Mansions
East Melbourne, Clarendon Street 206, Valetta House
A stucco-faced dwelling in a restrained version of the Regency style, remarkable for Palladian massing with two axes of symmetry and corner pavilions.
The house was erected by R. Jones for John Gray in 1856.The first we know about John Gray is his marriage to Eliza (nee Abrahams) the widow of William Pyke in 1853. Their first child was born at Myross, Saltwater River, now Maribyrnong River. (There is now a Myross Avenue in Ascot Vale).
East Melbourne, George Street 188
Photo shows large single house at 188 George Street, East Melbourne. It is one of East Melbourne's grandest remaining mansions and is richly decorated with an elaborate cast iron balcony and lead-light glazing,
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East Melbourne, Hotham Street 175
Two similar photos show house at 175 Hotham Street, East Melbourne known as Hotham House. It is a symmetrical house with balconies supported by a pair of centrally placed columns of the Tuscan Order.
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Historical Sketch of 179 Gipps Street, East Melbourne as understood in August 1971
A typescript document recording the history of the property at 179 Gipps Street by its then owner and occupier, Winston H Burchett. The history starts with the earliest land grant to the Church of England of the entire block. This was later revised and the land released for public sale. The history continues in some detail until 1971.
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