Terrace houses

East Melbourne, Powlett Street 100

Brochure advertising the sale by private treaty of 100 Powlett Street, East Melbourne. 1993

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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 132, 134, 136, 138

Photo shows on the left 138 Powlett Street, known as The Opera House because of its unusual curved balcony. On the right is a terrace of three houses numbered 132-136 Powlett Street. The frieze to the upper balcony of No 136 has been removed. It has since been restored.

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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 134

Brochure advertsing auction of 134 Powlett Street, East Melbourne, scheduled for 15 November 1998

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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 138, 140, 142

On the left of the photo is a pair of houses numbered 140-142 Powlett Street, East Melbourne. The facade of No 140 has been covered in the once fashionable concrete breeze blocks, since restored. On the right is 138 Powlett Street, known as The Opera House because of its unusual curved balcony.

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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 140

Brochure advertising auction of 140 Powlett Street, East Melbourne, scheduled for 18 July 1998

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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 82. 2014

Brochure advertising 82 Powlett Street, East Melbourne, for auction scheduled for 25 October 2014

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East Melbourne, Simpson Street 013

Brochure advertising auction of 13 Gipps Street, East Melbourne scheduled for 5 March 1988. Black and white sketch. Floorplan. The house was passed in on the day and sold two months later for $431,500.

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East Melbourne, Simpson Street 013, 015

Description:

Pair of fine 2 storey render terraces with elaborate 2 storey cast iron verandah and render details. Flat arched openings to first floor and slender Corinthian pilastered openings with radius corners to ground floor. Palisade fence on scalloped bluestone plinth. Tessellated tile floor and bluestone upstands to verandahs are all intact. [i-Heritage]

History:

This pair of houses was designed by Ravenscroft and Freeman, architects in 1887 and built for James Ford Born by Seccull and Abbot. George Ravenscroft appears to have been self-taught, starting out as a carpenter, then a contractor, finally an architect. Born named No 13 Simpson Street Lynton, and No 15 Torquay.