Single houses
East Melbourne, Grey Street 081
Brochure advertising the auction of 81 Grey Street, East Melbourne, scheduled for 7 December 1991
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East Melbourne, Grey Street 105
Newspaper clipping advertising the auction of 105 Grey Street, East Melbourne. This was a 1980s house that has since been demolished.
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East Melbourne, Grey Street 114
Pre-fabricated timber house
This house was one of two similar pre-fabricated houses imported from New Zealand as an investment by Henry Cooke. Cooke, as well as being a land speculator, was the founder of The Age newspaper and an importer of paper products, anything from religious tracts to wallpaper. He was the son-in-law of the Rev.
East Melbourne, Hotham Street 044, Chandos
Brochure advertising auction of 44 Hotham Street, East Melbourne, scheduled for 28 February 1998.
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East Melbourne, Hotham Street 050
A fine two storey tuckpointed brick (possibly polychromatic) residence with render string courses, hood mouldings and eaves brackets. There is a Gothic arched entry porch with tessellated tile floor. The ground floor windows have semi circular arches with Gothic hoods springing from the string course. The first floor openings are segmental with a punctuated string above.
On 30 April 1868 architect Geo R Johnson advertised for tenders for the ‘erection of bluestone basement to villa residence’. The successful tender was soon chosen and on 11 May Charles Rippon advised the City Council that John Pigdon, builder of Faraday Street, Carlton would build for him foundations for a house.
East Melbourne, Hotham Street 146
Newspapper clipping about the forthcoming auction of 146 Hotham Street. The vendor was The Johnston Collection who had leased the house to tenants.
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East Melbourne, Hotham Street 146
A terrace house of rendered brick. It has a balustraded parapet with central entablature. The verandah and balcony are arcaded with Cornithian [?] columns.
Built for Mrs. Hannah Boyle, widow of Thomas Boyle who established the grocery shop on the opposite corner in 1875 [BI]. The shop had a seven room residence attached, where the Boyles lived. Thomas d. 21 Nov 1876 leaving everything to her. She owned the house until her death in 1913. It was rented at £90 at the time of her death and valued at £1150.
East Melbourne, Hotham Street 150
Brochure advertising auction of 150 Hotham Street, East Melbourne scheduled for 12 May 1990. Black and white sketch. Floorplan. The house was passed in at $695,000.
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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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East Melbourne, Hotham Street 188, The Deanery
Brochure advertising auction of 188 Hotham Street, East Melbourne, scheduled for 22 July 1999
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