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East Melbourne, Parliament Place 002, 004, 006, 008, 010, 012 - Burchett

Classified National Trust. See index card for citation. 1878. MCC BR: William Ireland for Nipper and See. Three 3-storey houses. 1886. Dunton and Hearnden for Mr. J. Thompson. Four 4-storey houses. Architect: Mr. Webb. (Note: One of the houses was subsequently demolished)
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East Melbourne, Victoria Parade, c.1905

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Postcard, BP Series, colour print. The reverse is divided into a space for a message and a space for the address.  This format first appeared in Australia in 1905.

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East Melbourne, Wellington Parade 180, 182 - Burchett

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1852. The original Parade Family Hotel was a wooden building, built on land purchased by J. Orr. 1853. MCC BR: Peters, Colhoun and McFarlane to build for selves stuccoed frame house, between Powlett Street and Parade Family Hotel. 1854. Stephen Tiverton. Wood, 14 rooms, bar, kitchen and stables. 1855. Name mentioned: Thos. Lean - Parade Family Hotel. 1858. Ward - Licensee. 1859. MCC BR: T.
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East Melbourne, Wellington Parade cnr pun - Burchett

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Situated on corner of Punt Road. 1874. James Gillon - builder of main building. Designed by Charles Webb. 1877. New wing added. Same builder and architect. 1915. Particularly many internal and external alterations. Also refer: Freeland. 'Architecture in Australia', p.180-1. Burchell. 'Victorian Schools, a Study in Colonial Government Architecture 1837-1900.
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Jolimont, Jolimont Terrace 022 - Burchett

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No.22 was previously No.28. 1882. MCC BR: William Rankin to build dwelling house for W. Kirkby. Architect: Mr. C. Webb. 1885. Kirkby - owner/occupier. Brick, 10 rooms. Kirkby was a wine and spirit merchant at 300 Flinders Street. He appears to have previously owned and occupied No.20, listed as such in 1880. Refer entry for No.20.
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Salad Days

In the Victorian era when architectural style leaned heavily towards the Italianate one East Melbourne house stood out.

Watercolour by William Tibbits, 1879.  State Library of Victoria, accession no.
Mrs J S Gotch’s ‘At Home’.  Punch, 23 Nov 1905.
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Victoria and its Metropolis, Vol II

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Victoria and its metropolis : past and present, Vol 2 "With contributed papers by R.L.J. Ellery...[et al]."-T.p. vol. 2. Subtitle: The colony and its people in 1888. includes biographical details of persons and companies. Includes indexes.
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