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Butler, Graeme1985
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McIlwraith's factories, 62-64 Little Collins Street, Melbourne
Creator:
Butler, Graeme (Name details)
Date of work:
1985
Reference number:
BIF-CITY 105968
Level of description:
Item from Collection: Heritage Collection (HC)
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Series: Central City (BIF-CITY)
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RESEARCH ADDED BY GRAEME BUTLER 2022:__________________________________________________Period: EdwardianDATE: 1910;ASSOCIATIONS: McIlwraith Trustees;DESIGNER: Ward & Carleton;BUILDER: Tate & Townsend.GRAEME BUTLER 1985 MELBOURNE CENTRAL ACTIVITIES DISTRICT CONSERVATION STUDYBUILDING IDENTIFICATION FORM cites source 76, Page 29__________________________________________________NIGEL LEWIS DECEMBER 1976, HISTORIC AND ARCHITECTURAL SURVEY OF THE CENTRAL CITY OF MELBOURNE BOURKE STREET, EAST AREA 8 OF THE SURVEY COMMISSIONED BY THE HISTORIC BUILDINGS PRESERVATION COUNCILADDRESS: 62-64 Little Collins StreetCONSTRUCTION DATE: 1849/50ALTERATIONS/ADDITIONS: Façade alteredARCHITECTS: UnknownBUILDER: UnknownPROPRIETOR: G. BruceFIRST OCCUPIER/USE: HousePREDOMINANT USE:CURRENT USE: RestaurantMAIN CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS: BrickRECOMMENDATIONS: Not recommended for inclusion on the Historic Buildings Register62-64 LITTLE COLLINS STREET M33 L9Brick cottages have existed on this site since 1847 ,but little information has been obtained regarding the present structure. The roof, has been altered recently with the addition of the firstfloor. The building is a utilitarian brick stabling or factory type structure.RECOMMENDATION:This building is not recommended for addition to the Historic Buildings Register.1. Rate books.__________________________________________________VICTORIAN HERITAGE INVENTORYFels, M., Lavelle, S. & Mider, D., Melbourne Central Activities District: Archaeological Management Plan (8 volumes), OCC. RPT, 1993, Report Number: 102:Fifth land sale 1839, Allotment 19, Block 9, purchased by P Campbell. Brick cottages on this site by 1847. 1888 - two one-storey buildings and outbuilding, Arden & Hall, photographic manufacturers. 1905 - site vacant?__________________________________________________MAHLSTEDT FIRE INSURANCE PLAN SERIESSection 1, map 21888157 20' Arden & Hall Photographic, 159 … manufacturers 16' at the corner of Westwood Westward Place one storey masonry191064 two one storey masonry factories owned by McIllwraith pasted in1948-1970s62-64 united as Charley Browns, 2 storey 1st floor concrete, cgi roof, rear ROW, pasted in.__________________________________________________LEWIS, M- AUSTRALIAN ARCHITECTURE INDEX:Record 76927 Ward & Carleton; McIlwraith - Trustees Melbourne VIC Factories Tate & Townsend - Richardson St Middle Pk 1910 07 11 2044, MCC registration no 2044 [Burchett Index]. Fee 4.4.0two brick factories Little Collins near cnr Little Collins & Westward Place (as for 62-64)__________________________________________________CITY OF MELBOURNE BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATIONSCard Indexhttps://www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/60672/images/44777_349576-00810?pId=8578151948 erection of partitions- only entry.__________________________________________________NEWSPAPERS (TROVE)1900https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/196021283"A LOVELY HOME 'At the Carlton court yesterday Henrietta Howatt charged her husband. George Knox Howatt, boot dealer, of Little Collins-street, with threatening her life and failing to support her. Complainant stated that whilst on a visit to her husband's shop on 27th ult., he accused her of wasting his money. On returning, to his home, in Tyne-street, Carlton, that night he beat two of the youngest children with a boot, and when she interfered, hethreatened to murder her. . He left the house, and did not come back until 5th inst, when be again threatened her. They were so afraid of him that they got a friend, Mr. Wm. McIver, boot maker to stay in the house, and they barricaded themselves...1904`…the detectives went yesterday in the company of Schwamm and the accused's wife to the house of George Howatt a bootmaker living in Little Collins street and arrested Howattt upon a charge of stealing a propertyvalued at £10 from the house of Schwamm...On Monday evening Hoivatt, whose wife had left him went to the house in Collingwood where Schwamm and Mrs Howatt were He entered the house and it is seen by Schwamm and Mrs Howatt who fled through the back door... Howatt is an elderly man and his wife is about 41 years of age they have five children the youngest being- five years old.see also https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/148897283 and https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/241918526.DIRECTORIES OF VICTORIA, MELBOURNE-SANDS AND KENNY, SANDS & MCDOUGALL________________________________________________from Lewis, 1976:1878 Mass, Henry Skinner1885157 Cliff, Edward·159 Groz, Philip1887157 Hill, George159 Arden & Hall Photo Dealers1888157 Giles, Mrs. Ellen J159 Arden & Hall188962 Vacant64 do.189062 Shaw & Co. Brassfounders__________________________________________________1910, 1904No 62-6466-68 Howatt. George K., boot maker1915, 192062 Flattely and McLaren , picture frame mfra64 Griffiths Bros, brass fndrs and finishers(Lily laneMcILWRAITH, JOHN , & Co Pty Ltd48 Sheet, lead pipe, :ead trap, & shot mfctrs,metal merchant-., brassfounders, etc: lead).City of Melbourne Municipal rate books__________________________________________________1848/49 Could not locate1850James Fulton House, 3 rooms and kitchen ₤26Daw McIntosh do. 241851157 Peter O'Flaherty House, brick, 3 rooms and kitchen 30159 Daw Mclntosh do. 321853157 Robert Sanders Brick house of 3 apartments and kitchen 120159 Henry McIntosh do. 1201854157 Mrs. Jacomb Brick,6 rooms and kitchen 300159 A.H. Hart do. 3001855157 Mrs. Bingley Brick house, 3 rooms & kitchen 80159 John Heath do. 801856157 J. Newell do. 60159 do. 601857Alexander Newell do. 80159 Mrs. Moyle do. 601858 157 Mrs. Newell Brick house, 3 rooms 70159 J.M. Hallett do. 701859 G. Bruce G. Bruce do. 601860 157 do. .….Brick house, 4 rooms 601858 157 Mrs. Newell Brick house, 3 rooms 70159 J.M. Hallett do. 701859 G. Bruce G. Bruce do. 601860157 Viponts Brick house, 4 rooms 60159 Roberts do. 60Etc to 1880:157 brick house, 4 rooms 20x54' ₤30159 brick house, 3 rooms 15x54' ₤28
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62-64 Little Collins Street, Melbourne (Butler14051\\)
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City of Melbourne
Topics:
Central Activities District Conservation Study 1985Conservation studiesFederation/Edwardian styleWarehouses1840-1849
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Melbourne (Vic.)
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Building Identification Forms (BIFs)
Record types:
Research and reports
Record number:
1254785
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