Golden Age, 279-287 King Street & 587-589 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
Butler, Graeme1985
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Golden Age, 279-287 King Street & 587-589 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
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RESEARCH ADDED BY GRAEME BUTLER 2021:Period: VictorianConstruction date: 1876Architect: William J. Ellis?.GRAEME BUTLER 1985 MELBOURNE CENTRAL ACTIVITIES DISTRICT CONSERVATION STUDYBUILDING IDENTIFICATION FORMsource 85, page 184 c1878, also DE GRUCHY & LEIGH, 1866. ISOMETRICAL PLAN OF MELBOURNE AND SUBURBS IN 1866- not shown.Lawrie Wilson & Associates, 1977Historic Buildings Preservation Council Report on CBD Block No 6 Dec 1977: 185279 -287 KING STREET (GOLDEN AGE HOTEL, FORMERLY 197, 199 AND 201 KING STREET)1. HISTORY. (Source: Rate books). 1860-1877 2 brick shops and one brick house. 1880-1900 Hotel, 7 rooms and two brick shops. 1905279-281 Wood yard.283-285 West Melbourne Working Men's Club.287 Golden Age Hotel. 1915-1975 Golden Age Hotel. The building is dated from c.1878 on the basis of this evidence.2.DESCRIPTION.Two storey brick hotel, originally of simple detailing apart from a brick cornice at first floor and parapet levels. Recently defaced by addition of face brickwork to ground floor. The building has no architectural nor historical significance.Victorian Heritage Inventory H7822-11241866 - buildings shown along King Street frontage1880 Panorama - shows 2 storey building1905 - Golden Age Hotel: 2 storey buildings on street, 1 storey at rear.LEWIS, M- AUSTRALIAN ARCHITECTURE INDEXKing St hotels 1870s17652 Ellis, William J; VIC Hotels 1876 10 9 -William J. Ellis, archt., 100 Elizabeth Street. Tenders called for repairs, painting etc. to Hotel, King St.Argus 9.10.1876, p 317656 Hennessy, Michael; VIC Hotels 1874 7 1 -Mr Hennessy, 13 Swanston St.Invites tenders for alterations to the Kerry Hotel, King St.Argus 1.7.1874 p 317657 Hennessy, M; VIC Hotels 1874 11 12-M. Hennessy invites tenders forpainters' & paperhangers' work to the Admiral Hotel King St.Argus, 12.11.74, p 3.DE GRUCHY & LEIGH, 1866. ISOMETRICAL PLAN OF MELBOURNE AND SUBURBS IN 1866not shown.STATE LIBRARY OF VICTORIA1871 Cooke panorama- not shown.CONTEXT (WITH GJM HERITAGE) 2020, HODDLE GRID HERITAGE REVIEWDate of construction: 1878Explanation for exclusion:Substantially altered.Low integrity.PARISH PLANSNorth MelbourneCA 9/32 £370 to John M Chisolm, MelbourneV 6151, F 074 also V 7 341, F 134.STATE LIBRARY OF VICTORIARobert K. Cole IndexGolden Age, Melbourne, a hotel entry in the Robert K. Cole Index of Victorian hotels, 1841-1949.Abstract/Summary:Licensee: LYNCH, JNO.Date: 1855Licensee: LYNCH, ELLENDate: 1859Licensee: BOURKE, PATRICKDate: 1859/60Licensee: WALTON, ISAAC. WM.Date: 1860/61Licensee: LEWIS, RDate: 1861Licensee: O’BRIEN, JDate: 1862Licensee: BUNWORTH, CDate: 1863Licensee: McGRATH, PATRICKDate: 1864Licensee: TYRRELL, EDWARDDate: 1864/65Licensee: O’KEEFE, DENNISDate: 1876/77Licensee: McKENNY, M. MrsDate: 1880Licensee: COTTER, JAS. JDate: 1881Licensee: COTTER, C. M MrsDate: 1883Licensee: KOLBAUM, FDate: 1885Date: 1886Licensee: WILSON & BOULTERLicensee: BOULTER, J. RDate: 1887Licensee: ALLEN, JOHNDate: 1889Licensee: ROBERTSON, WM. MDate: 1890Licensee: SCANLAN, MARY. A. MrsDate: 1893Licensee: SCANLAN, MICHAELDate: 1894/95Licensee: SCANLAN, MICHAELDate: 1895Licensee: FRIEL, JAS. MDate: 1896Licensee: WALSH, TIMOTHYDate: 1902Licensee: WOODS, THOSDate: 1904Licensee: WOODS, Mrs HANNAHDate: 1910.NEWSPAPERS:1855, 1856. 1858-1860s La Trobe St(see also Omeo, Beaufort and Geelong Golden Age etc.)Golden Age Hotel in La Trobe St east, John Lynon's in 18551868THE MURDER IN LONSDALE STREET.Dennis O'Keefe, landlord of the Kilmore Hotel, Lonsdale-street, never saw deceased until he saw him dead on Sunday morning.1876Wanted a General Servant... O'Keefe's Golden Age Hotel, corner King and Little Lonsdale-street.1877Wanted a General Servant... And Nurse girl Golden Age Hotel, King and Little Lonsdale-street.1879Painters wanted good brush hand...Golden Age, King St1889James Boulter, licensee of the Golden Ago Hotel, King-street, was fined 40s. for Sunday trading.1905https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/211597300Mrs. Woods, licensee of the : Golden Age Hotel, King-st., fell over a cliff 60ft high to-day and had her leg broken:, She, was holding the hand ofher daughter at the time, and the latter had a narrow escape1917https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/90305967FATALITIES AND ACCIDENTS. SLIT IN THROAT IS FATALMELBOURNE-John Patrick Riordan, 45, died in Melbourne Hospital on Thursday. At 4 a.m. he was found in the kitchen of the Golden Age Hotel, King street whete he lived. His throat was cut and two knives were beside him...Some years ago Riordan was a Policeman and was known all over Melbourne as "Jock".194130TH Batt, Association, Victorian Branch, reunion at "The Golden Age" Hotel, 287 King St., Melb., on Anzac Eve (April 24), at 8 p.m..DIRECTORIES OF VICTORIA, MELBOURNE-SANDS AND KENNY, SANDS & MCDOUGALL1875201 Barton, H butcherGHH not listed at corner1880197 Bangs, Edward, gold & silver polisher, news agents199 Whitmore, Mrs Elizabeth201 Caines Brothers, butchersGolden Age hotel, O’Keefe, DenisLittle Lonsdale st1885201 Warne, John butcherGolden Age hotel, Cotter, Mrs CMLittle Lonsdale...
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