Home

East Melbourne Historical Society

Drop-down menu

  • Articles
  • People
    • Notable Women
    • WW1 soldiers and nurses
    • WW1 nurses
  • History
    • Milestones
    • Buildings
    • Community
    • People
  • Gallery
    • Maps
    • MMBW plans
    • Abortion battles
    • Bishopscourt
    • Bishopscourt garden
    • Bomb shelter
    • Buildings
    • Cairns Memorial Church
    • Early Melbourne
    • Football
    • Jean Campbell
    • Lanes
    • Margaret McLean
      • Family and home
      • Female suffrage
      • Clippings - Australia
      • Clippings - Britain
      • Clippings - USA
    • Personalities
    • Yarra Park
      • History
      • Desecration
    • Yarra River
  • Catalogue
    • Browse and Search
    • Catalogue table view
    • Site images
  • Images
  • Society
    • Activities
    • Newsletters
    • Tributes
      • John Barrie Wykes
      • Wynne McGrath
    • Publications
      • Heritage Matters
      • What's in a Name
    • About
Home
    • Home
    • Search
    • Forum
    • Contact

Wilmoth

East Melbourne, Gipps Street 097 - Burchett

Built 1874 Brick house of 6 rooms by Joseph Wilmoth for self.
Occupied 1875 by Wm. Gallagher

Read more ...
  • 2891 reads

East Melbourne, Hotham Street 045, 047, 049, 051 - Burchett

1858. Sect. 20, Lot13 purchased by Wilmoth.
1862. Benjamin and Wm. Hartley for Joseph Wilmoth 2-room cottage, brick walls and a subsequent addition.
1863. Directory mentions: Joseph Wilmoth with a last house before Hoddle Street.
1864. Jos. Wilmoth for self addition.
1868. B.J. O'Donovan to build 2 houses for and under Joseph Wilmoth.

Read more ...
  • 2935 reads

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

Read more ...
  • Login or register to post comments
  • 1451 reads

User login

  • Join EMHS
  • Request new password
  • Privacy
  • Membership
  • About
  • Contact
  • Guidelines