Richard Bowen house, 28 Lothian Street, North Melbourne
Butler, Graeme11.01.1985
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Richard Bowen house, 28 Lothian Street, North Melbourne
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GRAEME BUTLER 1983, CONSERVATION STUDY FOR THE CITY OF MELBOURNE OF NORTH AND WEST MELBOURNEGrading as at 1985 : BPeriod : Mid Victorian (1896-1897)Grantee : W Phillippe 1853History- Richard Bowen, a timber merchant for whom this house was built in 1896-7, was the founder of the large timber firm Bowen and Pomeroy which is still operating in Henderson Street, North Melbourne. The business was situated in Dryburgh Street, corner Arden Street, and by 1897, the present partnership with Pomeroy was established. Richard Bowen occupied this house until after 1905, having arrived in Melbourne from Hasket in the mid 1890s. (Refer to 20-2 Lothian Street and 24-26 Lothian Street).Description- An asymmetrically planned, gable and hipped roof, stuccoed brick house with a gabled cast-iron verandah and an overall Italianate form but with substantial Medieval elements. The latter includes the drip-moulds to the paired arched openings and the carved gable barge boards, whilst the cast-iron patterns and eaves bracketting are still derived from the Classical. Cast-iron picket fencing with capped corner posts are further decorative elements.Integrity - New tiled roof and removal of gable decoration at verandah (foliation), but otherwise near original.Streets cape - A major part of the dominantly gabled and red brick streetscape of 20-32 Lothian Street.Significance- Architecturally, transitional style villa design with the encroaching Medieval influence visible on the Italianate form and the earliest part of a streetscape which shows the culmination of this stylistic change: of regional importance. Historically, the first house owned and occupied by prominent timber merchant and developer, Richard Bowen and part of one of his housing developments: of regional importance.Recommendations –Consider restoring roof to slate;repaint in original or typical colours.consider zoning provisions to maintain use and form.References:(RB= Rate book; D= Melbourne or Victoria Directory)1. RB 1897-98, 31332. D. 1897-983. (a) RB 1904-1905, 2937(b) D. 1893___________________________RESEARCH ADDED BY GRAEME BUTLER 2025__________________________________________________GRAEME BUTLER 1983, CONSERVATION STUDY FOR THE CITY OF MELBOURNE OF NORTH AND WEST MELBOURNEBUILDING IDENTIFICATION FORM 1985___________________________Melbourne Streets web site- transcribed by Stephen Hatcher 2025https://www.melbournestreets.com.au/28-lothian-street/Images of verandah tiles, stone coping, cast iron___________________________LEWIS, M- AUSTRALIAN ARCHITECTURE INDEX82651 Bowen & Pomeroy Pty Ltd North Melbourne VIC Houses Poer, Patrick - Baker St Coburg 1915 09 21 576882667 Pomeroy, Redmond, Francis St Ascot Vale North Melbourne VIC Houses Poer, Patrick, Bakers Rd Nth Coburg 1908 03 12 789-MCC registration no 789 [Burchett Index]. Fee 3.10.0two brick cottages Lothian St82666 Bowen, Richard North Melbourne VIC Houses Bowen, Richard - 28 Lothian St 1906 07 3 102-MCC registration no 102 [Burchett Index]. Fee 3.10.0two cottages, Lothian - 30/32 -82669 Bowen & Pomeroy North Melbourne VIC Warehouses Poer, Patrick - Bakers Rd Coburg 1909 11 25 1683-MCC registration no 1683 [Burchett Index]. Fee 1.10.0timber store, Macaulay Rd___________________________NEWSPAPERS (TROVE)1889https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/269875901https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66151750Cr Blchard Bowen again addressed the electors oE-Boucke-ward on Tuesday last at Harrigon's. hote,.near the North Melbourne railway station. …Bowen was received with applause. He again drew attention to the numerous improvements that he had caused to be carried out in Bourke ward. He had been placed on the Public Works Committee, and had worked hard with his esteemed colleagues to improve the streets, drains, and crossings of the city. The level crossings of the streets were a vast improvement on the old bridges, and he claimed that it was his idea. He wanted to take credit also for the fact that he gave the whole of his time to the work. lie had generally gone straight to the city surveyor for anything that he wanted. and had newly always got it. …He was in favor of the amalgamation of North Melbourne with the city, and would strongly support such a measure. Mr T. W. Smith proposed that Cr Bowen was a fit and proper person to represent Bourke ward.1924https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/36650208https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/178977451A MOTOR CAR OVERTURNS.Melbourne, February 10.A fatal accident occurred yesterday when a motor car containing Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bowen of North Melbourne, while travelling along the Geelong-road… After passing Footscray Mr. Boweunoticed that the front wheels had jammed. The car slddded, and this was followed by a bursting tyre. The skidding continued for about 20 yards; then the car dashed to the side of the road and overturned.Mrs Bowen ...received injuries which caused her death in hospital… Mr Bowen ...injuries were comparatively light..1930https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4227456TIMBER MERCHANTS ESTATE. CARRIED ON BY TRUSTEES.Accounts to be Passed.An application in the estate of the late Mr. Richard Bowen, of Chatswood avenue, Brighton, timber merchant, was made to the Chief Justice (Sir William Irvine) in the Practice Court yesterday. Mr. Bowen died in October 1924, and his estate consisted largely of shares in the company known as Bowen and Pomeroy Pty. Ltd., timber merchants, North Melbourne. The executors asked leave to pass their accounts before the chief clerk of the Supreme Court up to June 30, 1930, and for the allowance of commission to them on the passing of the accounts. Mr. Hudson (instructed by Messrs. Abbott, Beckett, Stillman, and Gray) appeared for the executors. John Poer and William James Perry; and Mr. Spicer (instructed by Messrs. Oldham and Oldham) appeared for Miss Annie Ursula Poer, guardian of the infant daughter of testator (Catherine Mary Bowen) and for John Richard Bowen, son of testator, who were defendants to the proceedings. The originating summons first came before the late Mr. Justice Weigall on March 6, 1920, when accounts up to February 28, 1926, were passed before the chief clerk. The affidavit of John Poer, of Belgrave, and William James Perry, of Florence avenue. Kew, managing law clerk, set out that since the passing of accounts in 1926 they had continued to carry on the business of Bowen and Pomeroy Pty. Ltd. in conjunction with the trustees of the estate of Redmond Pomeroy, the only other shareholder in the company. The business, which had an annual turnover of many thousands of pounds, had required constant attention, and a considerable amount of time had been devoted by them to the business. Mr. Spicer said that there was a matter to which he desired to direct attention. There were provisions in the will by which £10,000 was to be set aside for the daughter of testator. That sum had never been set aside, and the guardian of the daughter was uncertain at the moment about the precise position of the estate. Mr. "Hudson said that an affidavit, supplementary to the affidavit which had been filed, had been prepared. That supplementary affidavit would be used on the hearing before the chief clerk. It would then be available to Mr. Spicer. The order asked for by the trustees was thereupon made by the Chief Justice.
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