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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 017 - Burchett

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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 017 - Burchett

1858. MCC BR: John Young, builder of 43 Stephen Street, to build 1-storey brick house, 6 rooms, for Mr. Raphael Alexander, merchant of Collins Street. Architect: Crouch and Wilson. 1861. Ralph Alexander - owner. Andrew King and Mrs. - occupiers to 1865. Occupiers mentioned: 1866:...

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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 022 [Part 2]

Notable features include an elaborate / high standard design of rendered surfaces. A three storey apartment block designed and constructed by the firm of E Jennings, in 1935. It is finished in rendered brick and distinguished by a entry rising through the full height of the build...

East Melbourne, Powlett Street 035

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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 035

Brochure advertising sale by private treaty of Apartment 2, 35 Powlett Street, East Melbourne. Black and white sketch. According to domain property results the apartment sold for $180,000 in September 1989.

East Melbourne, Powlett Street 047, 049 - Burchett

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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 047, 049 - Burchett

1864. MCC BR: Wm. Vaughan to build for Rev. James Taylor. Large brick house corner George St. 1868. Rev. James Taylor. Was Minister of the Collins Street Baptist Church. 1870-1905. B. Benjamin - owner/occupier. Was Sir Benjamin Benjamin, merchant, politician, philanthropist and J...

East Melbourne, Powlett Street 052 - Burchett

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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 052 - Burchett

1889. MCC BR: Blackwell and Dalton Premier Building, Architects of Collins Street, to build 2-storey residence for P. Sheehan Esq. Brick, 15 rooms. 1890. P. Sheehan - owner/occupier. 1891-3. Occupant: Mark Herman, manufacturing jeweller at 476 Albert Street. 1894-7. Occupant: Isa...

East Melbourne, Powlett Street 052, Foynes, 004

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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 052, Foynes, 004

first ‹ previous 34 of 82 next › last East Melbourne, Powlett Street 052, Foynes, 004 Open full image ↗ Foynes, 52 Powlett Street, East Melbourne Acknowledgments Photographer: Darryl Stanisich (2003) Image No: DSC004 Copyright: East Melbourne Historical Society first ‹ previous 3...

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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 053, Regent's Gate

Twenty-four studio apartments arranged in two symmetrical, three storey wings, creating a U-shape with garden in the middle. It is built in salmon colour brick and is Georgian in character. Each apartment has French doors to a balcony.

East Melbourne, Powlett Street 054 - Burchett

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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 054 - Burchett

1889. MCC BR: Blackwell and Dalton, architects of Collins Street, to build and superintend a 2-storey house for J.S. Wood, Esq. James Wood was a principal of Wood Dunn and Co. Dairy Produce Merchants and Exporters of 26 Market Street, Melbourne. 1890. J. Wood - owner/occupier. 12...

East Melbourne, Powlett Street 059, 061 - Burchett

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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 059, 061 - Burchett

1871. MCC BR: William Rankin to build 2 houses for R.E. Jacomb. Architects: Crouch and Wilson. (1860c-1903c. Robert E. Jacomb lived at 53 Powlett Street. He was the 'official assignee', Bank Place, Melbourne.) 1873. Robert Jacomb - owner. Occupants: No.59 James Smith till 1879. N...

East Melbourne, Powlett Street 059, 061, Enfield Place

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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 059, 061, Enfield Place

This is an imposing pair of polychromatic brick terraces set high above the street with two storey cast iron verandahs and fine moulded architraves to openings. No. 61 is particularly intact with rear stables and fine side fence of corrugated iron. The substantial cast iron palis...

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