Pair of two storey, single fronted brick houses. They no longer match due to alterations
Joseph Broadbent, clerk of works, owned the two houses until his death in 1879. During this time he made considerable alterations to both of them. In 1861 Number 69 appeared as a four roomed house, the following year it increased to five rooms and increased again in 1874 to nine rooms. In the same year Number 71 had one room added to become six rooms. In 1880 the houses became the property of his daughter, Ann Atchison and her husband,James Dale Atchison, as his wife, Elizabeth had pre-deceased him. He kept Number 69 at nine rooms but added a seventh room to Number 71 in 1888.
Past occupants of Number 69:
1859 Samuel Broadbent, owner (no information has been found on Samuel Broadbent and his relationship with Joseph Broadbent is unknown)
1859-1870 Joseph Broadbent, owner
1872-1873 John Johnson
1874-1879 John Russell
1880-1884 James Dale Atchison, owner. Variously described as a timber merchant
or a leather merchant.
1886-1890+ Mrs. Jacobs or Henry Jacobs, chemist
Past occupants of Number 71
1859-1869 various
1870-1873 James Dale Atchison
1878-1882 Mrs. Harvey
1883-1887 Mrs. Fairbairn
1888-1890 A. McKellar
Melbourne City Council Intents to Build, Reg. No. 888, 19 Nov 1858
Melbourne City Council Rate Books
Melbourne City Council List of Citizens
Probate Index 1879
The Argus, Jan. 31, 1879. p. 1: Deaths (Broadbent)
Will of Joseph Broadbent 19/873, Public Records Office, Series No. VPRS 7591, Consignment No. P0002, Unit No. 52
The Argus, November 11, 1909, p. 1: Deaths (Atchison)