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Craig's house, 474 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne

Butler, Graeme1985

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Butler, Graeme (Name details)

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1985

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BIF-CITY 106032

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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: Early VictorianDATE: 1879;ASSOCIATIONS: Craig;DESIGNER: Unknown;BUILDER: Timmins & Kinniard.CONTEXT (WITH GJM HERITAGE) 2020, HODDLE GRID HERITAGE REVIEWStatement of SignificanceWhat is significant?474 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, built in 1879.Elements that contribute to the significance of the place include (but are not limited to):• The building’s original external form, materials and detailing reflective of its mid-Victorian construction;• Pattern and size of original fenestration with simple moulded architraves; and• Parapet with simple moulded cornice, and rustication to the edges of the buildings.More recent alterations including the ground level shopfronts and changes to the openings on the Park Street elevation are not significant.How it is significant?474 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne is of local historic, rarity and representative significance to the City of Melbourne.Why it is significant?The building at 474 Little Lonsdale Street is historically significant for its demonstration of both living in the city in the late 1870s and also its demonstration of commercial use as a result of remodelling and additions in 1920. (Criterion A)474 Little Lonsdale Street is significant as one of a small group of houses remaining from the mid-Victorian period. It is a rare survivor of the residential terrace rows of Park Street and surroundings. While the building has undergone changes to its use, orientation and appearance, it still retains its early residential form. (Criterion B)474 Little Lonsdale Street is a notable example of a mid Victorian city residence that is still legible as both a commercial and a residential building. Attributes include the corner location and building form with both Lonsdale Street and Park Street elevations, and its restrained Victorian stucco façade detail. The use and evolution of the building is evidenced in its window and door openings, including recessed shopfronts and a bluestone threshold on Park Street, indicating the original opening of the early residential building. Architecturally the moulded cornice, banded rustication and plain window openings are characteristic of its mid-Victorian origins. (Criterion D)Primary sourceHoddle Grid Heritage Review (Context & GJM Heritage, 2020).GRAEME BUTLER 1985 MELBOURNE CENTRAL ACTIVITIES DISTRICT CONSERVATION STUDYBUILDING IDENTIFICATION FORM cites source 79 PERROTT, LYON, TIMLOCK AND KESA 1976, C.B.D. STUDY, CITY OF MELBOURNE CONSERVATION STUDY AREA TWOp190;__________________________________________________PERROTT, LYON, TIMLOCK AND KESA 1976, C.B.D. STUDY, CITY OF MELBOURNE CONSERVATION STUDY AREA TWO4.10 468-74 LITTLE LONSDALE STREET.(Nos.117-23 Little Lonsdale Street West)A. 470-2 Little Lonsdale Street.DESCRIPTION: Brick shop, seven rooms, two levels.SITE: 17' x 66' x 2No.BUILT: 1872-3OWNER: John Bennett (1872-89 ... )OCCUPIERS:No.470 Little Lonsdale StreetPat Bunbury. (grocer) (1873-4)William Harold (Grocer) (1874-8...).No.472 Little Lonsdale StreetPeter Burns (1874-6) (Store)John Bennett (1876-8).B. 474 Little Lonsdale Street.DESCRIPTION: Brick House, five rooms, two levels.SITE: 22' x 66'BUILT:OWNER: Pat Moylan (18? -1889)__________________________________________________VICTORIAN HERITAGE INVENTORY H7822-10211866 map shows building occupying the area between the 2 alleyways (Bright's Place and Park Street). Extant building, 2 storeys 1870's. Burnt 1977 and restored 1990. 1880 Panorama shows 2 storey building.1905 - 2 storey building.__________________________________________________LEWIS, M- AUSTRALIAN ARCHITECTURE INDEX: Record(74144 Moylan, Thomas - 113 Little Lonsdale west Melbourne VIC Houses Moylan, Thomas 1855 01 11 52 MCC registration no 52 [Burchett Index]. Fee 3.0.0two brick houses Little Lonsdale near west - 113 - off William)74268 Craig, - Melbourne VIC Houses Timmins & Kinniard - Bouverie St Carlton 1879 09 16 8118 MCC registration no 8118 [Burchett Index]. Fee 3.30.0two brick cottages Little Lonsdale near cnr Little Lonsdale & Park__________________________________________________CITY OF MELBOURNE BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATIONSIndex Cards1920 2719 ₤400 Alterations to factoryetc1977 47716 $4000 Alterations for fire restitution...__________________________________________________CONTEXT (WITH GJM HERITAGE) 2020, HODDLE GRID HERITAGE REVIEWHO1282Residence 474 Little Lonsdale Street (1879)· Historically significant for its demonstration of late 1870s city living and commercial use as a result of 1920s remodelling and additions.· Significant as a rare survivor of the mid-Victorian residential terrace rows around Park Street.