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East Melbourne, Simpson Street 143

East Melbourne

  • 143 Simpson Street

Surnames

  • Fry
  • Ivers
  • Suhard
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Date built: 
1893
First owner: 
Edward Ivers, waiter
Description: 

The building now comprises two apartments. It was a two storey Victorian house and has been extensively remodelled. The City of Melbourne's i-Heritage database describes the building as follows:
'Notable features include unpainted decorative brickwork, and a significant fence. A two storey Victorian house extensively remodelled during the interwar period and finished in painted render and decorative brickwork. The additions at the front of the residence are distinguished by a transverse gabled roof which has retained original or early glazed terracotta tiles. Joinery to double hung casement windows and leadlight appears to date from the interwar construction as does fine steel railing to the first floor balcony. The building is currently used as a pair of apartments both accessed by a door at the side of the building. The building appears to be remarkably intact to its interwar state.'

History: 

The land on which the house is built was owned by Louis and Georgina Suhard for many years until their deaths in 1891 and 1892 respectively. The Suhards had lived next door at 33 Grey Street since 1860. Only a month before her death Georgina Suhard lodged a Notice of Intent to Build a two storey house on the site. Apparently the land was quickly sold and the purchaser went ahead with her proposal because the 1893 Rate Books show Edward Ivers as the owner of an eight roomed house. Ivers may well have used Mrs. Suhard's proposed builder, Christopher Fry, 27 Coppin Street, Richmond, although this has not been confirmed.

The house was extensively remodelled and converted to two apartments in the interwar period.

Sources: 

City of Melbourne Rate Books, 1893 Albert Ward No. 471 (first entry)
Burchett Index, City of Melbourne Notices of Intent to Build, 6 July 1892, Reg. No. 5530
City of Melbourne i-Heritage database:
https://ex.melbourne.vic.gov.au/iheritageweb/BIF.asp?HeritageId=1789 (viewed 28 Nov 2009)
City of Melbourne Citizens Roll 1893-94, Albert Ward

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