Colliver
East Melbourne, Simpson Street 028
Double fronted, single storey house of rendered brick. The facade has been stripped bare, possibly as a result of the modernisation movement that swept Melbourne in the lead up to the 1956 Olympic Games. The verandah and front fence have been removed. Any decorative treatment along the parapet line or around the door and wall openings has also been removed.
28 Simpson Street, for a period known as Hobartville, was built in 1854 by Charles James Hardy for himself. Hardy and his wife, Mercy, and baby son, arrived in Port Phillip on 15 Jan 1849 aboard the Duchess of Northumberland as assisted immigrants. At the time Hardy described himself as a bricklayer.
East Melbourne, Simpson Street 028 - Burchett
1854. MCC BR: C.J. Hardy a house for self, on the corner of George Street, opposite the large wooden house.
1855. Chas. Hardy. Brick house, 3 rooms, kitchen and stabling.
1858. Thos. Colliver. Brick and stone, 5 rooms.
1868 - 1870's. Robt. Ramsey - owner as an investment for some years.
Modern facade added at some stage.
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