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Terrace houses

East Melbourne, Grey Street 123, 125, 127

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Photo shows a terrace of three houses, distinctive because of their upper level cast iron balconies while the lower balconies take the form of a timber arcade.

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

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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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East Melbourne, Hotham Street 071

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Brochure advertising auction of 71 Hotham Street, East Melbourne scheduled for 7 December 1996.

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East Melbourne, Hotham Street 072, 074, 076, Queen Bess Row

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Three four storey houses of red brick with sandstone dressings built in the Queen Anne Revival style. Elaborate facade details (for further, see Australian Heritage Place Inventory, website below).

History: 

The land on which Queen Bess Row was built was bought in the original land sales of 1853 by WJT Clarke. In 1895 his son, Joseph Clarke (brother of Sir William Clarke, bart. of Cliveden), is listed as the owner. He died the same year and the property was held by the Clarke Trustees.

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East Melbourne, Hotham Street 073

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Brochure advertising auction of 73 Hotham Street, East Melbourne scheduled for 4 July 1987. Black and white sketch. Floorplan. The house sold for $381,000.

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East Melbourne, Hotham Street 076, Queen Bess Row

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Brochure advertising auction of 76 Hotham Street, East Melbourne, scheduled for 23 March 2002

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East Melbourne, Hotham Street 092, 094, 096, Janet Terrace

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A three-storeyed, parapeted row house trio, with a two-level verandah and cement facing. The parapet is balustraded and piered, with urns stop and the central entablature is basket-arched on the flanking house and fully arched on the centre house. A coat of arms is placed on this central entablature (94 Hotham Street).

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On 15 March 1881 Charles Webb, architect, advertised for tenders to erect three two-storey houses in Hotham Street.

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East Melbourne, Hotham Street 114

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Brochure advertising the auction of 114 Hotham Street, East Melbourne, scheduled for 19 February 1994.

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East Melbourne, Hotham Street 162, Cyprus Terrace

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Brochure advertising auction of 162 Hotham Street, East Melbourne scheduled for 26 November 1988. Black and white sketch. Floorplan.  The house sold for $527,000.

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East Melbourne, Hotham Street 162, Cyprus Terrace

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Brochure advertising auction of 162 Hotham Street, East Melbourne scheduled for 2 December 1989. Black and white sketch. 

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