Evans

East Melbourne, Albert Street 412, Mentmore

Description:

Modest single storey house but with extravagantly scaled 4 fluted composite columns to verandah across front, swags, etc. Eight rooms on land 33 feet by 160 feet.

History:

The house is listed in the rate books as being next door to the Medical Society and next door but one to the Victorian Artists Society, across Morrison Place. The Swedenborg Church is on the near corner but with an address in Morrison Place it is therefore not listed in the same sequence. However the photo clearly shows that Mentmore is next door to another small house, not the church.

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East Melbourne, George Street 199, 201, 203, 205, 207, 209 - Burchett

1854. Hepburn bought Lot 16 in George Street. Richard Fitzgerald to build house for Robert Hepburn. 1855. Robert McWilliam to build 2 houses for Robert Hepburn. Probably Nos. 199-203. 1856. First tenants: Geo. Turnbull, D. Sawley, Dr. A? Cairns - was Presbyterian Minister after whom Cairns Memorial Church was named. 1867. T.E. Finewell to make alteration and additions to 3 houses for Hepburn.

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East Melbourne, Gipps Street 080, Clinton Hall

Description:

This is an elaborately detailed mock medieval block of flats designed to look like one house, with tuckpointed brick quoins and rough render panels. There is a corbelled brick string course and label mouldings over windows. There is an oriel window to the west facade and fine leadlights to all windows.

History:

These flats are a conversion of an old single storey house. MMBW plans show a small, perhaps four roomed house set well to rear of block, yet there is a small sketch plan in the Building Application file for Clinton Hall which shows a much larger house.

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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, Hotham Street 081

Description:

A two storey tuckpointed brick residence on bluestone plinth with arcaded entry porch. The porch has a diamond pattern, black and white marble surface. The main facade has double hung square headed windows (semi circular arches over entry). The house is built right to the footpath, with no setback.

History:

Brennand and Brooks built the house for John Glew (sometimes Glue) in 1855. An advertisement in the Argus of that year called for tenders for "40 feet Palings (pallisade), and 205 feet Fencing, in FitzRoy street east, East Melbourne" (Hotham Street was originally called Fitzroy Street). This possibly fits with the rather flexible land measurements given in the Rate Books.

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East Melbourne, Hotham Street 081 - Burchett

Hotham Street originally called Fitzroy Street. Apparently No.81, originally No.88. 1855. MCC BR: Brennand and Brooks for Jas. Glue a house, 5 rooms, kitchen. Unfinished. 1856, 1857, 1880. See notes on index card. Some uncertainty about these dates. 1860. Name mentioned: Jas. Glue. Brick, 6 rooms. 1866. Name mentioned: Hobson ? 7 rooms. 1868. Thos. Austin. Brick, 7 rooms. 1875. Thos.

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East Melbourne, Hotham Street 100 - Burchett

No record in Directory of No.100, up to 1950. 1934. MCC BR: B. Evans to build flats for Direct Investment and Mortgage Co.

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East Melbourne, Hotham Street 100, Castle Coombe

Description:

The building is designed in a mock medieval manner with splayed side walls, half-timbering, tuck-pointed brick quoins and pointed label moulds.

History:

Castle Coombe was designed and built by Bernard Evans, master builder, VMBA for the Direct Investment & Mortgage Co Pty Ltd which was registered in 1930 by directors Stanley Clifford Steele and his wife, Ellen Anness Steele.

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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 053, Regent's Gate

Description:

Twenty-four studio apartments arranged in two symmetrical, three storey wings, creating a U-shape with garden in the middle. It is built in salmon colour brick and is Georgian in character. Each apartment has French doors to a balcony.

History:

Bernard Evans in the post war years became one of the state's largest developers of flats and apartments. He was Lord Mayor of Melbourne 1958-60 and was knighted in 1962. This was one of his first buildings after he returned from studies in England.

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East Melbourne, Vale Street 014, 016, 018, 020 - Burchett

1904. MCC BR: J. Hollow for J.F. Patterson 4 houses. 1906. First occupiers: No.14 Herbert Hardy. No.16 Brinley Evans. No.18 Mrs. A.F. Haydon. No.20 Chas. A. Parsons. [In the photograph the subject houses are the middle four from right to left. The far right house is number 12 (not covered by Burchett) and the far left house is number 22.]

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Evans

East Melbourne, Albert Street 412, Mentmore

East Melbourne, George Street 199, 201, 203, 205, 207, 209 - Burchett

East Melbourne, Gipps Street 080, Clinton Hall

East Melbourne, Hoddle Street 1111, 1113

East Melbourne, Hotham Street 081

East Melbourne, Hotham Street 081 - Burchett

East Melbourne, Hotham Street 100 - Burchett

East Melbourne, Hotham Street 100, Castle Coombe

East Melbourne, Powlett Street 053, Regent's Gate

East Melbourne, Vale Street 014, 016, 018, 020 - Burchett

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