a'Beckett
East Melbourne, Clarendon Street 150 - Burchett
Built 1855 by Samuel Ramsden for Sir William a'Beckett, Chief Justice of Victoria 1854-55.
Building demolished 1960c. to build Mercy Hospital.
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East Melbourne, Clarendon Street 150, Clarendon House
A large two-storey house with colonnaded balcony and a balustrade around the roofline.
Sir William a'Beckett, Chief Justice of Victoria, and his wife were the first owners of Clarendon House. They personally selected furniture and fittings for it while travelling in Italy but did not remain in it long.
East Melbourne, Hotham Street 189. Lease of land
Scanned copy of Title Search of property at 189 Hotham Street, East Melbourne, dated 13 November, 1959. It shows the extent of the Church of England's grant of land.
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Jolimont, Palmer Street 001, 003, 005
A row of three two storey terrace houses extensively remodelled.
The three terrace houses at 1-5 Palmer Street, Jolimont were built in 1888 by F McIntosh for Thomas Care. If there were an architect involved his name is not known. However the previous year Thomas Care had the same builder erect a house at 21 Charles Street, which runs at right angles behind the Palmer Street houses.