· Significant as representative of a mid-Victorian residence that evidences the use and evolution of the building.1866 Cox surveyMap shows building occupying the area betweenthe two alleyways (Bright’s Place and Part St).extant building, two-storeys 1870s.1880 Panorama Two-storey building.1905/6 Mahlstedt Two-storey building.SITE HISTORYIn 1866, a building existed in the area between two alleyways: Brights Place and Part Street (Fels,Lavelle & Mider 1993).474 Little Lonsdale Street comprises two brick cottages previously numbered 6 and 8 Park Street, both built in 1879 by builders Timmins and Kinniard of Bouverie Street, Carlton (City of Melbourne registration no 8118, as cited in AAI, record no 74268). Located at the corner of Park and Little Lonsdale streets, the pair of houses opened to Park Street.The land on which the cottages were built has 22 feet frontage to Little Lonsdale Street with a depth of 60 feet along Park Street. Although built as a pair of cottages with L-shaped plans, 8 Park Street(now demolished) was significantly smaller in size. As can be seen from the present building, 6 Park Street was constructed as a two-storey building, with six rooms and a bath; 8 Park Street was single storeyed with three rooms (Argus 8 May 1920:3).In the late nineteenth century, Park Street mostly comprised residential terrace rows. The residences were developed by local builder William Hill over several stages during the 1870s (MCC registrationno 4320, 4282,4898 & 6546, as cited in AAI, record no 74241, 74240, 74248 & 77015). With their entrances to Park Street, the brick cottages at 6-8 were in line with Binfield Terrace, a group of four to10 semi-attached houses, on the east side of Park Street. Ennis Terrace, nine semi-attached houses, was located on the west side of Park Street (MMBW Detail Plan no 736, 1895). The co-joinedcottages in Ennis Terrace were modest in size, being described as ‘very small cottages suitable for Lilliputian newly married couples’ (MCC registration no 6546, as cited in AAI, record no 77015). In thisstreetscape, as a corner building, the two-storey house at 8 Park Street would have had a noticeable presence.According to the Sands and McDougall directories, both houses at 6-8 Park Street were leased to tenants who stayed only a year or two. The early tenants at 6 Park Street in the period 1884-93 weremostly female, with tenants including Mrs McNamara (S&Mc 1884), Miss H Coughlan (Sands & McDougall Directory of Melbourne & Suburbs1892) and Mrs Anna Schellnack (S&Mc 1893). The residence at 8 Park Street continued to house various short-term tenants until its demolition in 1920.The houses at 6-8 Park Street were sold by auction in 1920. The description in the Argus read:‘these Buildings could with advantage be converted into one or two factories, the position being well suited for such alteration’ (Argus 8 May 1920:3). Following the sale, the house at 8 Park Street was pulleddown and a brick warehouse was built, at the cost of £1,250, in its place and joined with 6 Park Street to form a unified building (CoMMaps; Figure 1). As a consequence, a new opening to Little LonsdaleStreet was added and the buildings became known as 474 Little Lonsdale Street (Sands & McDougall Directory of Melbourne & Suburbs of 1922).After the alterations in 1920, 474 Little Lonsdale Street became a commercial building shared by two different businesses (S&Mc 1924-1938). The first tenants were Kimton and Jordan, chair manufacturers, and Josh Hubball, locksmith (S&Mc 1922). Hubball remained at 474 Little Lonsdale Street through to the 1940s (S&Mc 1924-1942).474 Little Lonsdale Street was damaged by fire in 1977, and restored and refurbished in 1990 to house a ground level bar and upper floor office (CAD study 1993; CoMMaps).Figure 1. The boundary between the original 1870s rendered wall and newly added face brick part is clearly shown, from Aerial View of Melbourne, c.1945, by Victorian Railways (Source: STATE LIBRARY OF VICTORIA ).REFERENCESArgus, as cited.Australian Architectural Index (AAI), as cited. Copyright Miles Lewis.City of Melbourne Maps (CoMMaps) 2017, http://maps.melbourne.vic.gov.au/, accessed 7 June 2017.Context Pty Ltd 2012, Thematic History: A History of the City of Melbourne’s Urban Environment, prepared for the City of Melbourne.Dingle, Tony 2008, ‘Manufacturing’ in eMelbourne, School of Historical and Philosophical Studies, University of Melbourne, http://www.emelbourne.net.au/biogs/EM00896b.htm, accessed 13 June 2017.Halla, K J c.1960-1969, ‘Little Lonsdale Street North between Eagle Alley and William Street, Melbourne, VIC’, State Library of Victoria (SLV ) Halla collection of negatives. Views of East Melbourne, Fitzroy, Melbourne & North Melbourne, accessed online 22 June 2017.Fels, M, Lavelle S, and Mider, D 1993, ‘Archaeological Management Plan’, prepared for the City of Melbourne.Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works (MMBW) Detail Plan, as cited, State Library of Victoria.Sands and McDougall, Melbourne and Suburban Directories (S&Mc), as cited.Vears Walter 1938, ‘Little Lonsdale Street looking north east from King Street’, State Library of Victoria (SLV) Vears Walter photographic collection, accessed online 22 June 2017.Victorian Railways c.1945-1954, ‘Aerial View of Melbourne’, State Library of Victoria (SLV) Victorian Railways collection. Scenic negatives, accessed online 22 June 2017..

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City of Melbourne

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Central Activities District Conservation Study 1985Conservation studiesEarly-mid Victorian period (1851-1875)

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Melbourne (Vic.)

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Building Identification Forms (BIFs)

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Research and reports

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1258025