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“This row of eight three storey shops was constructed in 1888 for the Australian Proprietors & Investors Company Ltd, to the design of architect John Beswicke and built by Ralph Besant, builder.  Beswick was an architect of some merit designing numerous Town Halls (Brighton, Malvern, Hawthorn and Essendon), various churches, large commercial premises (including theContinue reading “236-252 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy (Beswick Building)”

“A five room brick row house of 1873 with ornamental iron railings and verandah and decorative rendered pediment and chimneys. Front path and verandah floor tiles and internally some plaster ceiling cornices and centre pieces and carved wooden fire-places still intact.” (National Trust Database)

“One of a pair of semi-detached houses enlivened by side walls of bi-coloured Flemish bond brick work, and complex staircases with sweeping bannisters.? (National Trust Database)

This house was designed by Charles Laing and built in 1851 by Brown and Ramsden for John Mickle who was a squatter. “Brown and Ramsden (were) well known and important builders of the 1850’s.” “ An analysis of the original building to the current building identifies that “the existing building is substantially intact apart fromContinue reading “21 Brunswick St, Fitzroy (Mononia)”

Alfred Kursteiner designed this house in 1870 along with 14 Mahoney Street. He also designed all all the houses from 1-30 Greeves Street and the four 2 storey houses on the corner of Fitzroy and Greeves Streets.

This two storey house was designed by Alfred Kursteiner in 1871. Kursteiner designed this house and the other three 2 storey houses on the corner of Fitzroy and Greeves Streets, in addition, he designed all the houses from 1-30 Greeves Street and 4 and 14 Mahoney Street.

This two storey house was designed by Alfred Kursteiner in 1871. Kursteiner designed this house and the other three 2 storey houses on the corner of Fitzroy and Greeves Streets, in addition, he designed all the houses from 1-30 Greeves Street and 4 and 14 Mahoney Street.

This two storey house was designed by Alfred Kursteiner in 1871.

This terrace was designed by the architect Alfred Kursteiner “in 1869-1874 for Henry Raphael. It has been cited as ‘the grandest residential design’ by Kursteiner” (Alfred Friedrich Kursteiner, Dr John J. Taylor, April 2014). “This pair of imposing houses was apparently constructed in various stages.  Number 68 was constructed in 1869 for Henry Raphael aContinue reading “64-68 Napier Street, Fitzroy”

I haven’t research Kursteiner, but Dr John J Taylor has. A link to his document is attached: Taylor, Dr John J., „Alfred Friedrich Kursteiner (c.1829-1897)’, Western Australian Architect, Biographies, http://www.architecture.com.au/ I have also reproduced his report (in case the document is removed or the link is broken in the future). Kursteiner was very prominent inContinue reading “Kursteiner, Alfred ‘Fritz’ (Architect) c.1829-1897”