A dwelling in Drummond Street, Carlton, Victoria, known as "The Weather House" and "Cinnabar".

Description

Series[UMA-SR-000001984] Photographic prints taken by Jack Lockyer O'BrienAccession[1965.0004] Papers of Jack Lockyer O'BrienIdentifierUMA-ITE-1965000400407Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentA two storey building with a tower at 117 Drummond Street, Carlton. Built in the 1880s for James Matthais, a barometer-maker, it has been known as both "The Weather House" and "Cinnabar". John Lockyer O’Brien (1905-1965) was an historian at the University. His collection of about 4,000 photographs was taken in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Many of them capture the architecture and streetscapes of inner-city Melbourne when the area was in transition between its then 19th century topography and working-class status prior to large-scale demolitions to made way for the construction of the Housing Commission high-rise blocks, and middle-class migration back to the inner-city and subsequent renovation and gentrification of its housing. He was also interested in the early architecture of country Victoria and photographed 19th century homesteads, hotels, churches, banks, railway stations, as well as humbler buildings. He and his wife Laurie owned and resided in a double-storey Georgian-style bluestone house in Hanover Street, Fitzroy.
Inscription: "117 Drummond St, Fitzroy [sic]" is written in ink on the back of the photograph.Access StatusOpen for public accessRequest TypeRequest itemUnitBWP Album 0167Conditions of Use and ReproductionThis image is provided for research purposes and must not be reproduced without prior permission of University of Melbourne Archives. For information about ordering a copy of this image contact the University of Melbourne Archives: archives@archives.unimelb.edu.auMenuBrowse digitised items | Available online

Provenance

CreatorO'Brien, JackRolePhotographer

Dates

Datec 1958

Description Control

Previous System ID1965.0004.00407Format NumberBWP/26620UMAIC IDUMA/I/7322

Characteristics

Genre/FormPhotographic printsDimensions11.5 x 12.0 cm

Subjects

SubjectBuildings-Carlton-Victoria-AustraliaCinnabarDrummond Street, Carlton, VictoriaMatthais, JamesThe Weather House

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A dwelling in Drummond Street, Carlton, Victoria, known as "The Weather House" and "Cinnabar".

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