Pullen house, 125-127 Dryburgh Street, North Melbourne
Graeme Butler and AssociatesJul 91
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Pullen house, 125-127 Dryburgh Street, North Melbourne
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Jul 91
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BIF-NORTH 102798
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Grading as at 1991 : DPeriod : Early Victorian (1859)Grantee : J Laurens 1858___________________________GRAEME BUTLER 1983, CONSERVATION STUDY FOR THE CITY OF MELBOURNE OF NORTH AND WEST MELBOURNE.History- The first owner of this house (1859 - 60) listed alternatively as Arthur G. Pulling or Alfred G. Pullen, sold the house to Walter White in 1866. For two years previously White had been a tenant there during which time he had the house improved. White remained as the owner occupier for the following 30 years at least. For over ten years, Walter White, who was from Glasgow, tried his luck on most of the busy gold fields around Victoria and New Zealand. By 1863, he had settled in Melbourne for good and set up his prosperous firewood business at Spencer Street Station. [Victoria and its Metropolis p 722]Architect, Henry Dorrington may have designed the renovations for this building in 1865. [The Argus 28 January 1865 p 5]Description- It is a parapetted, stuccoed brick, double fronted house with a transverse gabled iron clad roof visible behind what appears to be an applied façade. A fragment of the parapet entablature is placed centrally midst what appears to have been balustrading between parapet piers. Vermiculated panels and brackets are other remnant ornaments. What is probably the original capped picket balustrade/fence exists at the building. A timber post verandah may be original.Integrity - The parapet decoration of c1865 has been altered; the fence is incomplete and the verandah may have been rebuilt.Streets cape - Contributive part of an old streetscape in Dryburqh Street southSignificance- Architecturally, it is significant only because of the combination of a wide frontage with a low roofline, each aspect typifying a different period of simple domestic construction. Historically, it is one of the older houses in the area and associated with White, the timber dealer, which was another industry proximitous to the area (Spencer Street, West Melbourne railway yards).Recommendations - Restore parapet as desired;repaint in original or typical colours;record fence details for restoration data;consider provisions to maintain residential use and form.___________________________References:(RB= Rate book; D= Melbourne or Victoria Directory)1. RB 1860, 600 ; RB 1865, 726; RB 1866, 801; RB 1895-96, 34502. V. and M. p. 722 (Sutherland, Victoria & Its Metropolis)3. The Argus, 28/1/1865, p.5
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