East Melbourne, George Street 046

East Melbourne

  • 46 George Street

Surnames

Date built: 
1861
First owner: 
William Niven, stationer
Description: 

Stone house

History: 

Originally built as five rooms, a sixth room added in 1882 and a seventh in 1888.

William Niven, stationer, arrived in Melbourne in 1857 on the King of Algeria with his wife, Isabella, and young daughter, also Isabella. He died in 1910.

Owners and occupiers: 

1861-1910 William Niven, owner

1911-1926 Isabella Niven, owner and daughter of first owner. Isabella was an artist. She was enrolled as a student at the National Gallery of Victoria, School of Design in 1884, and exhibited at the Victorian Artists' Society annual exhibition in 1887 as well as other years. She was a signatory to the 1891 Women's Suffrage Petition.

Sources: 

City of Melbourne Intents to Build Reg. No. 345, 12 July 1861
City of Melbourne Rate Books
Sands & McDougal Post Office Directories
MacKenzie, Andrew, Frederick McCubbin 1855-1917: 'The Proff' and his art. (1990)

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