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49 Powlett Street, East Melbourne

Burchett, Winston H, 1911-198301/10/1979
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Title:
49 Powlett Street, East Melbourne
Date of work:
01/10/1979
Reference number:
CON-EAST 551556
Level of description:
Item from Collection: Heritage Collection (HC)
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General notes:
Construction Date: 1864Architect: Reed & BarnesHistoric Summary: Allotment sold at Crown Land Sales 30.8.1853 to Thomas Winter for 1,230 pounds. High prices were paid for Lots in this section as the Clarendon Street frontage of the Section was reserved for an Anglican Cathedral. In the years of Sir Benjamin Benjamin's occupancy, the house was one of the centres of Melbourne and particularly for the Jewish society.Walls: Face brick, polychromeRoof: Terracotta tiles, iron, slateOwners: 1864-1869 Rev. James Taylor; 1870-1914 Benjamin family; 1928-1950 Miss G.M. Maconachi ; 1979 K. RichmanOccupiers: See owners; 1922-26 Arthur S. Nuttall; 1926-1928 Harold TusonPages 161-164
Record types:
Research and reports
Record number:
1182138
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