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436 William Street, 37 Capel Street, West Melbourne

Butler, Graeme14 Jan 1985

Record details

Title:

Creator:

Butler, Graeme (Name details)

Date of work:

14 Jan 1985

Reference number:

BIF-NORTH 110134 535442

Level of description:

Item from Collection: Heritage Collection (HC)

Type of materials:

Graphic materialsTextual material

Part of:

Series: North Melbourne and West Melbourne (BIF-NORTH)

Access restrictions:

UnrestrictedOpen access.

Use restrictions:

UnrestrictedPlease contact City of Melbourne Libraries about obtaining permission to reproduce images.

General notes:

Grading as at 1985 : CPeriod : Early Victorian 1861,1868Grantee : J Watson 1859Zeplin was not an uncommon name around North and West Melbourne. This house was owned and occupied by first George then Frederick Zeplin from 1861 until after 1895. They were listed as both music teachers and publicans; George being the licensee of the Oxford Hotel, Hotham, in 1880 and Frederick was by 1900 the publican at the Seven Stars Hotel in Carlton. The house was improved in 1868 possibly by the addition of a storey. One of the Zeplins used builder R.C. Brown for a 'three storey house in Capel Street' during 1871, whilst another used local builder Joseph Dean to make extensive additions in Capel Street during 1873 : neither is echoed by rateable values of 436 [Melbourne Building Permit Applications 4449/1871 5496/1873]A two-storey, transverse gable and stuccoed brick house with a lower level verandah, panelled cast-iron of an unusual pattern and a timber, slatted balustrade. The rear elevation can be glimpsed, sandwiched between new buildings from Capel Street. Notable features include the fence; verandah decoration; verandah roof and structure; rear elevation.Architecturally, a quaint, recogniseably early and relatively uncommon form of house with details such as the timber balustrade, also part of an early residential streetscape: of regional importance. Historically, associated with the locally renowned Zeplin brothers: of local importance.Streetscape - One of a generally homogenous and old streetscape, including 448-6, 456, 458 and 470-6.

Names:

City of MelbourneZeplin, GeorgeZeplin, Frederick

Topics:

Conservation studiesNorth and West Melbourne Conservation StudyEarly-mid Victorian period (1851-1875)1860-1869Brick housesVerandahsBalustrades

Places:

West Melbourne (Vic.)

Form/Genre:

Building Identification Forms (BIFs)

Record types:

Images, maps and artefacts

Record number:

1619100