July 2014 :
Totally #neoclassical #terracehouses on VictoriaParade on the East Melbourne side – always admired these for stolid proportions and #unpainted finish and being uncommon for a #victorian design.
Turns out that’s because they’re not ! Built 1910 designed by G W Vanheems best known for completing the spires of #stpatrickscathedralmelbourne in the 1930s.
Was originally called Clontarf and Clonmel, both places in Ireland, Richard Thomas was a good irish catholic I guess. He was a dentist.
Actually looked more victorian originally but lost huge balustrade and parapet some time after the 1963 photo from the National Trust’s files.
Storey of Melbourne 