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Heards' Oyster Café, shop and residence row, 144-146-148-150 Swanston Street, Melbourne

Butler, Graeme1985
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Heards' Oyster Café, shop and residence row, 144-146-148-150 Swanston Street, Melbourne
Creator:
Butler, Graeme (Name details)
Date of work:
1985
Reference number:
BIF-CITY 109411 109412 109413 109414
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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 2024:__________________________________________________Period: Early VictorianSigns 1985: Starlite International Travel; Chat's Chew; Premier Furs; BYO Restaurant___________________________GRAEME BUTLER 1985 MELBOURNE CENTRAL ACTIVITIES DISTRICT CONSERVATION STUDYBUILDING IDENTIFICATION FORM cited as Victorian-era___________________________Victorian Heritage Inventory H7822-1642Third land sale 1838, Allotment 19, purchased by William Bawman. 1877 - two storey building, Heard, Oyster Saloon. 1888 -two storey building, Oyster Saloon.___________________________CONTEXT (WITH GJM HERITAGE) 2020, HODDLE GRID HERITAGE REVIEWThe more modest two-storey buildings at 144-150 Swanston Street were constructed by 1877, and in that year housed, respectively Ward's cutlers, Rosier Bros bootery, Smeaton's fruit shop, and Heard's oyster saloon (Fels, Lavelle and Mider 1993, Inventory nos.639-642).Key attributes of the Swanston Street South Precinct include:Victorian-era buildings:• 146, 148 and 150 Swanston Street, two-storey Victorian shops built by 1877• 166, 168, 172 and 174 Swanston Street, three-storey Victorian shops built by 1888___________________________MAHLSTEDT FIRE INSURANCE PLAN SERIES STATE LIBRARY OF VICTORIASeries 1, map 81888shown as 86-96 (40-50) near identical floor plans in row of 6 (now 4) with northern most 96 slightly larger96 Davis brothers-; 94 H Hughes gasfitter; 92 Evans Medical Hall; 90 A Sonu, colonial wines; 88 & 86 no occupiers shown._______________________________________DOVE 1876MAP 45Plans as above - North to south54 Clark Stationer,52 Scourfield & Coultas tailors,50 Heard oyster saloon,48 Smeaton fruiterer,46 Rosier boots,44 Ward cuttlers,42 Warne butcher,40 Crofts cheeseadjoiningRainbow hotel at 38___________________________FACEBOOK 2024see https://www.facebook.com/groups/899174076856396/posts/7723219774451758 for related row___________________________NEWSPAPERS (TROVE):1910Heards' Oyster CafeAnd dining Rooms,150-SWANSTON ST., MELBOURNE.Cleanliness and Civility Guaranteed.A TRIAL SOLICITED.N. GABRIEL. Proprietor.1951https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/279689226 illust.£200,000 bid refused for six city shops A BLOCK of six two-storey shops at 138-150 Swanston-st., City, were unsold at auction yesterday after bidding closed at £195,000 Another bid of £5000 just after the auction closed was refused. The three auctioneers—K. Gardner and Lang Pty. Ltd., Yeo Crosthwaite and Co. and G. B. Appleton and Company are negotiating a private sale, the six shops, on the east side of Swanston-st., between Bourke-st. and Little Collins-st., return a gross rental of -£8794. The land measures 92ft. 8 in. by 68.1/2 ft.About 35 people attended the auction at Scott's Hotel only three bid for the property. Bidding opened at £140,000, and in five minutes had risen by £5000 bids to £195,000. The auctioneers said the final offer of £200,000 was very near the reserve.(the eventual purchasers included the tenants)___________________________DIRECTORIES OF VICTORIA, MELBOURNE-SANDS AND KENNY, SANDS & MCDOUGALL186556 Cricketer's Hotel...54 Geo Hoskins, pawn broker52 John Hunt, poultery ...50 Heard Brothers fishmongers poulterers,48 T Smeaton fruiterer,46 W P Corcoran, hairdresser...44 Fred Wm Ward cutler & surgical...42 C Frahm, dairy...40 John Baker, fishmongeradjoiningRainbow hotel at 38.187056 Clements...54 James Warne pork butcher52 John Hunt, poultery ...50 Heard Brothers oyster saloon,48 Thos Smeaton fruiterer,46 C Frahm, oyster and colonial wine saloon,44 EW Ward cutler & surgical...42 C Frahm, dairyman...40 Mrs Baker, fishmongeradjoiningRainbow hotel at 38.187556 Clements...50 Heard Brothers oyster saloon,48 Thos Smeaton fruiterer,46 John Rosier bootsmaker44 EW Ward cutler & surgical...42 John S Warne pork butcher,40 Robert T Crofts provisionsadjoiningRainbow hotel at 38
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144-150 Swanston Street, Melbourne (Butler14535\\)
Names:
City of Melbourne
Topics:
Central Activities District Conservation Study 1985Conservation studiesMid-late Victorian period (1875-1900)Retail tradeCafes and restaurants
Places:
Melbourne (Vic.)
Form/Genre:
Building Identification Forms (BIFs)
Record types:
Research and reports
Record number:
1272510
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