74-78 Hawke Street, West Melbourne
Butler, Graeme9/1/1985
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74-78 Hawke Street, West Melbourne
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9/1/1985
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BIF-NORTH 104759 104760 104761
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Grading as at 1985 : CPeriod Mid-Victorian (1879-1881)Grantee : G Kingsland 1858John Jones, a contractor, built these houses, during 1879-81, living in 74 for the next fifteen years at least. Jones sold 76 to George Pitkethley by 1881 and 78 to Hugh Tait in the same period: Pitkethley alternately occupied and rented his house to persons such as boot retailer, William Leeming (qv), and Pat Morgan, whilst Mrs. Agnes Tait occupied 78 for many years. [Melbourne Building Permit Applications 8040/1879 8457/1880] Of note is that Jones used architects, Ellerker and Kilburn on other work. [Melbourne Building Permit Applications 1171/1885]Three stuccoed brick, two-storey row houses with two-level cast-iron verandahs: each stepped back with the street angle, and down with its slope. 74 has a scrolled and pedimented parapet entablature above its cornice, contrasting with the plain parapets of 76-8. Apart from the normal lions heads and brackets to party wall faces, a nail-head motif re-occurs through all facades, whilst orbs were used at the parapet piers. A serpentine motif in the iron friezework is contrasted with the more formal guilloche in the balustrading. A further differentiation of 74 from 76-8 is the iron picket fence it possesses, compared with the spade-head timber picket which survives on 76. Notable features include fence; verandah decoration; verandah roof and structure.Architecturally, an early example of a common form of row house which is a near original and forms the major part of a picturesque streetscape: of regional significance. Historically, a superior example of a resident builder-developer's work, where a clear differentiation of his residence from the lease properties is made and these houses are one group of several homes built in the area between 1867-85: of regional significance.
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