Robert Bentley house, 86 Abbotsford Street, West Melbourne
Graeme Butler and AssociatesJuly 1991
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Robert Bentley house, 86 Abbotsford Street, West Melbourne
Date of work:
July 1991
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BIF-NORTH 100140
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Grading 1991 : D;Assessed as contributory in GRAEME BUTLER 2015-16. WEST MELBOURNE HERITAGE REVIEWPeriod : Early Victorian (1865)Crown Grantee : T Brunton 1858___________________________Derived from GRAEME BUTLER 1983, CONSERVATION STUDY FOR THE CITY OF MELBOURNE OF NORTH AND WEST MELBOURNEHistory- Robert Bentley, probably a carpenter, was the first owner/occupier of this house from 1865 until 1873, after which there were a series of owners including Thomas Wells, William Butters, (Refer to 70-72 Molesworth Street) and Henry Bindon, an estate agent of Miller Street, West Melbourne.Description- A transverse-gable brick, double fronted row house of ruled stucco wall finish and a slated roof with an iron roofed verandah and picketed fence and gate as both the boundary fence and verandah balustrade: this proximity to the street characterises the early construction date repeat in 88,90. It compares with 61 York Street, Fitzroy North (1876); 127 Johnstone Street (c1864) and 83 Hargreaves Street (1860), Castlemaine.Significance- Architecturally it is an early but altered row house of little stylistic distinction, but it possesses an original fence of an unusual type and contributes to an early streetscape: the former of local significance, the latter of regional significance.References cited 1983:1. DIRECTORIES OF VICTORIA, MELBOURNE-SANDS AND KENNY, SANDS & MCDOUGALL 18682. MUNICIPAL RATE BOOK (RB) 1866, 1357 ; RB 1873, 1624; RB1885-86, 884; RB 1890-91,903; RB 1896-7, 929.___________________________Note: The report image shows the house and early picket fence,See attached BUILDING IDENTIFICATION FORM for GRAEME BUTLER 1983, CONSERVATION STUDY FOR THE CITY OF MELBOURNE OF NORTH AND WEST MELBOURNE citation.___________________________RESEARCH ADDED BY GRAEME BUTLER 2024:Lewis, M. Australian Architecture Index:72588 Bentley, Robert Bentley, Robert - Dudley Street West Melbourne VIC House 1859 08 1971682 Bentley, Robert Bentley, Robert West Melbourne VIC City of Melbourne registration no 1068 [Burchett Index]. Fee 1.10.0 four room brick cottage 1865 08 30.___________________________NEWSPAPERS (TROVE):1895BENTLEY - The Friend of the late Mrs. MARTHA BENTLEY, relict of the late Robert Bentley, and mother of James Bentley, Bay-street, Brighton, are respectfully invited to follow her remains to the place ofinterment, the Melbourne General Cemetery. The funeral is appointed to leave her late residence, Dovedale Cottage, Hamilton-street, West Melbourne, opposite North Melbourne railway station
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| Original | 100140 | 1 PDF : 876 KB ; A4 | Single Item (May not be issued, may not be reproduced) |