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Catalogue

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Jolimont, Agnes Street 049 - Burchett

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Date 1865, Builder Thomas Wright.
Owner Frances Monichon. Two brick cottages

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Jolimont, Agnes Street 053, 055 - Burchett

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Built 1867 - owner Robert Morton - 2 brick cottages
Occupied 1870 W Bowen and M Stewart

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Jolimont, Agnes Street 057 - Burchett

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Date 1880. 5 room cottage built by Joseph Briggs - builder for Thomas Harkness - owner. Designed by Mr Brinkley - architect.
Purchased 1885 by Captain Mangin-Espinasse for £40.

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East Melbourne, Berry Street 001 - Burchett

1850 - used as hospital for the Police Barracks
1880 - Victorian Infants Asylum

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East Melbourne, Berry Street 014 - Burchett

1888 built for E. G. Ovey - owner
1889 occupied by Mrs Edmund Smith

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East Melbourne, Berry Street 034 - Burchett

Date 1914. Two storey home built by Dunlop and Hunt - builders - for Daniel Augustus Court. Still occupied by a D K Court in 1976.

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East Melbourne, Berry Street 040 - Burchett

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Date 1891. Built by W. Parker for C Bones - owner.
Designed by Phillip E. Treeby - architect

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East Melbourne, Berry Street 016 - Burchett

1888: Owner E. G. Ovey
1889 occupied by:
16 Berry St - Benjamin Vaughan
18 Berry St - Dr. James Alexander Robertson

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East Melbourne, Berry Street 042, 044, 046, 048 - Burchett

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1885: nos. 42-46 built by W. Eates and Son for C Allee - owner. Architect - W. Pitt.
1888: occupied by C.J. Allee, F. McLean, W. Hughes
1888: no. 48 built, designed by W. Pitt - architect

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East Melbourne, Berry Street 050 - Burchett

Built 1885 for G Phillips - owner. 6 room house

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East Melbourne, Berry Street 051, 053, 055, 057

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1890: Peirson and Wright built four houses of eight rooms each plus a stable for W. McLean - owner.
1881 occupants were:
51 - Mrs I J Jones
53 - Rev. William Forbes
55 - Dugeld McMillan
57 - Robert Asher

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East Melbourne, Albert Street 005, 007, 009, 011, 013, 015, 017 - Burchett

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Date 1880 William Pearce built 3 cottages for himself, 1885c, he added 4 more cottages to the east side of the block. Pearce occupied one of the cottages until 1919. In 1975 no. 9 was occupied by R.G. Kermode

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East Melbourne, Albert Street 034, 036, 038, 040 - Burchett

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Date 1870 W J Parlett built 4 terrace houses for Frances de Lacey - owner.
no. 36 occupied by Thomas de Lacey in 1887.

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East Melbourne, Albert Street 042 - Burchett

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Built 1887 by W H Pearce for James de Lacey - owner. Architect - Messrs Blackwell and Dalton. James de Lacey lived in this 2 storey res. on and off for 50 years. 1978 - occupied by Mrs S C de Lacey Lowe - grand daughter of James de Lacey.

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East Melbourne, Albert Street 035 - Burchett

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Date 1914. Built by R Werner for Abraham Howgate - owner.
1925 owned by F H Humffray and named "Camees"

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East Melbourne, Albert Street 041 - Burchett

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Built 1874c. for Charles Richards - owner.
Occupied 1878 - Rev. Joseph J Thornton,
1889 - Mrs Arch Kennedy,
1890 - Mrs Elizabeth de Able.

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East Melbourne, Hoddle Street 1101, 1103

2-storey residence built across both allotments. 9 rooms.
1867 Name mentioned: James McBean, watchmaker & jeweller at 73 Elizabeth Street, City.
1871 Names mentioned: Charles Turner, Hawthorn. Mrs. Clarke.
1871 and 1878-1890 Name mentioned: James McBean.
1872-1876 Name mentioned: Mrs. C. Clark.
1980 Sold by auction.

