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von Guerard

East Melbourne, Gipps Street 159 - Burchett

Built in 1862 by Ravenscroft and Oldfield for Eugene von Guerard, painter and director of the National Gallery. 8 storey brick house.
later occupied by Lord and Lady Casey.

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East Melbourne, Gipps Street 159, Little Parndon

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Auction brochure for 159 Gipps Street, scheduled for 15 June 2013. Photos. Plans. Separate sheet with outline of property's history. Also two articles from The Age: 5-6 July 2013; 17 June 2013. Sold $1,750.000

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East Melbourne, Gipps Street 159, Little Parndon

Description: 

This is an early handmade brick residence of 2 storeys. The facade is simply composed with three bays of exposed brick with a simple brick cornice.

History: 

The house was built for the Austrian born, landscape painter, Eugene von Guerard in 1862. It was initially described in the rate books as having four rooms but von Guerard had an additional three rooms built in 1866. James Dickson was the builder. One of the additional rooms was built as the artist's studio.

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East Melbourne, Gipps Street 159, Little Parndon

Photocopy of page from Richmond and East Melbourne Sketchbook, drawings by Arno Roger-Genersh and text by Brian Carroll. Drawing of house. Brief history of Little Parndon, 159 Gipps Street, and original owner, Eugene von Guerard, and later owner, Lord Casey.

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Hallmarks of a reverential renovation - 159 Gipps Street

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Newspaper clipping tells of the renovation of Little Parndon, 159 Gipps Street, East Melbourne by owner architect, Emma Thompson. The house was originally built for artist, Eugene von Guerard, and in later years was the home of Lord and Lady Casey. As a consequence there were strict heritage controls in place.
The Age, 30 Jun-1 Jul 2017, Domain, pp.1 and 4-5.

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