East Melbourne Historical Society
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The East Melbourne Historical Society has recently nominated Jolimont Station for inclusion on the Heritage Victoria register. The station has been a long overlooked part of our history. It does not appear even on the City of Melbourne's Inventory of Heritage Places. We felt it w...
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A newspaper cutting about new apartments at 102 Jolimont Street, to be known as Parkside East Apartments. The developer is Dominic Calabro of Pacific Estates. Part of the Trethowan collection, a folder of real estate data
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Newspaper clipping reporting on the proposed re-development of 86-88 Jolimont Street. Initial plans for the new office building were rejected by Council. Report gives a detailed background to the story. The developer is named as Geoff Harris, philanthropist and Flight Centre co-f...
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Photo of Fintona Villa, 21 Agnes Street, Jolimont
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A pair of 2 storey tuck pointed polychromatic brick terraces with single storey concave verandah supported by a timber frieze with cast iron panels. The yellow bricks have been used to form quoins to the first floor and an elegant corbelled parapet. Six pane sashes are used to fi...
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Some confusion exists between the 3 cards. Following names mentioned from 1866 - 1874 John M Pitts, Jabez Bryant, Mrs. Brennan, H. Smithhurst, William Peebles, Chloris Peebles. Built: 1872c. Photograph: October 1974
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Date 1866, Builder N Dyke, Owner George Dean Date 1870, Occupied by G McCartney Photograph 20 April 1977
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A single-storey, double-fronted, rendered nineteenth century villa with a hipped slate roof. Timber-framed double-hung sash windows flank the central entrance, which has narrow sidelights. A verandah extends across the facade between wing walls, supported on timber posts and embe...
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Occupied 1870 - Mrs Wilson Photograph taken 20 April 1977
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A single-storey, symmetrical, double fronted rendered nineteenth century villa with a hipped slate roof. The house has two chimneys with rendered stacks and moulded caps. The original verandah has been removed, and the windows flanking the central entrance have been altered. The...
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Built 1886 for A Fenton and Sons, earthernware manufacturers. Builder Daniel Sinclair. Fenton and Sons succeeded by Bedgood and Company - date unknown.
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Sale brochure for auction of 25-27 Agnes Street, Jolimont, scheduled for 25 November 2017. Colour photos. Plans. House sold for $3.87m.
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Double fronted, single storey, brick house with verandah
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Four room cottage built 1869 by Thomas Davison for Mr. W. Walker. Extended to six rooms in 1885.
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Large two storey house with 1920's warehouse style extension to the front.
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Double fronted brick house built as four rooms and later extended to seven.
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This 2 storey tuck pointed red brick warehouse with render bands is given a residential character by the use of suitable scale double hung windows at ground and first floors, and the division of the facade into small bays. The ground floor has been "rusticated" by recessing every...
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A pair of four roomed brick cottages.
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A double fronted brick house of five rooms on land 80ft. x 70ft.
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A pair of two storey ruled render terraces with classical details to window openings, party walls and parapet. A single storey verandah shades tripartite windows on the ground floor.
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Two houses built in 1871 for Thomas Watt. Builder unknown. Occupied by J B Davies and Robert Carr.
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Date 1865, Builder Thomas Wright. Owner Frances Monichon. Two brick cottages
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Symmetrical, single storey, double fronted brick house, with cellars beneath. The front door opening is arched. The verandah has been added.
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Built 1867 - owner Robert Morton - 2 brick cottages Occupied 1870 W Bowen and M Stewart