Marks
East Melbourne, Clarendon Street 208, 210, 212 - Burchett
Classified by the National Trust - see index card for citation.
Built 1856 by Robert Huckson for Charles Lister.
Names mentioned:
Frances Wallen, William Pole, M.B. Jackson, G.C. Levey, Louis Ah Mouy, Kong Meng, L. Collins, Chas. Russell, H. Marks, Moses Fink, John Wilton, Richard Goodhind, Henry B. Wilson, L.J. Godfrey, E.A. Spowers, Osgood, Pritchard
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East Melbourne, Clarendon Street 208, 210, 212, Clarendon Terrace
Description:
A terrace of three two storey houses designed to look like one house. The central house has an unusual portico of giant order Corinthian columns. An interesting comparison is Clarendon House, Nile, near Launceston, Tasmania, built in 1838 for James Cox, which also has a portico of giant order columns, although Ionic in that case.
History:
Clarendon Terrace was built in 1857 by Robert Huckson, to the design of Osgood Pritchard for Charles Lister, wine and spirit merchant and brewer. Additions were made in 1874 by James Billings for Henry Marks.
Late in 1973 the then owners applied to develop the site.
East Melbourne, George Street 179 - Burchett
West side of Right of Way. Now demolished and replaced by flats Nos. 179-185.
1880. MCC BR: Thos. Newton of Chernwood Cresc., St Kilda, to build 2-storey house for Bernard Marks? Crouch and Wilson - architects.
1881. J.L. Purves lived here.
1902-08. Col. J.M. Templeton. Actuary. First chairman of Public Service Board. Died here 1908.
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East Melbourne, George Street 187
Description:
Rate books describe it as a brick house of twelve rooms
History:
This house was designed by Crouch and Wilson for Bernard Marks. Thomas Newton of Charnwood Crescent, St Kilda was the builder. It was completed in 1881. In 1901 Bernard Marks and his family travelled to England and rented the house out. They never returned to the house, moving instead to St Kilda.
East Melbourne, George Street 193 - Burchett
1864. MCC BR: Wm. Ireland for Elias Benjamin building (back of Parade Hotel). Architect: Charles Webb.
1883. D. Benjamin - owner. W.H.F. Mitchell - occupier.
1882-84. Occupied by Sir William Harcourt? Mitchell. Pres. of the Legislative Council 1870, till his death in 1884.
1884-89c. Name mentioned: William Thomas Jones.
1900. Names mentioned: Charles Jacobs, John Jacobs, Hermann Marks?
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East Melbourne, Victoria Parade 164, 166, Ardee
Description:
A two storey, verandahed and parapeted mansion symmetrically composed around an imposing side lighted doorway.
History:
This house was designed by Crouch and Wilson and built by John O’Dea for Lawrence Benjamin, a clothier with premises in the ‘Beehive’ building at the corner of Bourke and Elizabeth Streets, opposite the General Post Office. He notified the Council of his intention to build on 6 April 1881 but on 4 February 1882 the house was advertised for sale on account of the owner going overseas.
Sale of Furniture from Brentani 159 Grey Street 1901
Advertisement on page 2 of the Argus 15 April 1901 for the sale of furniture from Brentani Terrace 159 Grey Street East Melbourne:
THIS DAY.
At Eleven O'clock.
"BRENTANI,"
159 GREY-STREET, EAST MELBOURNE,
Second House from Clarendon-street.
IMPORTANT SALE
Of the Splendid
MODERN HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE.
SUPERB WALNUT BOUROIR GRAND PIANO, by Rich. Lipp and Sohn.
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