East Melbourne, Gipps Street 084, The Haven

East Melbourne

84 Gipps Street

Building names

The Haven

Surnames

Date built: 1866

First owner: George Waterstrom, engineer.

Description

A single storey, single fronted house, with a cement rendered 1930s facade. It has a two storey studio at the rear.

History

George Waterstrom (1829-1907), engineer, owned this house from the time it was built until his death in 1907. He lived in the house until 1873, during which time it is described as two rooms. Extensions were made in 1874 bringing the number of rooms to six, it was extended again in 1878 to arrive at seven rooms. The facade was altered during the 1930s.

Owners and occupiers: 1874-1876 Thomas Blunn. Described in his death notice as late of the GPO, Melbourne.
1878-1880 John Smellie. He started with the Victorian Railways in 1864 as a draftsman, later described as a civil servant with the Victorian Railways.

Sources

Melbourne City Council Rate Books
Melbourne City Council Intents to Build, Reg. No. 1721, 26 Oct 1866
Melbourne City Council List of Citizens
History News (RHSV) no 228 May 2002 p. 7
The Argus, June 25, 1899, p. 1: Deaths (Blunn) The Argus, Oct. 3, 1891, p. 1: Deaths (Smellie) Victorian Railways Employees (microfiche at PROV)
Robin Vowels email 5 Mar 2022