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Date built:
1878
Builder:
Thomas Wright
First owner:
Thomas Wright, contractor Description:
A pair of two-storey single fronted houses with cast iron balconies.
History:
Thomas Wright, who built and owned the houses was a contractor who built many houses in the East Melbourne area. He lived next door and had his workshop behind, on the site now known as 1 Contractors Lane. The houses were built as investment properties and were let. After his death the properties remained in the ownership of his wife at least until 1890.
Owners and occupiers:
(128)
1878-1880c: Mrs. Robinson
1885c: J. Storer
1890c: A. Neville
(130)
1879-1890c: Lewis Barnard, traveller
Sources:
City of Melbourne Rate Books