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East Melbourne, Albert Street 054, 056, 058 - Burchett

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Date 1871. Built by William Ford for himself. George Brown was the architect.
owned in 1871:
54 Albert St - George Lansdowne
56 Albert St - William Ford
58 Albert St - George Brown

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East Melbourne, Hoddle Street 1105, 1107 - Burchett

1871 Name mentioned: Charles Turner.
1871-1876 Name mentioned: Samuel B Byrchell(?)

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East Melbourne, Hoddle Street 1109 - Burchett

1870 Names mentioned: Robert Hudson, Wm. R. Jaffray, G Wharton - architect.
1870-1889 Name mentioned: Wm R Jaffray.
Photo shows partial view of No. 1109 Hoddle Street.

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East Melbourne, Hoddle Street 1111, 1113

1874 Names mentioned: Occupier No. 1111 Mrs Hall. Occupier No. 1113 Wm Evans.
1880c Names mentioned: Mrs A Brew, John P Tennant.
1880c Residences named "Sophia Villas".
Two 2-storey residences with a common decorated front parapet and a central panel showing the villa name.

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East Melbourne, Albert Street 070 - Burchett

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Date 1883. Norman Hitchcock built a 7 room villa for J Woods - owner.
(this could have been James Woods - architect - practising in Collingwood in 1877)
Occupied 1885 by James Travis.
Villa noted for cast iron lace ref. "Ornamental Cast Iron in Melbourne"

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East Melbourne, Albert Street 074 - Burchett

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Built 1866 by A Schulty for C Liebman - owner
A 1867 directory lists C Liebman as a professor of music

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East Melbourne, Albert Street 078, 080, 082 - Burchett

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Built 1870 for Wm. Pearce - owner, 3 brick cottages.
Occupied 1875:
78 Albert Street - Wm Pearce
80 Albert Street - ?
82 Albert Street - Taylor
(Note:- some information on this card is indecipherable.)

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East Melbourne, Albert Street 103 - Burchett

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1853 Wooden house built by Andrew Murray for self,
1858 Robert Jones made additions.
1872-1925 Occupied by Andrews family.
1926c. Demolished to be replaced by Morwong Flats.

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East Melbourne, Hoddle Street 1115, 1117 - Burchett

1869 and 1870 Name mentioned: Edward Singer.
1870 Rated for 5 rooms Pd40.
1878 Rated for 6 rooms Pd60.
No.1115 It would seem not to have the original frontage.

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East Melbourne, Hoddle Street 1119 - Burchett

1876 Names mentioned Naylor W H, Lumsden Wm.
1876 Notation on card W H Naylor for Wm Lumsden.
1876-1889.

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East Melbourne, Hoddle Street 1123 - Burchett

1914 Names mentioned: C. Parker to build for Caroline Parker. Dwelling on corner of Hotham Street.
1915-1950 Name mentioned: Chas G Parker, as living there.
Notation on card: Replaced by flats.

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East Melbourne, Hoddle Street 1151 - Burchett

Building is north of the "Boundary Hotel".
Constructed of weatherboards on the sides and simulated stone boarding in front.
1865 Names mentioned: Mick Collins for Mrs Egan. Record states "next Boundary Hotel". This
is disputed, as Mrs Egan already had a "wood" house next to hotel. Above would refer to a second one.

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East Melbourne, Hoddle Street 1153 - Burchett

1871 Names mentioned: G Wilson for Frederick W Bull.
1874 Names mentioned: Bull as owner, Schofield as occupier.
1878 Rated as 4 rooms.
Photo shows No. 1155 Hoddle Street. However, the partial view to the left is No. 1153.

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East Melbourne, Hoddle Street 1143 - Burchett

1871 Name mentioned: Thomas Coles. Notation: For self.
1874 Name mentioned: Coles

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East Melbourne, Hoddle Street 1155 - Burchett

1913 Names mentioned: W Bollen ? to build for Mary Tate.

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East Melbourne, Hoddle Street 1197 - Burchett

1870-1876 Names mentioned: David Clark. For Bell.
Note: The first date noted on card reads as 1970. This should be 1870.

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East Melbourne, Hoddle Street 1161 - Burchett

1873c Name mentioned: Thos Davies.
3rd stone house south of Gipps Street.
1875 not listed in Rate Book.

