James Amess house, 155 Dryburgh Street, North Melbourne
Graeme Butler and AssociatesJuly 1991
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James Amess house, 155 Dryburgh Street, North Melbourne
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July 1991
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BIF-NORTH 102810
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GRAEME BUTLER 1983, CONSERVATION STUDY FOR THE CITY OF MELBOURNE OF NORTH AND WEST MELBOURNEGrading as at 1983, 1985 : CPeriod : Early Victorian (1865)Grantee : H & C Duffy 1858.History- James Amess, a stonemason, was the sole owner and chief occupier of this house from its construction in 1865 until at least 1895. The only other occupant was a cooper John McCallum who leased the house from 1869 to 1872.Amess was a Scottish mason from Forfarshire, arriving in Victoria in 1852. After trying his luck on various goldfields including New Zealand, he settled down to ply his trade in Melbourne in 1862. He completed several large works [Victoria and its Metropolis Vol 2 p628] and presumably built his own residence in Dryburgh Street. This house belonged to one of a number of masons who lived in this part of Dryburgh Street where bluestone was commonly used as a wall material.Description- A simple high slated roof cottage of rockface basalt masonry and quoining, with two windows and top lit door, sited close to the street.Integrity - The basalt is painted and the door, roof gutter, and the fence have been replaced. - One of many small cottages from the 1860 - 70's which have all been sited close to the street and possess simple forms.Significance- Architecturally, a typically simple cottage for the period, built of a material used generally in Victoria, particularly Melbourne, for a relatively brief period and with its roof line and shallow setback evocative of early cottage architecture in the colony, of regional importance.Historically, the starting place of a successful Melbourne building contractor, of regional importance..Recommendations- Remove paint from basalt;repaint joinery in original or typical colours;rebuild picket fence to arrow-head or original profile;replace door with typical four-panel external 19th century door;use ogee gutters for replacenent;consider zoning provisions to maintain residential use and form..References:(RB= Rate book; D= Melbourne or Victoria Directory)1.RB 1895-96, 3436; RB 1872-3, 2531; RB 1868-69, 872; RB 1865, 7172.V.& M. vol. 2, p.628___________________________
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| Type | Reference No. | Extent | Status/Desc |
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| Original | 102810 | 1 PDF : 844 KB ; A4 | Single Item (May not be issued, may not be reproduced) |