Church
East Melbourne, Hotham Street 016, 018 - Burchett
1861. MCC BR: James Moires house for J.R. Church. (Possibly No.16)
1863. Name mentioned in Directory: J. R. Church.
1864. J.R. Church rated for 2 properties. Block of land and wood/brick house.
1864. MCC BR: J.R. Church for self - house. No.18 - old No. 41. (Probably on the above block of land).
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East Melbourne, Hotham Street 018
This is an early two storey terraced residence which originally had a two storey verandah. The joinery is fine with 2 pane sashes and intact door.[1] Most of the cast iron is original but in the 1960s the roof, frieze and brackets of the balcony were removed and the columns cut down, creating an open balcony[2]. The balcony has since been restored.
J.R. Church owned the quarter acre block next to the New Boundary Hotel in Hotham Street. In 1862 he built a wooden house on the eastern half of the block. This was later known as No. 12. It has now been demolished and the land developed as an extension to the hotel. In 1865 work was completed on a second house on the western side of the land, leaving vacant land between the two houses.