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East Melbourne, George Street 125B - Burchett

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1852. Crown Lot 17, Section 16, George Street purchased by Mathews.(This may not be correct - subsequent entry for 1888c).
1856c. Mention of: Small 2-storey brick house in backyard of No.125 George Street.
1888c. Clayton apparently sold 125a and 125b to Joseph Mathew, who owned Nos. 129 and 135 next door.

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East Melbourne, Gipps Street 144, Fanecourt

Description: 

Large red brick house with central carriage way.

History: 

Mitchell's four daughters, along with their cousin, Maie Ryan (later Lady Casey) were educated by private governess in Fanecourt's school room. Four of the five became writers. The Mitchell family sold Fanecourt in 1913 and later it was divided into eight flats and renamed Torrington.

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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 159, Little Parndon

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Auction brochure for 159 Gipps Street, scheduled for 15 June 2013. Photos. Plans. Separate sheet with outline of property's history. Also two articles from The Age: 5-6 July 2013; 17 June 2013. Sold $1,750.000

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East Melbourne, Gipps Street 159, Little Parndon

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This is an early handmade brick residence of 2 storeys. The facade is simply composed with three bays of exposed brick with a simple brick cornice.

History: 

The house was built for the Austrian born, landscape painter, Eugene von Guerard in 1862. It was initially described in the rate books as having four rooms but von Guerard had an additional three rooms built in 1866. James Dickson was the builder. One of the additional rooms was built as the artist's studio.

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East Melbourne, Gipps Street 159, Little Parndon

Photocopy of page from Richmond and East Melbourne Sketchbook, drawings by Arno Roger-Genersh and text by Brian Carroll. Drawing of house. Brief history of Little Parndon, 159 Gipps Street, and original owner, Eugene von Guerard, and later owner, Lord Casey.

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East Melbourne, Gipps Street 159, Little Parndon. 2013

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A series of 16 photos taken at the time the house was open for inspection prior to sale.  The house had been owned by Lord and Lady Casey.  Lord Casey died in 1976 and Lady Casey in 1983.  From that time until 2013 the house remained in the hands of the Trustees of Lady Casey's estate and operated as accomodation for visiting artists, musicians and actors. 

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East Melbourne, Wellington Parade 116 - Burchett

1864. MCC BR: Jas. Prince, for self a house.
1866. James Prince - owner/occupier. Brick, 8 rooms.
1870. Prince - owner. Edgar Sprague - occupier. Brick, 11 rooms and iron house in rear.
1978. (On card as 1878) Name mentioned: Dr. Wainer - occupier.

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Hallmarks of a reverential renovation - 159 Gipps Street

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Newspaper clipping tells of the renovation of Little Parndon, 159 Gipps Street, East Melbourne by owner architect, Emma Thompson. The house was originally built for artist, Eugene von Guerard, and in later years was the home of Lord and Lady Casey. As a consequence there were strict heritage controls in place.
The Age, 30 Jun-1 Jul 2017, Domain, pp.1 and 4-5.

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