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East Melbourne, Grey Street 151, Lansdowne Villa

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A single storey, double fronted villa, with an arcaded verandah along the length of its front facade.

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When Henry Hall died in 1875 he left the house, known then as Lansdowne Villa, and its contents to his youngest sister, Clara Ellen. Clara was the widow of architect, Charles Swyer and she renamed the house Worsley after the place in England where he had died.

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East Melbourne, Grey Street 151, Worsley

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Photograph of Worsley, 151 Grey Street (2 Grey Street pre-1890), now the site of the Mercy Private Hospital. Photo shows a symmetrical, single storey, double fronted house, with arcaded verandah. The house was built c. 1867 for Henry Hall, chemist. Architects: Austin & Ellis. Builders: Leech & Bricknell.

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East Melbourne, Victoria Parade 256, 258, 260, 262, 264, 266, 268, 270, 272, 274, 276, 278 - Burchett

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Originally No. 343.
1868. Irish Christian Brothers, Treacy?, Lynch, Bodkin, Nolan arrived in Melbourne and established College (refer Ebsworth Pioneer History).
1869. Site on corner Victoria Pde. and Eades St. bought from Benjamin Benjamin and site on corner Eades and Albert Sts. from Dr. McCrae.

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