St Hilda's
East Melbourne, Clarendon Street 001-017 - Burchett
1907 R S Phillips to build a brick residence for James Griffiths. Architect - Ward and Carleton.
1907 - 1930 occupied by Missionary Training House and 1931 became Church of England Deaconess House.
Originally the site was occupied by shops.
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East Melbourne, Clarendon Street 017
Photo of St Hilda's 17 Clarendon Street taken by Sarony Studios in the early 1900s.
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East Melbourne, Clarendon Street 017, St Hilda's
Large two-storey house, built of red brick, with red tiled roof; a corner turret; balconies. [For detailed description see City of Melbourne i-Heritage database]
St. Hilda's was built in 1907 by R S Phillips for James Griffiths. The architects were Ward and Carleton. Griffiths had migrated to Australia in 1873 and founded the successful tea business of the same name. Both Griffiths and his wife were committed to Christian missionary work and in 1902 Mrs Griffiths was appointed President of the Women's Missionary Council.