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East Melbourne, Hoddle Street 1195 - Burchett

1875 Names mentioned: Jas Dickson 4-room cottage for Geo Milton.
1876 Rated as 5 rooms.

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East Melbourne, Hoddle Street 1231, 1233 - Burchett

1904 Name mentioned: F Castledene. To build 2 cottages for Mrs A Anderson. L W Toole - Architect.

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East Melbourne, Hoddle Street 1199, 1201 - Burchett

1870-1872 Name mentioned: August Wernecke. Two brick cottages for self.
1878 Cottages re-built or much altered.

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East Melbourne, Hoddle Street 1225 - Burchett

1886-1904 Name mentioned: John Calhoun.
1886 Wm Thompson to build house between Simpson(?) and Grey Streets for Mr Calhoun.
Joel Eade - Architect.

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East Melbourne, Hoddle Street 1227 - Burchett

1878 Name mentioned: Isaac Wright. Cottage for self.
1880 Rated for 6 rooms.

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East Melbourne, Albert Street 028 - Burchett

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Hoddle Street between Albert St and Victoria Pde
St John's R.C. church
Church built 1901 Celtic Cross & Irish Round Tower
Old Gothic church opened 1866
New church foundation stone laid 1924

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East Melbourne, Albert Street 128, 130 - Burchett

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Built 1879 two 2 storey houses for Thomas Wright.
1888 occupied by:
128 Albert Street - Lydia Robinson
130 Albert Street - Lewis Bernard

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East Melbourne, Albert Street 204, 206, 208 - Burchett

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Built in 1859 three 2 storey houses for W.G.Spriggs - owner. Built by Robert Huckson.
1861 owned by W.G. Sprigg, occupied by:
204 - A. Schulkraft
206 - F. Cook
208 - Richard Wade
1868-1881 204 was occupied by William Sprigg
1979 became Clarendon Medical Centre

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East Melbourne, Albert Street 132, 134 - Burchett

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Built 1870, two 2 storey houses for Wm Lansdowne - owner.
Occupied 1870 by:
132 - R Lumsden
134 - Mrs Dunn

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East Melbourne, Albert Street 174, 176

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1863 a small cottage was on the site and was occupied by Bates Cocoa Works.
Later extended to a factory having a 66ft. frontage to Albert Street and employing 50-60 hands milling Maizena, Mustard, Cocoa, and Dandelion Cocoa.
Demolished in 1892/3 and absorbed into the Brewery.

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East Melbourne, Albert Street 254 - Burchett

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Built 1872 by John Wright for Alfred Kirkby - owner.
Architect W T Gore. 18 room mansion overlooking Fitzroy Gardens.
1981 bought by the Royal Australian College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists as their headquarters.

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East Melbourne, Albert Street 260, 262 - Burchett

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1871 two 2 storey houses 260 and 262 were built for Messrs Mixner and Campbell, lime merchants. Architect was Crouch and Wilson. Campbell lived in 260 and Mixner in 262. No. 262 was demolished to make way for the Masonic Centre.

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East Melbourne, Albert Street 300 - Burchett

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Masonic Centre incorporating Dallas Brookes Hall
Formerly:
-1868: St Johns Scotts School
1868-1874: East Melbourne Common School
1874- : Presbyterian Ladies College

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East Melbourne, Albert Street 268 - Burchett

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Don Juan House was built in 1873 by Joseph Thompson with the winnings when the horse Don Juan won the Melbourne Cup in 1873.
Don Juan House was a 2 storey dwelling of 14 rooms, stable and coach house. It was demolished to build the Masonic Centre.

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East Melbourne, George Street 004 - Burchett

From MCC BR:
1869. Robert Dixon for self, residence cr. George and Hoddle Streets.
1870. Wade owner. Rev. ?.R. Wade occupier. Brick, 9 rooms.
1900. Charles Metcalfe occupier. James McBean owner. 10 rooms. 105x35 deep.
Comments on card:
Dixon in 1869 built next door, see 16 George Street and later at No. 20 also.

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East Melbourne, Albert Street 314 - Burchett

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Original 8 room wooden house with kitchen and stable built in 1855.
Replaced in 1862 by present 2 storey brick house built by David Mitchell for Hon James Francis - Premier and Treasurer of Victoria who occupied the property 1855-1884. Used as Library for CSIRO from 1979

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