Single houses
East Melbourne, Hotham Street 146
A terrace house of rendered brick. It has a balustraded parapet with central entablature. The verandah and balcony are arcaded with Cornithian [?] columns.
Built for Mrs. Hannah Boyle, widow of Thomas Boyle who established the grocery shop on the opposite corner in 1875 [BI]. The shop had a seven room residence attached, where the Boyles lived. Thomas d. 21 Nov 1876 leaving everything to her. She owned the house until her death in 1913. It was rented at £90 at the time of her death and valued at £1150.
East Melbourne, Hotham Street 150
Brochure advertising auction of 150 Hotham Street, East Melbourne scheduled for 12 May 1990. Black and white sketch. Floorplan. The house was passed in at $695,000.
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East Melbourne, Hotham Street 175
Two similar photos show house at 175 Hotham Street, East Melbourne known as Hotham House. It is a symmetrical house with balconies supported by a pair of centrally placed columns of the Tuscan Order.
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East Melbourne, Hotham Street 188, The Deanery
Brochure advertising auction of 188 Hotham Street, East Melbourne, scheduled for 22 July 1999
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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 017
Brochure advertising the auction of 17 Powlett Street, East Melbourne, scheduled for 16 March 2002
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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 121, Hazelwell
This is an interesting double fronted single storey ruled render dwelling with concave roofed cast iron verandah. There are simple render mouldings to the parapet and wing walls and fine render chimney. The substantial cast iron palisade fence with bluestone plinth and piers is intact. [i-Heritage database]
The origins of Hazelwell, 121 Powlett Street, are not absolutely clear. On 14 August 1854 Samuel Williams, a plasterer then living in Collingwood, notified the Melbourne City Council that he would build a two-room weatherboard house. It quickly expanded to three rooms plus kitchen, according to the rate books, and then to five rooms.
East Melbourne, Powlett Street 121, Hazelwell
Brochure advertising auction of 121 Powlett Street, East Melbourne, scheduled for 14 September 2002
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East Melbourne, Simpson Street 017
The house at 17 Simpson Street is an [early twentieth century] building with alterations and additions dating from inter-War period. The bungalow style addition facing the street comprises a broad gabled section with brick lower walls (now painted) and roughcast rendered walls above. Windows are timber framed double hung sashes with nine paned upper sashes and corbelled brick sills.
The house was built by builder and contractor, Charles Osborne Luff, for the Rev David Meadowcroft in 1903. At the same time Luff built the house next door at No 19 for himself. Both houses occupied land previously the site of a large wooden house. Luff was at one time a member of the Richmond Council.
East Melbourne, Simpson Street 018
A single two storey house built in the style of a terrace house. The balcony and verandah are not original.
18 Simpson Street was built in 1874 by C C Fewster for Peter White, plumber. Peter White was born in Edinburgh and arrived in Melbourne in 1858 along with his wife, Alison, and their four eldest children. The couple went on to have another eight children.
East Melbourne, Simpson Street 019
Unusual combination of high Victorian house with projecting bay and Art Nouveau detail. Heavy render triglyph course under balustraded parapet. Simple corrugated iron verandah with tessellated tile surface and slate flags. Elaborate render and brick chimneys. Asymmetrical garden. [i-Heritage database]
The house was built by builder and contractor, Charles Osborne Luff, for himself in 1903. At the same time Luff built the house next door at number 17 for the Rev David Meadowcroft. Both houses occupied land previously the site of a large wooden house. Luff was at one time a member of the Richmond Council.