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East Melbourne, Berry Street 042, 044, 046, 048 - Burchett

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1885: nos. 42-46 built by W. Eates and Son for C Allee - owner. Architect - W. Pitt.
1888: occupied by C.J. Allee, F. McLean, W. Hughes
1888: no. 48 built, designed by W. Pitt - architect

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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 155

Description: 

A two storey brick house with a pitched slate roof and simple cement rendered facade without verandah or balcony.

History: 

The house first appears in the rate books in 1864 and is described as having five rooms. In 1868 it appears as six rooms. Joachimi owned and occupied the house until 1870 when he sold to Daniel B. Pritchard who in turn sold it two years later to R.D. Pitt. Pitt sold to William Woodall in 1882 who was still the owner in 1890.

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East Melbourne, Punt Road 1035, 1037, 1039

Description: 

Three terrace houses built in a stepped arrangement to accomodate the steep slope of the site.

History: 

The first house on this allotment was a remnant of the old Mounted Police Barracks.  It and the hospital, which became the Berry Street Babies’ Home, were the only two buildings to remain after all the others were cleared in preparation for the subdivision and sale of the site in 1881.

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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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