Rose of Hotham Hotel, 681-683 Queensberry Street, North Melbourne
Butler, Graeme18/1/1985
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GRAEME BUTLER 1983, CONSERVATION STUDY FOR THE CITY OF MELBOURNE OF NORTH AND WEST MELBOURNEGrading as at 1985: BPeriod : Early Victorian (1863)Grantee : J M Holloway 1853History- This former hotel was built in 1861, owned by Andrew Flanagan and licensed to William Ryan until 1870. Then it was bought by Thomas Fogarty, the wine and spirit merchant. In 1890 it was taken over by the Castlemaine Brewery. Other licensees were such people as John Lowren, Margaret Ryan and Margaret Connell. Originally called the Rose of Hotham Hotel, during the 1880s it was called the Old Johnnie Falconer hotel.Andrew Flanagan was a well known figure in early North Melbourne, until his death in 1878. [Illustrated Australian News 8 July 1878] He was a member of the first council when Hotham was created as a separate municipality in 1859. Flanagan also owned the Sir Robert Peel Hotel, in Peel Street, when it was built in 1866-67.Description- A two-storey, brick and stuccoed former hotel with a hipped iron-clad roof, stuccoed chimneys, splayed corner and an extended bay on the south. Ornament consists of dentillation to the eaves, architraves to openings, string and sill moulds and smooth rustication to the ground level. Segment arched upper openings contrast with the arched lower openings which include four doors.Integrity - Extended in a sympathetic manner to the south; basalt footings painted; glazing and doors replaced and chimney cornices probably reworked during the extension (c 1905?).Streetscape - Adjoining the contrasting tramways engine house, but otherwise isolated; occupying the traditional hotel corner sites on the higher side of the street.Significance- Architecturally, it is distinguishably an early hotel form with elegant detailing and sympathetic additions also providing a major corner element. Historically, associated with Flanagan and Fogarty, two prominent North Melbourne residents and a building type being one of the social centres of the area: of high regional importance.Recommendations - restore doors and repaint in original or typical.References:(RB= Rate book; D= Melbourne or Victoria Directory)1. RB 1862, 551; RB 1869-70, 807; RB 1890-91,29382 Illustrated Australian News 8/ 7/18783. Mattingley " The Early History of North Melbourne" p.98See also Victorian Historical Magazine February 1917 p 98/___________________________RESEARCH ADDED BY GRAEME BUTLER 2026NEWSPAPERS (TROVE)1859HOTHAM MUNICIPAL ELECTION.The first election of Councillors to represent; the new Municipality of Hotham took place yesterday evening at the Presbyterian School room, in Errol-streetMr. Everard, announced the state of the poll to11 as follows:Mr. John Davies . 449Mr. Samuel Grey King . 356Mr. John Buncle . 261Mr. James Carroll. 253Mr. Thomas Cattanach . 247Mr. Andrew Flanagan . 239Mr. William Mitchell Cook ... 221.1865https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/138040665A meeting of the North Melbourne Building and Investment Society was held at the Rose of Hotham Hotel. Queensberry-street, on Thursday. The Mayor presided. There were about 800 persons present….https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/155040755At the Hotham police court yesterday, Henry Emerson and Frank Spring were charged with wilfully damaging property, at the Rose of Hotham Hotel, and also with assaulting the police in tho execution of their duty. It appears that tho prisoners, who are notorious characters, went to the Shakespeare Hotel, but the landlord, seeing they were drunk, refused to nerve them. They then called at the Rose of Hotham Hotel, where, after being supplied with drink, they refused to pay for it. Emerson obtained a cue from the bagatelle table, and went to tho bar and commenced striking out right and left, breaking a number of bottles and glasses. ….1893https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66164759Thomas Doyle was charged with assaulting George McKenzie. It appeared from the evidence of the prosecutor that on the night of the 18th he was in the Rose of Hotham Hotel, when prisoner and some others came in, had began arguing about a tug-of-war. Doyle struck witness in the face and called out, "I belong to the Lothian Street push." Witness then pro cured the services of a constable, and gave Doyle in charge. Doyle was then charged by Constable McKinnon with using obscene language and resisting that officer. 