446-450 William Street, West Melbourne
Butler, Graeme14 Jan 1985
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446-450 William Street, West Melbourne
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14 Jan 1985
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BIF-NORTH 110130 110131 110132
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Grading as at 1985 : CPeriod : Early Victorian 1859Grantee : Laurens and Noonan 1859David Howat's own residence was further south along William Street, when he had these former row houses built as an investment, in 1873. On his death, they became part of his estate (1890) and then passed to William Howat, presumably his son. Some of the lessees included George Joy, an accountant, Thomas Felton, George Watson, Richard Gillespie and William Kilfoyle. In 1866, Howat was accredited with an application as owner-builder for a house in William Street, near Victoria, also in 1874 (then of 180 William Street) for a house in King Street, between Dudley and Rosslyn Street [Melbourne Building Permit Applications 1386/1866 6178/1874]. Howat also owned 352-358 William Street.A two-level stuccoed brick and parapetted row of three houses (later offices) with architraved upper windows and a parapet cornice are the only details to the classically inspired facade.Architecturally, typical of the simple, stuccoed elevations of the 1870s (Refer to Capel Street Precinct) and of the similarly aged streetscape: of regional importance. Historically, associated with Howat who built most of this streetscape and developed other properties in the area.
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