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Festa display 2008 - Henry Cooke's House

Acquisition number
740
Catalogue number
emvf0636
File name
VF636
File location
Vertical File

File contains images used for East Melbourne Festa display in 2008. The display was intended as a case study of how to research the history of your house. Henry Cooke's house in Clarendon Street was used as the example. Images include:
Mr. Cooke's House 1853, drawing by Jane Cannan (RHSV); Portrait of Henry Cooke; Portrait of Amelia Cooke; Extract from City of Melbourne Rate Books 1854, La Trobe Ward, showing first listing; Excel spreadsheet tracing the house from 1890 back to first listing; Entry from Burchett Index, City of Melbourne Notices of Intent to Build, 21 Dec 1852, Reg. No. 648; Entry from Burchett local history files; Entry from the City of Melbourne Citizens Roll showing occupation of tenant Henry Brooks; Entry from Probate Index for Henry Brooks; Death notice for Henry Brooks; Entry from Burchett Index, 29 Oct 1884, Reg. No. 1165; photo of house as it was when owned by Thomas Welton Stanford (SLV); photo of streetscape with Stanford house (SLV);photo of Thomas Welton Stanford; photo of house during its time as Ormiston School (Ormiston Archives); MMBW plan 1895. Also explanatory notes and research notes.

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