'McKinnon said that on the night of the 18th he saw a crowd of larrikins in front of the Rose of Hotham Hotel, Doyle being among them. The prisoner used very bad language. ….1898https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/103234558LOOTING AN HOTEL,. - The Rose of Hotham Hotel. at the corner of Queens berry and Lothian-streets, was visited on Saturday evening, by housebreakers, who had their operations greatly facilitated by the fact of a -ladder being available in the yard. They, or he, reached the yard undiscovered and raising the ladder against the wall. of the hotel, ascended, and entered the bedroom of Mrs. Fowler, wife of the licensee. The exact time of the robbery is not ascertainable; but the room was left safe at 5 p.m., and it was only about 10 p.m. when Mrs. Fowler entered it, and, found it ransacked everything had-been turned topsy-turvy, and the window open, with the ladder still against the wall, denoted the man nor of the theft. 'Property to the value of £-14 was stolen, including a gentle man's heavy gold ring, a ring set with white stones, a pair of mother-of-pearl opera glasses, and a silk handkerchief containing 45 sovereigns and five £1 notes of the Bank of Australasia.See also https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8514404.1903https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/103261353Sir Malcolm McEacharn held a meeting of friends and supporters at the Rose of Hotham Hotel, on Tuesday night, Cr. M. T. Gleeson in the chair. The candidate briefly addressed the meeting, giving a resume of-his doings as their-member in the House of Representatives. A vote of confidence was carried unanimously, and those present formed themselves into a committee to secure Sir Malcolm's return..1906https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/199633579ANTI-GAMBLING CRUSADE. The first prosecution under section 8 of the Street Betting Suppression Act 1896 which aims at the prevention of betting with " infants" came before the North Melbourne Court to-day when Joseph Butler, ex-licensee of the Rose of Hot-ham Hotel, was charged with having made a bet with Alice Tocknell, a girl 13 years of age. ….1922HOTEL FREEHOLDS. Messrs Pullar and Co., hotel agents, of 237 Swanston Street, Melbourne, report the sale of the following hotel properties during. the month of February: — Freehold of Rose , of Hotham Hotel, North Melbourne, on account of Castlemaine Brewery Co., to Mrs Gabel; free hold of Bridge Hotel; Laanecoorie, Mrs King to Mr C. Jones; freehold of Dulce Domum Hotel, Olinda, with 23 acres land adjoining, to Mr E. V. Goller. Total sales, £8S00.See also https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4671143.1925https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2145443Conduct of Hotel Criticised.An anonymous letter dealing with the conduct of the Rose of Hotham Hotel, Melbourne. sent through the police to the Licensing 'Art, panel was the subject of discussion in the Licensing Court yesterday when Mr. Luke Murphy mentioned the case, in which the licensee of the appealed against a decision of the court to deprive the hotel of its licence.Chairman (Mr. R. Barr) said that the Court had not yet given a verdict on the appeal. Statements been made regard to the conduct of the Rose of Hotham Hotel placed the bench in rather awkward position. Mr. Murphy….1929https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/165010866PIANO IN DISPUTE, Case at Caulfield Court. At Caulfield Court Mr. Luke Murphy, solicitor, as executor of the estate of the late Alfred Olney, hotel keeper, claimed from Muriel Elizabeth Copley, daughter of deceased, the return of a piano, valued at £50, alleged to form part of the assets of the estate, Mr. L. E. B. Stretton appeared for Mrs. Copley, and Mr. Luke Murphy for himself as claimant. Mr. Murphy said that Mr. Olney, ? who died on 8th January, 1927, had had the piano for about 20 years, and it had formed part of the furnishings of various hotels at Hamilton, Geelong, Melbourne, and, finally, at the Rose of Hotham Hotel, North Melbourne, which was delicensed in 1925. Some time previously defendant bad induced Olney to lend her the piano against his 'will. Mrs. Christina Kinsman, Rockleigh road, South Yarra, an aunt of Mrs. Copley's, said the piano belonged to Olney, who bought it in 1905. In 1924 it was taken to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Copley. Witness, a year or two later, asked Mrs. Copley why she did not exchange it for a player piano. Mrs. Copley replied that she could not do so as it be longed to her father. She added that she was keeping it to fill up the room. Muriel Elizabeth Copley, Clarence street, Elsternwick, said that at a party at Geelong in 1920 her father said the piano was hers. When she married in 1924 her father had the piano renovated for her to take lo her home. No demand was ever made for its return by her father. It was a wedding present. William Edward Copley, husband of the previous witness, said Olney had told him that the piano was to be a wedding present to his daughter Muriel and witness. .The claim was dismissed, with £4 14/8 costs.___________________________City of Melbourne MapsMelbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works DP c1895- shown as 243 Rose of Hotham Hotel, basement under north east wing, asphalted stable yard and sheds at rear to Little Lothian South. Next to Tramway Engine House
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