Ainslie
AINSLIE, Margaret
The Ainslie family were natives of Gladsmuir, East Lothian, Scotland.
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East Melbourne, George Street 040, 042
A pair of two storey, single fronted houses of brick and stone, now cement rendered
Two four roomed houses were built by William McLean to separately accommodate his father, Peter McLean, and father-in-law, Andrew Arnot. The houses were built on, what was at the time, low-lying floodway land, prior to the construction of the Collingwood railway line in 1901.
East Melbourne, Hotham Street 054, Sheerith
This is a Queen Anne style tuck pointed red brick residence with render bands and dressings on the corner of Hotham and Simpson Streets. The timber verandah wraps around the corner roof projection to the strutted and bracketed Simpson Street gable. The verandah has an extensive tessellated tile surface. The roof has terracotta ridge tiles.
The house was built in 1909 for Elizabeth Davies, the widow of John Alexander Davies, flour miller of Bridge Road Flour Mills, Richmond, possibly the heritage listed building on the corner of Type Street. John had died in 1902.
East Melbourne, Powlett Street 101, Magnolia Court
A two storey, freestanding house with a modern extension to the southern side. Now a boutique hotel. A For Sale notice in the Argus, 4 June 1881 states the following: The house contains on the ground floor - drawingroom 22ft. 6in. x 15ft. 2in., inclusisve of bay window, with handsome cornice, centre flower, marble mantelpiece, and gasalier; diningroom 18ft. 10in. x 15ft.
Charles Smith, the first owner of the house, owned a timber yard and saw mill in Albert Street, East Melbourne, in the 1850s-70s. He never lived in the house. He was the uncle of Helen Macpherson Smith, philanthropist. See Catalogue Reference below.
East Melbourne, Powlett Street 101, 103, 105, 107 - Burchett
1860. MCC BR: No.107. Corner Gipps Street. Wyley to build wooden house for self.
1860. MCC BR: No.101. William Blewden to build for Charles Smith, house, 8 rooms and offices.
1860. No.101. Mrs. Ainslie Ladies School.
1861-2. Name mentioned: Villiers W. Wylie. Wood, 2 rooms.
1861. No.101. Chas. Smith - owner/occupier - 8 rooms, unfinished.
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Ormiston Ladies' College advertisements
Photos of two advertisments for Ormiston Ladies' College. The school was first established c.1861 by Mrs Ainslie in George Street, East Melbourne. In 1862 she moved the school to 40 (now 101) Powlett Street as shown in the first advertisement. In 1868 Mrs Ainslie sold the school to Miss Nimmo who moved it to what is now kown as 179 Gipps Street, as shown in the second advertisement.
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