 by Thos Davison for George T Butler brick house of 8 rooms.
Occupied by George Butler 1870 - 1908.

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East Melbourne, Simpson Street 012, 014 - Burchett

1873. MCC BR: George Richardson to build for James Kerr, Esq. two 2-storied houses.
1874? (on card as 1974). One house: James Kerr - owner. S. Girls? or possibly S. Mirls? - occupier. The other house: James Kerr - owner/occupier.
1875. Names mentioned: James Kerr, S. Mirls?

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East Melbourne, Simpson Street 013, 015 - Burchett

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1886-8. Name mentioned: Janet Gerard. 1887. MCC BR: Seccull and Abbott, of 91 Gore Street, Fitzroy to build two 2-storey houses for J.F. Born. Architects: Ravenscroft and Freeman. 1887/8-96. No.13 Mrs. A. Hopkins. 1888-. No.15 Mr. James F. Born. 1889. Name mentioned: J. Born - owner and occupier? Mrs. Hopkins. 1894-1900. No.15 Abraham Kosminsky. 1896-1900. Name mentioned: Mrs. Lucy Hopkins.

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East Melbourne, Gipps Street 118 - Burchett

Built 1872 for Gavan Brown. Occupied 1872 - 1898 Gavan Brown, 1899 - 1902 Mary Brown. 1914 - 1932 Crathrie Private Hospital run by Miss G V Boucher and Miss Mary Sutherland. Classified by National Trust of Victoria 1976.

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East Melbourne, Gipps Street 119 - Burchett

Built 1927. Occupied 1928 by Miss Anastasia Douglas.
Given name Avon Court in 1942 when occupied by Miss N Douglas.

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East Melbourne, Gipps Street 121 - Burchett

Built 1882 by Joseph Baxter for self Brick house of 6 rooms.
C Langford - Architect

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  • 2900 reads

East Melbourne, Gipps Street 123, 125 - Burchett

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Built 1888 by Smith and Upton for Mr A C Allee. W Pitt was the architect. Pitt also designed The Princess Theatre in the same year and later the Rialto and Olderfleet Builduings in Collins Street. Occupied 1889 no. 123 - W H Rowe no. 125 - Mrs Tomes

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East Melbourne, Gipps Street 127 - Burchett

Built 1885 for H Dagg - owner/occupier.
1887 R Revel - owner, MissAnne Healy - occupier.
1890 Mosminsky made additions

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East Melbourne, Gipps Street 128, 130,132 - Burchett

Built in 1863 three 2 storey houses for Henry Dwyer.
Builder Joseph Dean; Architect Crouch and Wilson.

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East Melbourne, Gipps Street 157 - Burchett

Built 1865 - 3 room brick cottage for George Milton.
Builder James Dixon.

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East Melbourne, Gipps Street 129 - Burchett

Built 1884 by John Bell for Mrs Harriet Thompson.
Occupied 1885 - 1911 by Mrs Thompson,
1911 - 1921 by Mrs Lydia Woolcock
1921 - 1922 by Richard Sutter

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East Melbourne, Gipps Street 144 - Burchett

Built 1891 for E F Mitchell - a 2 storey house.
Builder F Nixon, Architect W H Campbell.
Occupied 1892 - 1911 by E F Mitchell.
Demolished for Mercy Hospital site

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East Melbourne, Gipps Street 155 - Burchett

Built 1862 a 2 storey brick house for Mr G Joachimi. Builder Thos Padley.
Occupied 1895 - 1900 by Mrs Cass Parkinson.
It was here that Norman Lindasy courted his first wife Kate Parkinson.

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East Melbourne, Simpson Street 017, 019 - Burchett

No.17 was previously No.25, and No.19 was No.24. This part of Simpson Street may originally have been called Simpson Street West.
1903. MCC Building Advice: Chas. C. Luff villa for self and second villa for Rev. David Meadowcraft.
1904-1909. No.17: Rev. David Meadowcraft (Congregational).
1904-1906. No.19: Chas. C. Luff.

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East Melbourne, Simpson Street 020, 022, 024 - Burchett

1862. MCC BR: George Freeman for Joseph Clarke a house.
1863. MCC BR: Geo. Freeman for Joseph Clarke, 2 cottages.
1863. J. Clarke - owner/occupier. Brick, 5 rooms.
1864. Brick, 3 and 4 rooms.
1889. Brick, each 5 rooms.

