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East Melbourne, Clarendon Street 208, 210, 212, Clarendon Terrace

Description: 

A terrace of three two storey houses designed to look like one house. The central house has an unusual portico of giant order Corinthian columns. An interesting comparison is Clarendon House, Nile, near Launceston, Tasmania, built in 1838 for James Cox, which also has a portico of giant order columns, although Ionic in that case.

History: 

Clarendon Terrace was built in 1857 by Robert Huckson, to the design of Osgood Pritchard for Charles Lister, wine and spirit merchant and brewer. Additions were made in 1874 by James Billings for Henry Marks.

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East Melbourne, Hotham Street 045, 047, 049, 051. Anerley Terrace

Description: 

This is a fine early Victorian render on masonry terrace of four residences with two storey verandahs and a central cartouche to the parapet. The verandahs have a simple cast iron balustrade and timber 'wave' design fretwork frieze similar to 125 Hotham Street. There is a sparing use of render decoration to the parapet party walls and chimneys. There is intact rear w.c. at No. 49.

History: 

Anerley Terrace was built in two sections.  The first two houses were built in 1866 and the second two in 1868.  The houses were built for Joseph Wilmoth who one reference gives as a law stationer, otherwise his occupation is only ever listed as gentleman.  He was a dedicated churchman serving as secretary of The Richmond Young Men's Christian Association, and later as secretary

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