Grant's houses, 41-43 Lothian Street, North Melbourne
Butler, Graeme11.01.1985
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Grant's houses, 41-43 Lothian Street, North Melbourne
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11.01.1985
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BIF-NORTH 105771 105772
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GRAEME BUTLER 1983, CONSERVATION STUDY FOR THE CITY OF MELBOURNE OF NORTH AND WEST MELBOURNEGrading as at 1985 : BPeriod : Early Victorian (1858)Grantee : A Grant 1853History- Alexander Grant who was possibly a mason, later of Emerald Hill South Melbourne built these houses as a rental proposition in 1858 and owned them for five years. Other owners before 1895 include William Cook, a local draper; and John Dowling, a railway employee, who also lived in 41. Among the tenants in the early history of these houses were the Rev. Reid, the founding minister of the Union Memorial Presbyterian Church and James Kearney who later became rate collector and valuer for the council. Both Hugh Bowden, an accountant and Edmund Allcock, a painter were tenants for nearly twenty yearsDescription - A simply and symmetrically fenestrated, transverse gabled row house pair,Qf stuccoed masonry (stone?). Six-pane sashes and six-panel doors were used, denoting their early construction date, and the grouped chimney stacks are the only expression of the party wall beneath the roof. A stringmould divides the storeys.Integrity - Parts of the stucco have been replaced; the presumed timber picket fence removed; the basalt rubble plinth painted; and the chimneys stuccoed. Obtrusive planting exists in the front garden.Streetscape - An isolated pair: sharing the generally old form-types of 53-5, 57 and 29 Lothian Street.Significance- Architecturally, they exemplify the simple nature of early construction types, retaining much of the details and being near to original. Historically, one of the earliest group of houses in the area, the residences of prominent identities such as James Kearney (Refer 5 Leveson Street) and one of many owner-built houses constructed by stonemasons in the western part of the study area (Refer Dryburgh Street south precinct).Recommendations –Restore door to 43;remove paint from stone and repaint in typical or original colours;rebuild picket fence (arrow-head preferred as typical);replant front garden;consider zoning provisions to maintain residential use and formReferences:(RB= Rate book; D= Melbourne or Victoria Directory; VMD= Victorian Municipal Directory )D. 1868; RB 1858, 529, 30; RB 1863, 634,5; RB 1866-67, 780; RB 1890-91, 3296,7; RB 1860, 576, Mattingley p.91; RB 1867-68, 814; V.M.D. 1889, 1890, 1891, RB 1885-86; 3142,43___________________________RESEARCH ADDED BY GRAEME BUTLER 2025__________________________________________________GRAEME BUTLER 1983, CONSERVATION STUDY FOR THE CITY OF MELBOURNE OF NORTH AND WEST MELBOURNEBUILDING IDENTIFICATION FORM___________________________City of Melbourne MapsMelbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works DP 749Pair shown___________________________CITY OF MELBOURNE BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION4 November 1916 for ‘alterations to dwelling & rear [sic] wash house’ in works valued at £120.___________________________Real estate web pages, 2023https://www.realestate.com.au/property/41-lothian-st-north-melbourne-vic-3051/Images of 41 show rubble basalt walls with cream brick trim to openings, otherwise interior much altered___________________________Raworth 2024 Heritage Impact Statement, to City of MelbourneProposed WorksThe scheme under consideration has been developed with extensive input from this office. Theinitial concept involved outright demolition of the double-storey rear wing. This is now beingretained on our recommendation.The extent of demolition will now comprise:• The single-storey bay on the west side of the rear wing;• The north and west ground floor walls of the double-storey portion of the rear wing;• A window and section of wall on the south side of the first floor to the west elevation of therear wing;• External deck;• Internal fabric at ground and first floor level to the main front portion of the house and alsothe double-storey rear wing.No changes are proposed to the exterior of the existing retained primary double-storey buildingenvelope addressing Lothian Street.A double-storey extension will then be added. This will comprise a garage and store extendingacross the full width to the site abutting the rear laneway boundary, with an upper level containingbedroom and ensuite incorporating a setback from the northern property boundary. The additionwill be connected to the main house by means of a narrow double-storey link along the southernproperty boundary. A first-floor passageway will provide connection with the new first floorbedroom. This link will include a laundry and pantry at ground floor. Both components of theaddition will incorporate a flat roof and be compact in form, being lower than the eaves of the mainfront portion of the house.In terms of materiality, the ground floor portion containing the garage will be finished with externallyexpressed concrete blockwork, with vertically orientated fine timber cladding to the upper level.The link will be finished with a white painted render and incorporate a full height window on eachside.A triple-panel set of full-height, sliding glass doors will be installed on the north side of the retaineddouble-storey rear wing at ground level. The interior of the retained heritage envelope will berefurbished.A new traditional style timber picket fence will enclose the Lothian Street frontage. New softlandscaping will be installed at the front and in the rear yard of the house, with a new small deckinstalled on the north side of the dwelling’s west elevation.___________________________NEWSPAPERS (TROVE)1890https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/197021583NORTH MELBOURNE.Valuable BRICK and STONE RESIDENCES.To Property Buyers, Investors, Speculators and Others. BARRETT and Co. will sell by auction, on the premises, as above, these two brick and stone residences, 41 and 43 Lothian-street, each containing seven rooms, bath, outhouses, slate roof and every convenience, erected on land having a frontage of 39 ft. by a depth of 82 ft. 6 in. along Little Dryburgh-street, with frontage at rear to the same street. … This is n chance for persons desirous of purchasing a splendid property, being within a few minutes access of both tram and train, splendidly shunted, and ns an investment is Incomparable, being always let to substantial Barrett and Co., auctioneers, North Melbourne and' Newmarket.
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