Corben
East Melbourne, George Street 178 - Burchett
Catalogue number:
wbgeost178 Content or description:
1865. Corben and Wilson commenced foundations. Erection for William Bowen, chemist of 43 Collins Street - owner/occupier. Occupied to 1872c. This site was old No.7 in George Street.
1873-91.
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East Melbourne, George Street 178, Braemar
Description:
Large two storey house especially noteworthy for its conservative classicism and its unusual verandah with paired cast iron columns
History:
The house was designed in 1865 for William Bowen, a noted Collins Street chemist, by Leonard Terry.