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East Melbourne, Hotham Street 044, Chandos

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Brochure advertising auction of 44 Hotham Street, East Melbourne, scheduled for 28 February 1998.

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East Melbourne, Hotham Street 050

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A fine two storey tuckpointed brick (possibly polychromatic) residence with render string courses, hood mouldings and eaves brackets. There is a Gothic arched entry porch with tessellated tile floor. The ground floor windows have semi circular arches with Gothic hoods springing from the string course. The first floor openings are segmental with a punctuated string above.

History: 

On 30 April 1868 architect Geo R Johnson advertised for tenders for the ‘erection of bluestone basement to villa residence’. The successful tender was soon chosen and on 11 May Charles Rippon advised the City Council that John Pigdon, builder of Faraday Street, Carlton would build for him foundations for a house.

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East Melbourne, Hotham Street 146

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Newspapper clipping about the forthcoming auction of 146 Hotham Street.  The vendor was The Johnston Collection who had leased the house to tenants.

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East Melbourne, Hotham Street 146

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A terrace house of rendered brick. It has a balustraded parapet with central entablature. The verandah and balcony are arcaded with Cornithian [?] columns.

History: 

Built for Mrs. Hannah Boyle, widow of Thomas Boyle who established the grocery shop on the opposite corner in 1875 [BI]. The shop had a seven room residence attached, where the Boyles lived. Thomas d. 21 Nov 1876 leaving everything to her. She owned the house until her death in 1913. It was rented at £90 at the time of her death and valued at £1150.

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East Melbourne, Hotham Street 150

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Brochure advertising auction of 150 Hotham Street, East Melbourne scheduled for 12 May 1990. Black and white sketch. Floorplan. The house was passed in at $695,000.

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East Melbourne, Hotham Street 175

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Two similar photos show house at 175 Hotham Street, East Melbourne known as Hotham House.  It is a  symmetrical house with balconies supported by a pair of centrally placed columns of the Tuscan Order. 

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East Melbourne, Hotham Street 188, The Deanery

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Brochure advertising auction of 188 Hotham Street, East Melbourne, scheduled for 22 July 1999

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East Melbourne, Jolimont Road 140-142 - Heritage Impact Statement

Heritage impact statement for property at 140-142 Jolimont Road at the request of the owner as part of an Application for a Permit - Proposed Redevelopment. It was prepared by Bryce Raworth and dated December 2020.

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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 017

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Brochure advertising the auction of 17 Powlett Street, East Melbourne, scheduled for 16 March 2002

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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 030

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A double fronted, two-storey brick house with bay windows and a verandah over

History: 

This large brick house was designed by Crouch and Wilson and built in 1865-66 by Charles Turner for John Dinwoodie.

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