Rich Hill Terrace, 58-64 Dudley Street, West Melbourne
Allom Lovell & Associates, 1981-2005July 1999
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Rich Hill Terrace, 58-64 Dudley Street, West Melbourne
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July 1999
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BIF-NORTH 102968, 102969, 102970, 111522
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Item from Collection: Heritage Collection (HC)
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Grading as at 1999 : Upgraded from E to DPeriod : Victorian (1862)Grantees : J Harbison, J Wadeson 1859Rich Hill Terrace was built for John Harbison in 1862, as rental properties, although the Italianate style of the houses suggests it may have been extended or refurbished later, possibly in the 1880s. John Harbison was born in County Armagh, Ireland, and arrived in Melbourne in 1849. He acquired land and was elected to the Melbourne City Council in 1860 becoming an Alderman in 1863. He had two terms as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for West Melbourne in 1864-65 and North Melbourne 1866-71. [The Age obituary 1 September 1915]Among his tenants were Louis and Berthe Monash at number 58 from 1865-1868. Their son, John, was believed to have been born there in 1865. [Victoria Year Book 1973 p 459]The building at 58-64 Dudley Street is a row of double-storey Victorian terrace houses. The walls are of rendered masonry with rustication at the ground floor level, and the hipped corrugated galvanised steel roofs are concealed behind a parapet. Each façade has a pair of French windows to the upper level, and a six-panelled timber entry door with fanlight to one side of a timber-framed double-hung sash window at ground floor level. The double-storey verandahs have cast iron balustrades and friezes.Rich Hill Terrace, at 58-64 Dudley Street, West Melbourne, is of local, historical and aesthetic interest. The houses represent the more substantial speculative housing which was erected in the area in the Victorian period. The houses are substantially intact and, as a group, make a positive contribution to the streetscape. The association of the terrace with engineer General Sir John Monash and politician John Harbison is of note.
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| Original | 102968, 102969, 102970, 111522 | 1 PDF : 1438 KB ; A4 | Group of Items (May not be issued, may not be reproduced) |