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Hughes' workshop & warehouse, 105 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne

Graeme Butler and Associates01/07/1989
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Title:
Hughes' workshop & warehouse, 105 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne
Creator:
Graeme Butler and Associates
Date of work:
01/07/1989
Reference number:
BIF-CITY 105832
Level of description:
Item from Collection: Heritage Collection (HC)
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Series: Central City (BIF-CITY)
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RESEARCH ADDED BY GRAEME BUTLER 2022:__________________________________________________DATE: 1886?;ASSOCIATIONS: Hughes, Mrs John Henry;DESIGNER: Barker, William;BUILDER: Richardson, George.GRAEME BUTLER 1989, LITTLE BOURKE STREET PRECINCT CONSERVATION STUDYStatement of SignificanceHughes' Warehouse105 Little Bourke StreetBuilt: 1880sHistoryGrazier, Alex Mollison, was the grantee for the land around this site in 1840. Thomas Fahey was the owner of this lot by the late 1840s and Edward Corbett in the 1850s. John Stratton held the lot after default on a mortgage in c1867.1John Henry Hughes' widow, and later James Hughes, owned this warehouse from its construction, in the 1880s, through to at least the First War. It was possibly built in conjunction with a Market Lane warehouse which backs onto this building. Hughes' property at 212-220 Little Bourke Street (q.v.) was also rebuilt in the 1880s., both sites being improved after his death.4Tye Shing, a cabinetmaker (eventually next toTye & Co.'s large furniture warehouse at 93-97 Little Bourke Stree), appears to have occupied it for at least 20 years of this century, while other cabinet makers, such as Hop Shlng & Co. occupied it in late last century. Mahlstedt's 1887 Plans show it linked to a 'Cabinet Work Shop' in Market Lane (see 26- Market Lane). One non-joinery use lay with Quong Yet Lee, a general storekeeper in the early 1890s, (later Cook Shop), also Sun Kim Lee, c1887. It was 'storage only' in 1940, becoming Munon Cafe, twenty years later.6DescriptionA three-storey facade in two colours of brick, laid in English bond. Openings are arched with cemented keystone (possibly sandstone) and moulded white or fancy bricks are used to provide cornices and string moulds in the generally austere elevation. A similar but altered upper elevation can be seen in Market Lane.External integrityGround level replaced totally, signs added, air unit added.StreetscapeRelates to the two adjoining (altered) warehouses.Significance:A typical, late 19th Century factory-warehouse., with minor architectural distinction but always occupied by Chinese cabinetmakers and, hence, representative of their long occupation of this part of the city. It is also part of a streetscape.Contributes to precinct.Notes:1 RGO SN14472 FB1888. 228 NAV £100: RB1885.224 NAV. ₤303 Mahlstedt & Gee. Standard Plans (1.1888)4 .see Mahlstedt & Gee. Standard Plans (1.1888)5 DI888. D190S6 D1920-62.GRAEME BUTLER 1985 MELBOURNE CENTRAL ACTIVITIES DISTRICT CONSERVATION STUDYBUILDING IDENTIFICATION FORM.GRAEME BUTLER 1989, LITTLE BOURKE STREET PRECINCT CONSERVATION STUDY Vol3.NIGEL LEWIS DECEMBER 1976, HISTORIC AND ARCHITECTURAL SURVEY OF THE CENTRAL CITY OF MELBOURNE BOURKE STREET, EAST AREA 8 OF THE SURVEY COMMISSIONED BY THE HISTORIC BUILDINGS PRESERVATION COUNCIL: 63.HERITAGE BRANCH, MINISTRY FOR PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT 1987 CITY OF MELBOURNE CENTRAL CITY NOTABLE BUILDINGS CITATIONSThis is a three storey brick building built c.1890 and decorated with cream brick Window arches and cornice lines. The simple building formwith round arch Windows is an important element and reinforces the character of Chinatown. The retention of these simple utilitarianbuildings is essential to the understanding and character of the area..LEWIS, M- AUSTRALIAN ARCHITECTURE INDEX:Hughes as ownerRecord 72317 Hughes, John - Melbourne Melbourne VIC Warehouses Hughes, John 1859 01 14 3772322 Hughes, John - Melbourne Melbourne VIC Warehouses Hughes, John 1859 05 2 33272350 Hughes, John -97 Little Bourke east Melbourne VIC Warehouses Hughes, John 1863 08 24 30372363 Hughes & Harvey - tinsmiths - 97 Little Bourke east Melbourne VIC Warehouses Hughes & Harvey 1866 06 14 152372496 Hughes, John Melbourne VIC Warehouses Bell, George & Co - Collingwood 1856 10 31 77172511 Hughes, John Melbourne VIC Shops Stones, Frederick - Lonsdale St west 1857 08 28 74173220 Twentyman & Askew; Hughes, J Melbourne VIC Warehouses Brophy & Curtin - Nicholson St 1887 08 2 2923, MCC registration no 2923 [Burchett Index]. Fee 2.2.0warehouse Little Bourke near off Little Bourke - Corrs Lane73342 Barker, Wm; Hughes, Mrs Melbourne VIC Warehouses; alterations Richardson, George - Freeman St Fitzroy 1882 08 15 932373360 Twentyman,-; Hughes,- Melbourne VIC alterations Vincent, R P - 3 Osborne St South Yarra 1878 09 6 7749
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Names:
City of Melbourne
Topics:
Little Bourke Historic Precinct StudyConservation studiesWarehousesMid-late Victorian period (1875-1900)Brick1880-1889
Places:
Melbourne (Vic.)
Form/Genre:
Building Identification Forms (BIFs)
Record types:
Research and reports
Record number:
1252088
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