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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 453 - Burchett

St Peters Church - foundation stone laid by Supt. Latrobe in 1846. Bulit by Webb, Brown & Co.

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East Melbourne, Darling Street 012, 014, The Old Police Station

Description: 

Not known

History: 

Initially described in the Rate Books as six rooms, the following year the description changes to five rooms, pantry, bath and shed, and by 1875 it has become seven rooms. Fielding lived in the house until 1883 when he sold to Robert Richardson who added another room. From this time it was leased to the police and was the local police station.

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East Melbourne, Darling Street 028, 030 - Burchett

1885 workshop/stables for J P Brown. Brown was a cab proprietor who lived at 40-42 Grey Street with extensive coach house and stables.

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East Melbourne, George Street 049 - Burchett

1852. Part of Lot 15, Sect 19 sold to F.P. Stevens.
1854. Hugh Guthrie (Collector Customs Melbourne) to build for self.
1854? Names also mentioned: Charles Guthrie, grandson of Mary Reaby? Mary Guthrie.
1855-1878c. Name mentioned Hugh Guthrie.
1856. W.M. Guthrie for self. One storey cottage of stone.
1857. Additions for Hugh Guthrie.

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East Melbourne, Gipps Street 118 - Burchett

Built 1872 for Gavan Brown. Occupied 1872 - 1898 Gavan Brown, 1899 - 1902 Mary Brown. 1914 - 1932 Crathrie Private Hospital run by Miss G V Boucher and Miss Mary Sutherland. Classified by National Trust of Victoria 1976.

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East Melbourne, Gipps Street 118, Crathre House

Description: 

A large two storey cement rendered house in the Italianate style.

History: 

Pre-history: Before Crathre House was built there was another house on the site - a large wooden house known as The Bungalow. This house was owned by Henry Dyer as an investment property. He lived next door at 121 Powlett Street with his wife, Mary, and their children. He owned many other properties in the immediate vicinity.

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East Melbourne, Grey Street 042 - Burchett

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Built 1878 for James Brown and Sons 2 storey brick house with adjacent stables.
Brown's son married member of Hunt family which continued the business until 1971. Classified by the National Trust - see index card

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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 121 - Burchett

Originally No.34.
1855. MCC BR: Samuel Williams for self, kitchen.
1859. MCC BR: Thos. Sledman for Henry Dyer. Addition 2 rooms. Name also mentioned: Williamson. Brick house, unfinished.
1861. Henry Dyer - owner/occupier. Brick house and cottage at rear.
1862. Name mentioned: Dwyer. Brick, 4 rooms.
1872. Name mentioned: Mary Dwyer. Brick and wood, 7 rooms.

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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 121, Hazelwell

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This is an interesting double fronted single storey ruled render dwelling with concave roofed cast iron verandah. There are simple render mouldings to the parapet and wing walls and fine render chimney. The substantial cast iron palisade fence with bluestone plinth and piers is intact. [i-Heritage database]

History: 

The origins of Hazelwell, 121 Powlett Street, are not absolutely clear.  On 14 August 1854 Samuel Williams, a plasterer then living in Collingwood, notified the Melbourne City Council that he would build a two-room weatherboard house.  It quickly expanded to three rooms plus kitchen, according to the rate books, and then to five rooms.

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