Devon House
Jolimont, Jolimont Street 050 - Burchett
1878. MCC BR: G.W. Freeman to build house for George Walstab. Mr. Lloyd Taylor, of Little Collins Street to be architect.
1880. Geo. Walstab - owner/occupier. Brick, 10 rooms. Name also mentioned Hurtle Fisher, as occupier.
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Jolimont, Jolimont Street 050, Devon House
Description:
Two storey single fronted house in polychrome brick.
History:
William Stembel was born in Frankfurt, Germany and arrived in Melbourne in the early 1850s. He moved soon after to Bendigo where he established a business as a chemist. He later switched to the restaurant trade and ran the refreshment rooms at the Bendigo and Kyneton railway stations. While he was in Melbourne he ran a restaurant at the top end of Collins Street.