80-82 Capel Street, West Melbourne
Butler, GraemeJuly 1991
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80-82 Capel Street, West Melbourne
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July 1991
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BIF-NORTH 101562 505173 505174
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Grading as at 1991 : CPeriod : Early Victorian (1867-1868)Grantee : J Sievwright 1859Phillip Touzel who lived in Peel Street at the time, owned and built this row of houses in 1867-8. He remained the owner for at least 30 years and among his many tenants were John Siegenburg, a tobacconist, John Cheffers, David Kirk, Thomas Haggart. Phillip Touzel himself lived in 86 Capel on brief occasionsA two-storey, face brick row of houses with two level timber verandahs and simply corniced parapets, fronting a transverse gable roof line - typical of the row's early construction. Sparse detail occurs at the party-wall faces where the usual panelled and bracketted shapes combine with precise shell and diamond motifs set within and without panels. Presumably reinforcing this diamond shape, is the uncommon Chinese-like timber balustrading which contains a saltire-cross with panelled borders, whilst early pattern serpentine iron friezes are set within timber rails nearby. Notable features include iron details, verandah, bricksArchitecturally, a typical early row utilising one of the decorative options of the pre-local cast-iron manufacturing period i.e. timber balustrading which, in the material and pattern used, is rare (if original); of regional importance. Historically, built by another of the many owner-builder developers from the area and particularly this street: of local importance.
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