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East Melbourne, Simpson Street 018 - Burchett

Originally No.7, north of Clyde Terrace.
1873. MCC BR: C.C. Fewster to build for Peter White, 2-storey 8 room house.
1874. Peter White - owner/occupier. Brick house 6 rooms.
1875-1887. P. White.
1887-1899. Mrs. Alison White.
1900-1904. Charles S. White.

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East Melbourne, Gipps Street 159 - Burchett

Built in 1862 by Ravenscroft and Oldfield for Eugene von Guerard, painter and director of the National Gallery. 8 storey brick house.
later occupied by Lord and Lady Casey.

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East Melbourne, Gipps Street 165, 167, 169 - Burchett

Built 1871 by James Harper, Builder, for the Rev James Caldwell. Three 2 storey brick houses. Notable for the coach house entrance at 165.
Rev James Caldwell lived at 18 Gore Street, Fitzroy and was minister at the St. Georges Presbyterian Church, Collingwood.

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East Melbourne, Gipps Street 180 - Burchett

Built 1864 for Samuel Ramsden - a fine brick and stone mansion of 20 rooms.
Ramsden lived in the house 1864 - 1876 and his widow until 1886. Ramsden operated the Carlton Flour Mills and in 1868c established a paper mill on the Yarra bank near Princes Bridge. House demolished in 1960's to make way for the Mercy Hospital.

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  • 3009 reads

East Melbourne, Grey Street 014 - Burchett

1882, C Coulson to build a 5 room brick cottage for Mrs Holly

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East Melbourne, Gipps Street 173 - Burchett

Built 1860 by George Black for Charles James Hodgson. 2 Storey stone house of 8 rooms. thought to be the oldest surviving house in Gipps Street.
occupied 1862 by Frederick Haller and later in 1870 by Dr. John Singleton, doctor, social worker and reformer who later had his surgery in Clarendon Street.

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East Melbourne, Gipps Street 179 - Burchett

Built 1861 by S Ward for John Thomas Greenwood a 2 storey brick house in Italianate manner. Sold 1869 to Rev David Nimmo, pastor of the Congregational Church, who extended the house for sister to conduct a Ladies College, Ormiston House. Sold again 1871 to Robert Ramsay MLA.

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East Melbourne, Grey Street 015, 017 - Burchett

Built 1871 by August Wernecke for self.
Occupied 1872 by no. 15 - August Wernecke
no. 17 - Mr. D Henne

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East Melbourne, Grey Street 023, 025 - Burchett

1872 Trinnick and Timmins to build 2 houses for Peter Daley.
Occupied 1874 by no. 23 - Peter Daly
no. 25 - Jane Daly

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East Melbourne, Grey Street 033 - Burchett

1892 Christopher Fry to build 2 storey house for Mrs Georgina Suhard.
This replaced earlier brick and wooden house occupied by Louis Suhard 1874 -1891.
Addition added in 1884 built by Christopher Fry. Architect - Paolo Daturri.

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East Melbourne, Grey Street 034 - Burchett

1872 James Jackson to build 2 room cottage for self.

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East Melbourne, Grey Street 035 - Burchett

1861 Frederick Stones to build brick house for Edward Heales.
Owned 1870 by Ching Angong and in 1875 by Louis Suhard.
Occupied 1889 by Rev William Forbes of Holy Trinity Church

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East Melbourne, Grey Street 019, 021 - Burchett

1872 John Jobson to build 2 single storey houses for self.
Occupied 1874 by no.19 - Horace Wilcox
no.21 - John Jobson

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East Melbourne, Grey Street 041,043 - Burchett

1860 George Johnston built 2 brick cottages for self. Each of 5 rooms.

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East Melbourne, Grey Street 042 - Burchett

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Built 1878 for James Brown and Sons 2 storey brick house with adjacent stables.
Brown's son married member of Hunt family which continued the business until 1971. Classified by the National Trust - see index card

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East Melbourne, Grey Street 046, 048 - Burchett

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Built 1872 by J Holah for Mr Owen Cambridge
Occupants:
Owen Cambridge
Mrs M.A. Cambridge
James Jackson
Miss Lindsey Ivory

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