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Burchett index cards

Burchett index cards

A box of index cards used by Winston Burchett to record his basic research on East Melbourne. There are 1,954 cards containing handwritten and typed notes as well as photographs taken by Burchett. There are some panoramic photographs taken from the top of the Hilton Hotel and the Mercy Hospital. Otherwise the cards are specific to individual houses, buildings, or terraces.
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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 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 Mrs Koch of Gipps Street claims her mother told her a relative Richard Dennehy was architect of the first St Johns. A Dennerby was partner in the firm that designed Queen Bess Row. From MCC BR: 1865 J.B.
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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 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, 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 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, 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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