East Melbourne, Grey Street 041-043

East Melbourne

41-43 Grey Street

Surnames

Date built: 1860c

Builder: G.A. Johnson

First owner: George Augustus Johnson, cabinet maker

Description

A pair of single storey houses in the domestic gothic style. Each has a gabled roof and attic. The gables are distinguished by scalloped barge boards with fretwork cutouts. The houses underwent alterations in the mid 1930s and masonery porches were added at this time.

History

Not known

Owners and occupiers

41 1870-73: Rev. Thomas Edwards. Edwards arrived in Melbourne 1868 and was minister of the Congregational Church in East Melbourne until 1874. On the advice of Rev. Dr. Cairns he was received into the Presbyterian Church in 1874 and was minister successively of Swan Hill, Chiltern and Cambellfield. He died in Brighton in 1916. 43 1874-75: Eugene Barry, clerk in the master in equity's office.

Sources

City of Melbourne Rate Books, 1860 La Trobe Ward No. 1188 (first entry for No. 41); 1861 La Trobe Ward No. 1190 (first entry for No. 43) Burchett Index, City of Melbourne Notices of Intent to Build, 19 Mar 1860, Reg. No. 177. City of Melbourne Citizens Roll 1862-63, La Trobe Ward Photo in State Library of Victoria La Trobe Picture Collection, Accession No. H95.200/785 The Argus, 11 July 1916, p.4, Personal The Argus, 29 Nov 1886,p.11.

Catalogue reference: http://emhs.org.au/catalogue/wbgrest041-043