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East Melbourne, Simpson Street 089, 091

East Melbourne

  • 89 Simpson Street
  • 91 Simpson Street
Date built
1870
Builder
G.K. Johnston, East Melbourne
First owner
G[eorge] K. Johnston, auctioneer

Description

A pair of single storeyed cottages, with cast iron verandahs.

History

Built for George Keane (or Kane) Johnston,auctioneer, on land he had purchased in the crown land sales of June 1854.

Owners and occupiers

89
c.1872-1880: Herman Vestris

91
c.1874-1881: James R. Clayton

Sources

Burchett files, East Melbourne Library

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