Burke
East Melbourne, Gipps Street 121, Wooroonook
This is a fine two storey ruled render terrace residence with unusual tri-partite verandah. The upper floor verandah has brackets forming semi circular arches supported on timber columns and a concave (hipped) corrugated iron roof. There are render enrichments to the party walls and dentilled eaves. [i-Heritage database]
Builder, Joseph Baxter, built this house for himself to the design of C Langford in 1882. This was in the early days of Clements Langford’s career but he went on to be a master builder working on many of Melbourne’s well-known churches and commercial properties. [see link below].
East Melbourne, Grey Street 064 - Burchett
Built 1874 for Abraham Marshall, owner/occupier.
Occupied 1979 by Frances Burke - textile designer
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Frances Burke: The Fabric of Modernism
An interview with Nanette Carter and Robyn Oswald-Jacobs about their new book Frances Burke, Designer of Modern Textiles. The article provides an extensive overview of Burke's work as a textile designer.
Frances Burke lived in East Melbourne for all of her adult life.
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Jolimont, Wellington Parade South 117, Mornington
Large 3-storey house built of polychrome brick
As is well known Jolimont was once the home of lieutenant-governor Charles Joseph Latrobe, purchased by him in 1839. When he returned to England in 1854 he left his friend, Dr James Palmer, in charge of subdividing and selling his land. Palmer kept for himself the central part of the property, which became known as Jolimont Square. On it he built five large, two-storey, timber