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Koch
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6 records and collections
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Bedggood: Friendly Footwear
Daniel Bedggood arrived in Melbourne in 1854. Almost immediately he set up a boot and shoe factory in Richmond. A successful business from the start, succeeding generations kept it going and his son, John, oversaw the transition to a new and bigger factory in Jolimont, at 22 Agne...
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East Melbourne, Albert Street 028 - Burchett
Hoddle Street between Albert St and Victoria Pde St John's R.C. church Church built 1901 Celtic Cross & Irish Round Tower Old Gothic church opened 1866 New church foundation stone laid 1924 Mrs Koch of Gipps Street claims her mother told her a relative Richard Dennehy was archite...
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East Melbourne, Parliament Place 024 - Burchett
Classified National Trust. See index card for citation. 1853. MCC BR: 'To build foundations of German Lutheran Church, signed: Trevena and Hellings. Architects: Bellairs Kursteiner and Co. 1857. Name mentioned: Rev. Goethe, Gisborne Street. Brick and wood house, 5 rooms. 1858. Na...
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East Melbourne, Punt Road 1021, 1023, 1025 - Burchett
1882. MCC BR: James Edmond to build 3 cottages for Misses Chaffers. Architect - A.B. Koch. 1885. Miss Chaffer - owner of the 3 cottages. Occupiers - No.1021 S. Mottram. No.1025 A. Nickless. Numbers shown on photo should be in reverse order. No.1025 on the right.
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East Melbourne, Vale Street 058, Minerva
A large two storey Italianate house. Its design makes good use of its corner position with return verandahs and bay windows facing both street frontages. All the openings have semi-circle arches with key stones. The house originally had a tower over the central portico, and there...
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East Melbourne, Vale Street 068 - Burchett
1891. MCC Building Notice: J.G. Kaiser, builder - Park Street, Glenferrie, to build for Mr. Stanford. J.A.B. Koch - architect. 1892. J. Stanford - owner/occupier. Brick, 12 rooms. Mr. John Stanford, auctioneer with 'Powers Rutherford' (originally called 'Minerva'), had beautiful...