NEW COURT CHAMBERS, 423 Little Collins Street, Melbourne
Butler, Graeme1985
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NEW COURT CHAMBERS, 423 Little Collins Street, Melbourne
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1985
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BIF-CITY 105932
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RESEARCH ADDED BY GRAEME BUTLER 2022:__________________________________________________Period: Early Victorian/ VictorianDATE: 1878 ?;ASSOCIATIONS: Green, Mrs;BUILDER: Linacre, J W?.GRAEME BUTLER 1985 MELBOURNE CENTRAL ACTIVITIES DISTRICT CONSERVATION STUDYBUILDING IDENTIFICATION FORM cites source 80 REID, KEITH & JOHN R, 1976, MELBOURNE CBD STUDY AREA 7 (source 80), p118;__________________________________________________REID, KEITH & JOHN R, 1976, MELBOURNE CBD STUDY AREA 7 (source 80)SHOPS 423-433 Little Collins StreetThis group of shops consisting of four separate properties has been included in this assessment because of their Cityscape contribution to Environmental Precinct C. Age has not yet been conclusively established.Possibly pre 1851Six 2·storey shopsNew shop fronts, renovated parapets, ,three storey' .addition on one, and· aluminium facade on west end.Brick with timber· floors and corrugated iron roofs. The group is an important low scale visual introduction to the Bank Place Precinct.Desirable for retention..423-433 Little Collins StreetCHRONOLOGY:There has not been sufficient to make a continuous rate book investigation, so assumptions have been made on the following spot checks.1852 Properties listed as Nos. 56 - 66, all containing brick houses of four roans plus kitchen. Ratepayers are recorded as Ellen Green, Rupell & Thomas, Ann Taylor, Walker, John Smith and James Coles.Owner of Nos. 58-66, Moses BenjaminOwner of No. 56, Mrs. Green.1862 Owners remain, building now listed as Law Offices of five rooms and one of seven rooms. Occupiers include Wisewould (now Wisewould Duncan & Harper) , Thomas Parsons, Moule and Hines and Sandwell.1866-8 Owners and buildings consistent, but listed again as brick houses and offices. John Smith returns to occupancy and David Benjamin occupies No. 62, the present three storey building.1871 Owners and buildings consistent, but no occupiers listed in Nos. 58-66.1876-85 Owners and brick offices consistently recorded. Occupiers various with No. 58 only listed empty in 1878.1890-1900 Mrs. Green continues to own No. 56 (423) and Arthur Snowden owns remainder with various occupiers. Buildings now listed as having six rooms (1890), three rooms (1895) and two floors (1900).HISTORICAL ANALYSISConsistency of ownership is of interest, but no personalities of historical value have been identified.__________________________________________________VICTORIAN HERITAGE INVENTORY H7822-1703https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/9617First land sale, Allotment 9, part Block 14, purchased by James Connell.1839 -two buildings, part of large complex. 1877 - one storey building and sheds, J Elburn. 1888 - two storey building, New Court Chambers. 1905 - same.(image submitted)__________________________________________________LEWIS, M- AUSTRALIAN ARCHITECTURE INDEX:Record 76847 Green, - Melbourne VIC Buildings Linacre, J W 1878 03 4 7524-MCC registration no 7524 [Burchett Index]. Fee 2.10.0building, Little Collins - near Queen__________________________________________________CONTEXT (WITH GJM HERITAGE) 2020, HODDLE GRID HERITAGE REVIEW421-423 Little Collins Street / 105932Identified in a previous heritage review (Central Activities District Conservation Study, 1985, Central City Heritage Review, 1993)Date of construction: c1878-1879 Explanation for exclusion: Substantially altered.__________________________________________________NEWSPAPERS (TROVE)1850https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/226321688FRANCIS AND COHEN(Successors to William Easey)By order of the Directors of the Bank of Australia will sell by auction at their Mart,Collins-street, on Thursday, the 13th day of June next, at 12 o'clock precisely,The following valuable properties, being portion of Allotment No. 9 of Block 14, situate corner of Queen and Little Collins-streets, together with all the buildings erected…Lot 5,Being No 6 as per plan, — having a frontage of 25 feet to Little Collins-street by a depth of 57 feet 2 inches. Upon this lot are erected the buildings at present in the occupation of Mrs. Green, grocer..DIRECTORIES OF VICTORIA, MELBOURNE-SANDS AND KENNY, SANDS & MCDOUGALL_________________________________________________187056 MELBOURNE & SUBURBAN ; and FOURTH VICTORIAN PERMANENT PROPERTY BUILDING AND INVESTMENT SOCS. ;Miller, Mars M., secretaryTHIRD VICTORIA ; and NEW THIRD VICTORIANBUILDING AND INVESTMENT SOCS. ; Hart, John, secretaryRussell, Robert, architect and surveyorReilly, John, surveyor and civil engineerTullidge, William, brokerConlon, P. T., architectGrover, William, tailorLawrence, W., general dyer58 Waters, Edward, patent agentSleight-lane.1880Right-of-wayMorgan, A, livery stables56 Thompson, G.Y, builder56 NEW COURT CHAMBERS- TRUSTEES , EXECUTORS AND AGENCY COMPANY ( LIMITED)Templeton , W, managing directorKerr, Robert, estate agentFrancis, George, C.E.Hoskin, JohnCHANCERY LANE LAW BUILDINGS-58 Vacant60 vacant62 Benjamin, MosesBenjamin , David, estate agent64 Abbott, David, solicitor, &c.66 Vaughan and Walduck, soli citorsBank place.1893423 NEW COURT CHAMBERSStrongman & Crawford, solicitorsKer, Robert, estate agentWight, Neville, solicitor
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