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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 053
Sale brochure for auction of Apartment 20, 53 Powlett Street, East Melbourne scheduled for 25 August 2001. Colour photos. Plans. Sold for $196,000.
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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 053, Regents Gate
Brochure advertising auction of Apartment 4, 53 Powlett Street, East Melbourne scheduled for 18 February 1984. Black and white sketch. The apartment sold for $101,000.
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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 053, Regents Gate
Auction brochures for 53 Powlett Street, from May 2002. Interior and exterior photos. Plan.
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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 054 - Burchett
1889. MCC BR: Blackwell and Dalton, architects of Collins Street, to build and superintend a 2-storey house for J.S. Wood, Esq. James Wood was a principal of Wood Dunn and Co. Dairy Produce Merchants and Exporters of 26 Market Street, Melbourne. 1890. J. Wood - owner/occupier. 12...
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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 056 - Burchett
1907. MCC Building Advice: C. Fry, builder, for James Shelley. Architect: Mr. Vanheems. 1908-10. Name mentioned: James Shelley.
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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 059, 061 - Burchett
1871. MCC BR: William Rankin to build 2 houses for R.E. Jacomb. Architects: Crouch and Wilson. (1860c-1903c. Robert E. Jacomb lived at 53 Powlett Street. He was the 'official assignee', Bank Place, Melbourne.) 1873. Robert Jacomb - owner. Occupants: No.59 James Smith till 1879. N...
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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 059, 061, Enfield Place
This is an imposing pair of polychromatic brick terraces set high above the street with two storey cast iron verandahs and fine moulded architraves to openings. No. 61 is particularly intact with rear stables and fine side fence of corrugated iron. The substantial cast iron palis...
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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 059, Enfield Place
Real estate article which gives some of the history of the house. It was built in 1872 for Robert Jacomb by William Rankin. It was to be auctioned on 19 December 1987 by agents Eric Weber. It was presumably passed in as Domain property sales states the sale was by private treaty...
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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 068 - Burchett
1910. MCC BR: E. Martin to build for Austin Chapman, MP. Architect: W.A.M. Blackett. 1910-1914. Chapman. 1917. Herbert E. Hooke. Chas. White to 1921. David Zmood to 1925. Mrs. A. Douglas to 1927. 1930. John Heppell. 1979. Y.W.C.A. Note: Blackett was a well known architect and wri...
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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 071
A three storey block of Art Deco apartments built around a pre-existing shop. This is possibly the earliest licensed grocer in East Melbourne. Unfortunately the exterior has been substantially altered, but much of the interior shopfitting remains, including fine timber shelves, l...
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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 082, 084, 086, 088, 090, 092, 094, 096, 098, 100, 102, 104, 106, 108, 110, 112
Three photos showing two different views of Canterbury Terrace. This row of terrace houses is made up of sixteen units and is unusual for this reason. The terrace is broken into five bays. The two end bays and the wide central bay are arcaded, while the two other bays are deorate...
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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 082, 084, 086, 088, 090, 092, 094, 096, 098, 100, 102, 104, 106, 108, 110, 112 - Burchett
1852. The vacant land was a Government grant to the Wesleyan Church for a church, school and Minister's dwelling. 1869. MCC Building Advice: To build a church and school for the Wesleyan Body. Architects: Crouch and Wilson. No Rates reference prior to 1876. 1877. MCC Building Adv...
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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 082, Canterbury Terrace
Auction brochure for 82 Powlett Street, scheduled for 25 October 2014. Photos. Plans.
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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 084
Newspaper clipping about the house at 84 Powlett Street, East Melbourne, known as Samarang. Article gives some historical background as well as a description of the interior. The house was to be auctioned on 4 May 2002.
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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 085, 087 - Burchett
Originally numbered 32-34. 1859. MCC BR: George Black for self, two 2-storey houses. 1861. Black - owner. Parnham and Garrett - occupiers of the houses. 1866. John McCrea - owner. 1870. R. Jack - owner. 1876c-1883. No.85 occupied by Hon. Peter Lalor. Hero of Eureka, Speaker of Vi...
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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 087
Brochure advertising auction of 87 Powlett Street, East Melbourne, scheduled for 27 August 1994
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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 091 - Burchett
Formerly Nos. 89-91. Originally Nos. 36 and 38. 1864. MCC BR: Wm. Heatherston to build for H. Dyer, two houses. 1866. Dyer - owner. 2 brick houses.
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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 091, Rannoch
Brochure advertising auction of 91 Powlett Street, East Melbourne scheduled for 30 May 1998. Colour photos. Floorplan. The house was passed in on the day but sold the following August f0r $985,000. [See link to Domain Property Sales below]
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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 092
Brochure advertising the executor's auction of 92 Powlett Street, East Melbourne, scheduled for 26 November 1983. Hand written note gives vendor's name as Dr Kennedy Burnside
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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 100
Brochure advertising the sale by private treaty of 100 Powlett Street, East Melbourne. 1993
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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 101, 103, 105, 107 - Burchett
1860. MCC BR: No.107. Corner Gipps Street. Wyley to build wooden house for self. 1860. MCC BR: No.101. William Blewden to build for Charles Smith, house, 8 rooms and offices. 1860. No.101. Mrs. Ainslie Ladies School. 1861-2. Name mentioned: Villiers W. Wylie. Wood, 2 rooms. 1861....
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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 101, Magnolia Court
Newspaper clipping about sale of Magnolia Court Boutique Hotel, 95-101 Powlett Street, East Melbourne to Richard Leaper.
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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 102
New print The information accompanying this photo was given simply as Two Women Outside Family Home, East Melbourne, 1918. The house can be identified as one of four in Canterbury Terrace, Powlett Street, either numbers 86, 90, 102 or 106. The photo seems to be a publicity shot f...
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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 107
Originally a single-storey double-fronted house with verandah, and stable. Now very much altered with a second storey added, and a garage in front of the stable.