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The photo shows a two storey, double fronted house, with front door and portico slightly off-set, the result of extending the original single fronted house sideways. Six small children are pictured in front of the house. At the time the photo was taken it was owned by the Doughar...
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Brochure advertising the auction of 164 Hotham Street, East Melbourne, scheduled for 20 July 1991. The brochure incorrectly refers to the house as part of Cyprus Terrace, correctly it is Cypress Terrace.
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Newspaper clippings about auction of Amberley, 188 George Street on 23 March 2002. The vendors, Harold and Krystyna Campbell Pretty refused to sell the house inspite of a record price being offered. The successful bidders eventually were Evan Thornley and Tracey Ellery. Photos.
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Newspaper clipping and auction brochure for sale of Watlington, 189 Hotham Street, on 14 December 2002. Interior and exterior photos.
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BW photo. Aerial view shows Fitzroy, East Melbourne, City. 1962. Internet print. (SLV, picture collection accession no. H92.20/7247).
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Date 1880 William Pearce built 3 cottages for himself, 1885c, he added 4 more cottages to the east side of the block. Pearce occupied one of the cottages until 1919. In 1975 no. 9 was occupied by R.G. Kermode
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Hoddle Street between Albert St and Victoria Pde St John's R.C. church Church built 1901 Celtic Cross & Irish Round Tower Old Gothic church opened 1866 New church foundation stone laid 1924 Mrs Koch of Gipps Street claims her mother told her a relative Richard Dennehy was archite...
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According to the Notice of Intent to Build it was 'a house of two rooms and attics, capable of conversion to two houses.'
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Date 1870 W J Parlett built 4 terrace houses for Frances de Lacey - owner. no. 36 occupied by Thomas de Lacey in 1887.
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Date 1914. Built by R Werner for Abraham Howgate - owner. 1925 owned by F H Humffray and named "Camees"
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Brochure advertising sale by private treaty of 37 Albert Street, East Melbourne, 1999.
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Brochure advertising auction of 39 Albert Street, East Melbourne, scheduled for 13 March 1999.
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Built 1874c. for Charles Richards - owner. Occupied 1878 - Rev. Joseph J Thornton, 1889 - Mrs Arch Kennedy, 1890 - Mrs Elizabeth de Able.
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Auction brochure for 41 Albert Street, scheduled for 24 October 2015. Photos. Plans. Sold $2,510,000.
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Auction brochure for 42 Albert Street, scheduled for 14 September 2013. Photos. Plans. Sold after: $1,780.000.
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Built 1887 by W H Pearce for James de Lacey - owner. Architect - Messrs Blackwell and Dalton. James de Lacey lived in this 2 storey res. on and off for 50 years. 1978 - occupied by Mrs S C de Lacey Lowe - grand daughter of James de Lacey.
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Auction brochure advertising auction of 43 Albert Street, East Melbourne, scheduled for 11 May 2013. Photos. Plans. Hand written note gives price realized as $1.5m.
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Two storey terrace style house.
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Simple single fronted, single storey cottage with iron lacework verandah
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East Melbourne 45 Albert Street Surnames Buchan first ‹ previous 5 of 283 next › last first ‹ previous 5 of 283 next › last
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Date 1871. Built by William Ford for himself. George Brown was the architect. owned in 1871: 54 Albert St - George Lansdowne 56 Albert St - William Ford 58 Albert St - George Brown
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Date 1883. Norman Hitchcock built a 7 room villa for J Woods - owner. (this could have been James Woods - architect - practising in Collingwood in 1877) Occupied 1885 by James Travis. Villa noted for cast iron lace ref. "Ornamental Cast Iron in Melbourne"
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The building possesses an asymmetrical plan with a bayed front room and a verandah fronting the balance of the façade. Most of its decorative impact is confined to the parapet entablature. Both portions of the façade's parapet have central pediments which surmount a balustraded p...
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Built 1866 by A Schulty for C Liebman - owner A 1867 directory lists C Liebman as a professor of music