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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 120, Claverings
Auction brochure for 120 Powlett Street, scheduled for 23 February 2013. Photos. Plans. Sold for $5,155,000.
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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 121 - Burchett
Originally No.34. 1855. MCC BR: Samuel Williams for self, kitchen. 1859. MCC BR: Thos. Sledman for Henry Dyer. Addition 2 rooms. Name also mentioned: Williamson. Brick house, unfinished. 1861. Henry Dyer - owner/occupier. Brick house and cottage at rear. 1862. Name mentioned: Dwy...
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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 121, Hazelwell
Brochure advertising auction of 121 Powlett Street, East Melbourne, scheduled for 14 September 2002
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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 121, Hazelwell
This is an interesting double fronted single storey ruled render dwelling with concave roofed cast iron verandah. There are simple render mouldings to the parapet and wing walls and fine render chimney. The substantial cast iron palisade fence with bluestone plinth and piers is i...
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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 124 - Burchett
Originally No.38. 1867. MCC BR: Edward Delbridge to build cottage on school reserve, for Thos. Higginbotham. Architect: Kursteiner. 1868. Directory shows owner in occupancy. 1870. W. Higginbotham - owner. Mrs. Duke - occupier. Brick, 6 rooms. 1977. Name mentioned: Ian and Beryl B...
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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 125, 127 - Burchett
1860. MCC BR: Henry Dyer to build 2 houses for self. Foe Dyer's other properties, refer card. 1861. Henry Dyer - owner both houses - brick 2-storey. Occupiers: No.125 - John Parsons and No.127 - Ebenezer Lush. 1978. Name mentioned: No.125 A. Riches.
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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 128
Auction brochure for 128 Powlett Street, scheduled for 14 June 2014. Photos. Plans. Newspaper clippings from The Age, Domain, 30-31 May 2014; 15 June 2014. Vendor Damian Ireland.
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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 128 - Burchett
Originally No.40. 1867. MCC Building Advice: Mower and Tyler, contractor, to build a house for Mr. A.C. Todd. Note: Alexander C. Todd, of the P.W.D. 1867c to 1896c. 1868. MCC BR: Murray and Hill to add 2 rooms and balcony for Mr. A.C. Todd. 1871. Murray and Hill to build a brick...
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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 129
Advertisement for sale of 129 Powlett Street. One photo shows the house from the rear, the other shows interiors.
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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 129, 131, 133, 135 - Burchett
1867. MCC BR: W. Murdoch to build four 2-storey houses for Mr. R.A. Scott. Architects: Geo. R. Cox. 1868. Scott - owner. Tenants: H.B. McCartney, vacant, W. Baillee ?, J.N. Strongman. 1869. Tenants: Gregory, Bailey, Strongman. 1870. R. Scott - owner. Tenants: R. Johnson, R. Grego...
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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 129, Lawson Terrace
Auction brochure for sale of 129 Powlett Street, East Melbourne, scheduled for 9 April 2016. Includes interior photos and plans. Also newspaper clipping reporting on sale.
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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 129,131,133,135, Lawson Terrace
A terrace of four two storey houses. The balconies have cast iron balustrades and friezes but posts are of turned timber and timber arches sit below the friezes.
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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 130 - Burchett
Originally No.42. 1867. MCC Building Advice: Duncan and Burley, builders, to build for S. Trythall. Stephen Trythall was Headmaster of Trinity Public School (1868-1892), corner Victoria Pde. and Hoddle Street. Later the National School. Classified National Trust. For citation ref...
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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 130 - chimneys
Photos show chimney of the house at 130 Powlett Street, East Melbourne. The chimney itself is cement rendered with broad horizontal mouldings at its rim, typical of its time. The chimney bears three chimney pots cylindrical in form with a ring turning below a castellated rim.
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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 132, 134, 136
A terrace of three two storey houses. All of tuck-pointed brown brick with cast iron balconies. Two of the terraces are now painted. No. 136 has had its front fence removed.
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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 132, 134, 136 - Burchett
1870. MCC BR: Robert Richardson to build for self three houses. 1871. Richardson - owner of 3 houses. Each of brick, 8 rooms. Occupiers: No.132 Van Amstel. No.134 Thos. Y. Anderson, draper, silk mercer of Bourke Street. No.136 vacant. 1977. Name mentioned: No.136 Mrs. M. Segesman...
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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 132, 134, 136, 138
Photo shows on the left 138 Powlett Street, known as The Opera House because of its unusual curved balcony. On the right is a terrace of three houses numbered 132-136 Powlett Street. The frieze to the upper balcony of No 136 has been removed. It has since been restored.
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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 132, Makeela
Brochure advertising auction of Makeela, 132 Powlett Street scheduled for 20 March, 2004. Photos. Plans.
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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 134
Brochure advertsing auction of 134 Powlett Street, East Melbourne, scheduled for 15 November 1998
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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 136
Auction brochure advertising auction of 136 Powlett Street, East Melbourne, scheduled for 15 June 2013. Photos. Plans. Handwritten note gives price realized as $2.505m.
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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 138
Auction brochure for auction of 138 Powlett Street, East Melbourne scheduled for 1 April 2017. Colour photos. Plans The house sold for $4,150,000
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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 138 - Burchett
1868. MCC BR: G.A. Badger to build for self house. 1869. Badger - owner. Brick, 7 rooms. Mrs. Goodhind - occupier. 1891. MCC BR: G. Gemmell to build additions for Mrs. Olivia G. Keenan. 1895. Name mentioned: Mrs. G. Keenan. 9 rooms. 1977. Sold by Gordon Moffatt to Jonathan Hartle...
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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 138, 140, 142
On the left of the photo is a pair of houses numbered 140-142 Powlett Street, East Melbourne. The facade of No 140 has been covered in the once fashionable concrete breeze blocks, since restored. On the right is 138 Powlett Street, known as The Opera House because of its unusual...
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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 138, The Opera House
A two storey house with a basement level in addition. It has an unusual verandah and balcony which have given rise to it being known as The Opera House. The City of Melbourne Heritage site says, "The balcony is of an unknown date but is believed to be later than 1868. It is in th...