William Gillespie row houses, 229-231 Dryburgh Street, North Melbourne
Graeme Butler and AssociatesJuly 1991
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William Gillespie row houses, 229-231 Dryburgh Street, North Melbourne
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July 1991
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BIF-NORTH 102823 102824
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GRAEME BUTLER 1983,1991 CONSERVATION STUDY FOR THE CITY OF MELBOURNE OF NORTH AND WEST MELBOURNE(233 in 1983; 233-235 Dryburgh Street 1991)Grading as at 1991: BPeriod : Early Victorian (1866)Grantee : G Clarke 1859History- William Gillespie, a contractor, owned both these houses and occupied one of them from their construction around 1866 until after 1885. The occupants in the other house seemed to change year by year and were such people as John Sands, clerk, Robert Hall, contractor, and Robert Mooney, druggist. By 1895, both houses were owned Mrs Elizabeth Hall and Richard Bowen, a timber merchant and Thomas Ryan, a carter.Description- A rockface basalt masonry duplex with a corniced and parapetted, transverse gable roof line : the roof is of corrugated iron and the chimneys of basalt. A concave profile verandah roof is supported on polychrome brick side walls with cast-iron fringing to the bressumer : this appears to be later than the cottages' construction. An iron picket fence and gate is at the front.Integrity - Cast-iron fringing is gone from 235 and the trim colours and roof gutters changed.Streetscape - One of a number of early cottages in Dryburgh Street south; a relatively large number of which are of stone, but is isolated by adjoining new construction.Significance- Architecturally, typifies the simple, early cottage form and is constructed on a material used for a short period in Melbourne's history : of regional importance.Historically, one of a number of basalt cottages owned, built or occupied by building contractors or suppliers in Dryburgh Street south during the 1860s-1870s : an early enclave of this type in Melbourne's history : of regional importance..Recommendations –Replace cast-iron (235);repaint in typical or original colours;consider zoning provisions to maintain original use and form..References:(RB= Rate book; D= Melbourne or Victoria Directory)1. RB 1865, 778-9; RB 1867-8, 896-7; RB 1868-69. 944; RB 1870-1871. 2491; RB 1885-86, 3316; RB 1895-96, 3413-4
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