East Melbourne, Gipps Street 181
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Two storey red brick dwelling with terracotta tile roof, leadlight windows and verandah with double ionic columns. There is a clinker brick soldier course , interesting reinforced concrete and wrought iron fence. [City of Melbourne i-Heritage database]
Building work valued at £2,000. Described as ‘attic villa’. Brickwork of ‘Barkly’ bricks. Attic walls to be lined to a height of 3ft. with 3ply Pacific Mahogany. Other woods used: Pacific Maple, Hoop Pine, Jarrah, Oregon. Red gum stumps. Flooring of Baltic White, ‘Dindi’ hardwood.
Built on land previously owned by Church of England. The land was part of the acre granted to the church to build a deanery. The deanery itself occupied the southern portion of the land and the northern portion was given over to a horse paddock and fowl yard. In the 1920s the church was short of money. It was unable to pay the dean a full income, as an alternative he stayed in his own home and rented the deanery (to the widow and son (Louis, also an artist) of Frederick McCubbin), taking the rent to supplement his income. Finally however it was decided to sell the north west quarter acre. The McCubbins lived at the deanery c.1926-c.1931.
G.R. Hardy & Co. were specialists in hotel sales. In 1937 Laura Hardy, aged 16, was a semi-finalist in a doll's dress competition.
Had a tennis court behind.
Joan Lenehan: Brian Hardy was very gentlemanly. He lived there with his mother. She was always dressed in black and was very elegant. After her death he often used to knock on Joan's door (next door) and ask, Is the kettle on? She would say, The kettle is always on, and he would come in, sit down, take from his pocket two blue paper napkins and spread one on each knee. The downstairs internal doors were designed to be able to be removed easily (light wood - Californian redwood? -and special hinges) so that the space could be opened up into a ballroom. Bernard, another son, died young, and John owned a hotel in Pascoe Vale. US army personnel/senior officers used the house during the war and the Hardys had to move out. [check]
1929-c.2004: Hardy family (occupied by tenants during 1940s)
1934: Catherine Hardy, h/d (wife of George); George Hardy, agent; Henry Percy Hardy, agent (brother of George)[E]. George died 1936; Henry died 1954 in Fitzroy.
1943-1952: Frederick Sach Zirkler, steeplejack and Ruby Esther Zirkler [E]b
1944: Frederick Sach Zirkler, roofing contractor and slater [Argus, 4 May 1944, p.15]. A landlord and tenant dispute, Hardy v. Zirkler went to the Supreme Court in 1952 [Argus, 5 May 1952, p.7]. Hardy still owner.
1949: Roy Torney, licensee of Bridge Hotel, Werribee [Argus, 6 Aug 1949, p.18]
1953: Bernard Hardy, organises The Assumption Old Boys annual cabaret ball [Argus, 13 Jul 1953, p.8]. Bernard died 1960.
Brian Hardy there until recent sale c.2004. John Hardy owns hotel in Pascoe Vale
Blding Appn. 12 Dec 1928, 10231. VPRS 11200; P1: 1255. VPRS 11201; P1; 127.
Mangan, Kathleen, Autumn Memories
City of Melbourne i-Heritage database:
https://ex.melbourne.vic.gov.au/iheritageweb/BIF.asp?HeritageId=676
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