Terrace houses

140 Simpson Street sold after 57 years

Newspaper clipping reporting on the sale of 14o Simpson Street, East Melbourne. The vendor, Mrs Kathleen Joan Brosnan, had owned the property for 57 years to the day.

Also so sold was 8/98 Vale Street, East Melbourne

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East Melbourne, 164 Hotham Street, Cyprus Terrace

Brochure advertising the auction of 164 Hotham Street, East Melbourne, scheduled for 20 July 1991

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East Melbourne, Albert Street 039, Windsor Place

Brochure advertising auction of 39 Albert Street, East Melbourne, scheduled for 13 March 1999.

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East Melbourne, Berry Street 051, 053, 055, 057

Description:

A row of four two storey rendered terraces with intact 2 storey cast iron verandah and cast iron palisade fence. Each end dwelling has a broken parapet to the pediment and a bay window to the ground floor. The entire terrace has a heavily bracketed cornice and party walls are decorated with ashlar render quoins. Stone steps and tessellated tile verandahs and rear w.c.s are intact.

History:

This terrace of four houses was designed by Wight and Lucas for William McLean and built by Peirson and Wright. It was completed in 1890.

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East Melbourne, Clarendon Street 136, 138, 140, 142, 144, 146

Photo of Fitzroy Terrace, Clarendon Street, East Melbourne shortly before it was demolished to make way for the Mercy Maternity Hospital, which has now become apartments known as 150 Clarendon Street.

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East Melbourne, George Street 048

Auction brochure for auction of 48 George Street, East Melbourne scheduled for 29 February 2020. Colour photos. Plans.

The property was passed in on a vendor's bid of $2.3 million and later sold for $2.65.

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East Melbourne, George Street 205, Hepburn Terrace

Brochure advertising for private sale 205 George Street, East Melbourne. Dated in hand writing 22.3.2000.

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East Melbourne, George Street 90

Brochure advertising auction of 90 George Street scheduled for 25 May 1996

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East Melbourne, Gipps Street 037, Darling Terrace

Brochure advertising auction of 37 Gipps Street, East Melbourne scheduled for 2 December 1988. Colour photo affixed. Floorplan. The house sold for $700,000.