Chandos
East Melbourne, Hotham Street 044 - 1890c
Copies of two photographs of Chandos, with figures. Late 19th century. One photo is taken from the street and shows the central path and garden on each side. The other photo is taken from the south east corner and is a diagonal view towards the central porch.
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East Melbourne, Hotham Street 044 - Burchett
1885. MMM BR: Langford and Hutchison of 191 Bridge Road, Richmond to build Villa Residence for David Benjamin of Little Collins Street West. Nahum Barnet - architect. Brick, 9 rooms.
1886. Benjamin: owner. M. Susman: occupier.
1979. Owned by Mr. W.D. Hazelton for about 60 years, who has lived next door at 38 Hotham St.
(also refer to No.38 data).
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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 044, Chandos
Symmetrical single storeyed, double fronted house, with a central tower and return verandahs each side.
David Benjamin, estate agent and brother of Sir Benjamin Benjamin, never lived in the house, it was an investment property from day one.
East Melbourne, Vale Street 26, 28
These buildings are contributory to the predominant use of red brick and terracotta tiles in this street. They are an adaptation of a rather suburban style to terrace house building. The design of each is deliberately varied so that the buildings appear as one whole. A successful use of the corner location to emphasise the turret and bay window. [i-Heritage database]
These two houses were built in 1910 by R J Wilson of Ormond Road, Moonee Ponds for Henry Fowler Ransford, customs agent. Henry Ransford never lived in either house but his two sons, Vernon Seymour Ransford and Clive Ainslie Ransford lived in the corner house, No 28, until about 1919. They called this house Chandos.
Frederick William Debney
A scanned copy of a typescript of the life of Frederick William Debney by Margaret Brookes, his grand-daughter. Debney and his wife lived at Chandos, 44 Hotham Street, East Melbourne between 1910 and 1919. When they lived there they formed the 'Chandos Club' where their friends and members met once a fortnight to give papers, recite, sing and perform.
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