http://www.australianterrace.com/terrace-houses/former-lonsdale-house-470-502-lonsdale-street-melbourne-victoria/ Victorian Terrace Homes, terrace housing, row houses and row housing examples Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:23:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.australianterrace.com/terrace-houses/former-lonsdale-house-470-502-lonsdale-street-melbourne-victoria/comment-page-1/#comment-2778 admin Wed, 05 Jan 2011 06:21:07 +0000 http://australianterrace.com/?p=299#comment-2778 Thanks Rohan, I suppose that it shared a party wall with Rostella, it is technically a 'terrace' of one kind or another, I guess it would be limiting scope to exclude buildings like this that are obviously clearly influenced by the terrace form from a design perspective. Thanks Rohan, I suppose that it shared a party wall with Rostella, it is technically a ‘terrace’ of one kind or another, I guess it would be limiting scope to exclude buildings like this that are obviously clearly influenced by the terrace form from a design perspective.

]]> http://www.australianterrace.com/terrace-houses/former-lonsdale-house-470-502-lonsdale-street-melbourne-victoria/comment-page-1/#comment-2777 rohan Wed, 05 Jan 2011 02:54:05 +0000 http://australianterrace.com/?p=299#comment-2777 Even though they look exactly like three storey terraces, they were designed as a private hospital, built by Dr Fitzgerald, who was probably the most prominent surgeon in melbourne from the 1860s to the 1900s. According to the ADB, he started his private hospital here in the 1860s, soon adding the fabulous Italianate but sadly lost mansion Rostella next door in 1869; then presumably re-built his private hospital in 1887 in this form. There was a common wall (and presumably a door) between the two, and the operating theatre was in the top rear of the right side 'terrace'. There is a description and phots im pretty sure in 'victoria's representativ men at home' c1904. Also notice that there's only 1 door to the pair; the original plan shows that there was always only one entrance; so they only look like terraes, but in fact were never residences. (all this is from memory from the National Trust files when the county court was built, not sure the operating theatre survived in any recognisable form). Even though they look exactly like three storey terraces, they were designed as a private hospital, built by Dr Fitzgerald, who was probably the most prominent surgeon in melbourne from the 1860s to the 1900s. According to the ADB, he started his private hospital here in the 1860s, soon adding the fabulous Italianate but sadly lost mansion Rostella next door in 1869; then presumably re-built his private hospital in 1887 in this form. There was a common wall (and presumably a door) between the two, and the operating theatre was in the top rear of the right side ‘terrace’. There is a description and phots im pretty sure in ‘victoria’s representativ men at home’ c1904. Also notice that there’s only 1 door to the pair; the original plan shows that there was always only one entrance; so they only look like terraes, but in fact were never residences. (all this is from memory from the National Trust files when the county court was built, not sure the operating theatre survived in any recognisable form).

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