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Elm Tree House, 233 Domain Road, South Yarra

Gould, Meredith23/07/1984

Record details

Title:

Creator:

Gould, Meredith

Date of work:

23/07/1984

Reference number:

BIF-SY 102515

Level of description:

Item from Collection: Heritage Collection (HC)

Type of materials:

Graphic materials

Part of:

Series: South Yarra (BIF-SY)

Access restrictions:

UnrestrictedOpen access.

Use restrictions:

UnrestrictedPlease contact City of Melbourne Libraries about obtaining permission to reproduce images.

General notes:

Building Title: Elm Tree HouseType: Italian Cultural Institute; Original use: ResidencePeriod: Early Victorian/Post WarConstruction date: 1857/8 Source: Ratebook entry Walsh St No. 1411-1858Materials: Slate roof (new?); rough castNotable features/Significance: The 1857 two story house of William Macredie is concealed by many later alterations and additions, however it is probably part of the rear wing which faces Walsh Street. Internal investigation is required.Alterations/Recommendations: numerousOther Comments: Significant Elm tree. Property key: 509919 = 233 Domain Rd; 509920 = 233 Domain Rd ; 102515 = 233-235 Domain Rd.Architect and Builder not known.First Owner: Built in 1858 for William Macredie. The house stands on Crown Land Portion No 20 which was bought by Joseph Anderson on 14 March 1849 for #342. The nine and a half acre allotment began to be sub-divided in 1852 and in September of that year. Lots 40 to 44 measuring 145' x 132' were sold to William Wright who sold one third of the land to William Macredie in 1857.Macredie built a two storey brick, plaster rendered house of eight rooms and outbuildings in 1857/8 and lived there until his death in 1891. The house passed to his widow and then to his daughter Alice, who retained the house until it was purchased around 1920 by Harry Emmerton for his daughter, who was to become Dame Mabel Brookes, and her husband Sir Norman Brookes. It remained in the Brookes family for more than 50 years.In 1978 the property was acquired by the Italian Consulate to be used as an Italian Cultural Centre.

Names:

City of Melbourne

Topics:

Conservation studiesSouth Yarra Conservation Study 1984Early-mid Victorian period (1851-1875)1850-1859Elm treesSlate tiles

Places:

South Yarra (Vic.)

Form/Genre:

Building Identification Forms (BIFs)

Record types:

Research and reports

Record number:

1315580