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Stanford

East Melbourne, Clarendon Street 180 - Burchett

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Built c1872 for William Stanford Demolished c1934 to build Freemasons Hospital.
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East Melbourne, Clarendon Street 180, Stanford House

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A photo of c.1934 shows a large symmetrical house. The central section has a steep roof with attic windows, and is flanked by Italianate pavillions, each with a bay window.

History: 

The house is believed to be the first built in East Melbourne after the first Crown land sales of 1852 opened the suburb up to the public. It was built for Henry Cooke and was described in the 1854 Rate Books as a wooden house of 12 rooms plus a kitchen and stables, etc.

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East Melbourne, Vale Street 058, Minerva

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A large two storey Italianate house. Its design makes good use of its corner position with return verandahs and bay windows facing both street frontages. All the openings have semi-circle arches with key stones. The house originally had a tower over the central portico, and there was also a great deal more ornament. The original verandah has been built in, while the balcony above remains open.
History: 
The house was built for John Charles Stanford, auctioneer with the firm of Powers, Rutherford & Co., stock and station agents. He sold it around 1909 when it became the home of John Woolcock, manager, and his wife, Matilda, and youngest son, Harry. It was also the residence of Woolcock's daughter, Alice, and her husband, Samuel Barr. Matilda died in 1909, Samuel in 1911 and John in 1912.
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East Melbourne, Vale Street 068 - Burchett

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1891. MCC Building Notice: J.G. Kaiser, builder - Park Street, Glenferrie, to build for Mr. Stanford. J.A.B. Koch - architect. 1892. J. Stanford - owner/occupier. Brick, 12 rooms. Mr. John Stanford, auctioneer with 'Powers Rutherford' (originally called 'Minerva'), had beautiful garden and conservatory. 1900. John Charles Stanford - owner/occupier. 1910c. Sold by Stanford Family.
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East Melbourne, Vanishing Melbourne, 180 Clarendon Street

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Newspaper clipping - historical article centering on 180 Clarendon Street. It was previously known as Eaglestone Villa, Stanford House, The Arms of Jesus Babies Home, before it was demolished to make way for the Freemasons Hospital. Henry Cooke and Thomas Welton Stanford were among its previous owners. Stanford employed Louise Friedrichs as a maid.
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Karl Fender's secret Melbourne

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Newspaper clipping where Karl Fender, architect, tells of some of his memories of Melbourne. These include the Stanford Fountain in Gordon Reserve, Spring Street, and the old terrace house that was the office of Romberg and Boyd at 340 Albert Street, East Melbourne
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Mr. Cooke's House

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Copy of pencil drawing of Mr. Henry Cooke's House, then known as Egglestone Villa. A later owner Thomas Welton Stanford called it Stanford House. Later again it was the Arms of Jesus Babies' Home. Originally a prefabricated house, believed to be the first private house in East Melbourne.
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