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Gotch
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109 Albert Street, East Melbourne - Burnell
Colour photo shows house of unusual Moorish design. It was built for John Speechley Gotch, newsagent and partner in Gordon and Gotch. It was demolished in the 1960s to make way for expansion of the Freemasons Hospital.
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Burnell
Watercolour painting by William Tibbits of Burnell, the house which originally stood at 109 Albert Street, East Melbourne, now part of the Epworth Freemasons' Hospital site. Burnell was built for John Speechly Gotch, a partner in the firm of Gordon and Gotch, newsagents. The orig...
Place
East Melbourne, Albert Street 109, Burnell
Two storey house with a tower, verandah and balcony with central portico, all decorated with arches of Moorish influence.
Place
East Melbourne, Gipps Street 160
When owner Leonard Terry put his house on the market it was described in the Argus of 6 July 1872 as, "That spacious and substantially built FAMILY MANSION, containing drawingroom 18ft x 16ft, dining room 18ft x 16ft, schoolroom 27ft x 14ft ; five bedrooms 18ft x 16ft, 18ft x 16f...
Story
Salad Days
In the Victorian era when architectural style leaned heavily towards the Italianate one East Melbourne house stood out. It was beautifully depicted by artist, William Tibbits, in 1879. Burnell, as it was later known, at 109 Albert Street, was built for John Speechly Gotch, founde...