Breakey's row houses, 4-8 Chapman Street, North Melbourne
Butler, Graeme16/01/1985
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Breakey's row houses, 4-8 Chapman Street, North Melbourne
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Grading as at 1985 : CPeriod : Mid Victorian (1876)H Breakey 1864GRAEME BUTLER 1983, CONSERVATION STUDY FOR THE CITY OF MELBOURNE OF NORTH AND WEST MELBOURNEHistory- Built in 1876 these row houses belonged to Mrs. Elizabeth Breakey who was presumably the grantee's wife {Hugh Brakey dies 1873}, from their construction in 1876, until they were acquired by Mrs. Campbell in 1890, prior to having 2, 2A Chapman Street built next door {Breakey, Campbell family linked- Elizabeth Breakey remarries as Campbell} .These houses were let to such as Cornelius Callaghan, a labourer; William Mitchell, a blacksmith who was in 6 Chapman Street for over ten years and Robert Munro a carpenter. By 1895, 6 and 4 Chapman Street were leased to women, Sarah Cook and Janet Purdie, respectively.Description- Single-fronted, transverse-gable (originally slated) roofed one-storey row houses of stuccoed brick, with timber framed and bracketted verandahs and slatted timber fences/balustrades at the frontage: typically simply elevated and sited for its age.Integrity - The slate has been replaced with iron on 6 and the stucco stripped off; the fences have gone from 4-6.Streetscape - Contributing and old part of this residential streetscape, relating well to the corner 222 Errol Street.Significance-Architecturally - of a distinctively early detail, form and siting, generally near original and contributive to a streetscape: of regional importance.Historically, one of a number of properties developed by Breakey at this corner, typical of a localised development of an owner-developer: of local interest.Recommendations - Replace fences of 4-6, as 8;paint iron of 6 to match slate;repaint in original or typical colours;consider restuccoing (ruled) 6 and painting to match row.___________________________RESEARCH ADDED BY GRAEME BUTLER 2024:GRAEME BUTLER 1983, CONSERVATION STUDY FOR THE CITY OF MELBOURNE OF NORTH AND WEST MELBOURNEBUILDING IDENTIFICATION FORM1985___________________________NEWSPAPERS (TROVE):1873THE Friends of the late Mr. HUGH GALT BREAKEY are respectfully invited to follow his remains to the place of interment, the MelbourneGeneral Cemetery. The funeral will leave his late residence, Murphy street, off Flemington-road, THIS DAY (Thursday), at a quarter to 3 o'clock.HENRY ALLISON, undertaker, Victoria-street west, Melbourne, and Lygon-street, Carlton..1889 MARRIAGEPAIN— BREAKEY— On tho 24th April, at 63 Hawke street, West Melbourne, by the Rev. Mr. M'Gregor, John Charles, third surviving son of Charles Pain, of Kensington, to Ada W., eldest and only surviving daughter of the late Hugh Gault Breakey and Mrs. J. Campbell, late North Melbourne..1901 DEATHBREAKEY.—On the 8th January, 1901, at Somerset Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa, John E. Breakey, beloved son of Mrs. E. Campbell, late of North Melbourne, and of the firm ofMessrs. Martin and Breakey, builders, Pretoria, South Africa; aged 34. Deeply regretted..1902BREAKEY -On the 8th January, 1901 at Somerset Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa John Edward the eldest and beloved son of the late Hugh Gerald Breakey, of Errol street, NorthMelbourne, and Elizabeth Campbell, of Moonee Ponds, also brother of Mrs Bull and Ernest Breakey Deeply regretted
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