Smythe
East Melbourne, Gipps Street 159, Little Parndon
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.
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.
East Melbourne, Hotham Street 166, Hotham Place
Small brick house, plain in style, with no adornments.
This house sits behind the houses at 158-164 Hotham Street, known as Cyprus Terrace. It is entered from Hotham Street via Hotham Place and has been given the address 166 Hotham Street. Originally the entry was from Powlett Street via Magnolia Place and was known 38a Powlett Street and then, after 1890, 91a Powlett Street.