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Corris or Jones house, 136 Adderley Street, West Melbourne

Butler, Graeme10/01/1985

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Creator:

Butler, Graeme (Name details)

Date of work:

10/01/1985

Reference number:

BIF-NORTH 100245

Level of description:

Item from Collection: Heritage Collection (HC)

Type of materials:

Graphic materialsTextual material

Part of:

Series: North Melbourne and West Melbourne (BIF-NORTH)

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UnrestrictedOpen access.

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UnrestrictedPlease contact City of Melbourne Libraries about obtaining permission to reproduce images.

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RESEARCH ADDED BY GRAEME BUTLER 2025:__________________________________________________DATE: 1887;ASSOCIATIONS: Jones, Robert;DESIGNER: Jones, John?;BUILDER: John JonesGrading as at 1985: DGrading as at 2015: SignificantPeriod: Victorian-era___________________________Graeme Butler & Associates, 2015. West Melbourne Heritage Review.What is significant?Prolific builder-owner, John Jones, of Hawke Street of West Melbourne applied to build this row house in 1887 but it was Robert and Catherine Jones who were the owner-occupiers. At the time of his death in 1900, Jones was termed a `gentleman', with an estate worth over ₤1800.Later occupants included William Thomas and John J Mahoney who had a long connection with the house.Contributory elements include:two storey parapeted stuccoed row house;cemented cornice moulds, masks and brackets with a raised arched entablature bearing the name `Corris A.D. 1887' (meaning bright or clear);face brick side and rear walls;pitched roof behind the parapet, with cemented and corniced chimneys;two storey cast-iron verandah with frieze and integral brackets;double-hung sash windows, with three lights at ground floor;four-panel entry door and toplight; andcast-iron palisade front fence on dressed stone footings.Balustrade panels incomplete or revised.How is it significant?Corris or Jones house is significant historically and aesthetically to West Melbourne.Why is it significant?Corris or Jones house is significant.Historically, a well-preserved late Victorian-era row house created by prolific West Melbourne developers, the Jones family, for their own residence; representative of a major growth period in West Melbourne; andAesthetically, a well-preserved row house, survivor of a former six house row and indicative of the past streetscape.__________________________________________________CITY OF MELBOURNE BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION72666 Jones, John - Hawke Street Jones, John West Melbourne VIC House-City of Melbourne registration no 2756 [Burchett Index]. Fee 1.15.0 brick & stone house 1887 04 28, Adderley - nr Rosslyn___________________________Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-19801914Thomas Edward Jones 142 Adderley St, West Melbourne carpenter, also Ethel___________________________NEWSPAPERS (TROVE)`North Melbourne Courier and West Melbourne Advertiser' (Vic. : 1895 - 1913) Friday 28 June 1912`WILLS AND ESTATEBS.The following wills have been lodged for probate:-John Jones, formerly of West Melbourne. and late of Springvale, retired farmer, who died on May 24th, by a will dated April 10th, 1911, left personal estate valued at £2,530 to hisnieces. Catherine Rennie, late of Royal Parade. Parkville, widow, left by will dated June 14th, 1899, real estate of the value of £3,771 and personal estate valued at £722 to her sons.'___________________________Public Records Office of Victoria (PROV)ProbateRobert Jones Gent W Melb 16 Mar 1900 77/532 VPRS 28/P0, unit 985;VPRS 28/P2, unit 566; VPRS 7591/P2, unit 312 - ₤1840part CA 1 & 18/52 North Melbourne 20' to Adderley Street 2 storey brick house 6 rooms and bathroom and out houses 136 Adderley ₤575 also part CA 13/34 North Melbourne with 2 semi-detached brick cottages each 5 rooms, bathroom 111, 113 Jeffcott Street ₤800.John Jones - former farmer Springvale formerly of Franklin St, West Melbourne -24 May 1912 124/891 VPRS 28/P3, unit 289;VPRS 7591/P2, unit 478 no real estate.Sands & McDougall Directory of Victoria1935Rosslyn st134 Harris & Webster PtyLtd, plmbrs136 Mahony, Jno. J.138 Milroy, Mrs Alice1930Rosslyn stHarris & Webster, plmbs136 Mahony , Jno. J.138 Griffiths, John140 Fisher, Stanley J.1925Rosslyn st134 Harris. Wm. J.136 Mahony, Jno. J.138 Walsh. Jas.140 Campbell, Alfd1904134 Thornton, Frederick136 Thomas, William138 Fletcher. Mrs Elia1893Right-of-wayRosslyn at136 Jones, Robert138 Out140 Out.City of Melbourne Valuers Books1891, 855Robert Jones owner-occupier 136 Adderley St BH 7 rooms 20x166 ₤50Robert Jones owner-occupier - Adderley St land 40x66 ₤20(William Jones adjoining with land)1900, 894Robert Jones owner-occupier (x-out deceased)now Catherine Jones 136 BH 5 rooms, 20x66 ₤34

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City of Melbourne

Topics:

Conservation studiesNorth and West Melbourne Conservation StudyMid-late Victorian period (1875-1900)1880-1889

Places:

West Melbourne (Vic.)

Form/Genre:

Building Identification Forms (BIFs)

Record types:

Research and reports

Record number:

1176413