| House | $1,323,300  |
| Unit | $581,600  |
Surrounding suburbs
| Melbourne | $590,000 |
| Richmond | $1,454,900 |
| South Yarra | $1,883,300 |
| House | $884 |
| Unit | $708 |
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| Map | Street view | Nearby property price |
| Planning History: |
| Registered as Victorian heritage |
| Last updated on - January 1, 2014 Precinct statement of significance Component streets include: Balmain St, Bent St, Dover St and Cubitt Street Statement of Significance What is significant? Providing the name for this locality, the Cremorne Gardens (now redeveloped) were founded by James Ellis, a gold rush entrepreneur, who purchased ten acres of land in Richmond alongside the Yarra in 1853 and opened his pleasure gardens, named after the Cremorne Gardens, London. The gardens were located south of Swan Street between Cremorne Street, the railway line and the Yarra, and consisted of extensive ornamental planting, pavilions, grottoes and bridges (45). Residential development In 1885 Thomas Bent, notorious parliamentarian, Brighton resident, land speculator and councillor, developed part of the former gardens site for residential subdivision, and the Cremorne Estate was offered for sale with one of the newly formed streets named after himself (46). His estate forms part of this Heritage Overlay Area. The Cremorne area developed as an area of modest workers' housing in the late 19th century but MMBW plans (47) from c1895 show that the area was not yet fully developed. The Cremorne area was detached from other Richmond urban groupings, with its own identity and public buildings such as the Cremorne State School (85 Cremorne St) and churches like St. Thomas's Church of England (demolished). Near the peak of Cremorne's early development phase, just after the turn of the century, the area had its grandly titled terrace rows (such as Somerset Terrace and Wilford Terrace), corner shops and hotels such as the Cherry Tree at the Balmain and Stephen Street's corner, and the Balmain Hall east of the railway. Industry By 1900 the 20th century the character of South Richmond had changed from riverside rural and residential to industrial and residential. Cremorne became industrialised, the premier landmarks including the Rosella jam and sauce factory, Bryant and May, the Union Brewery and the Cremorne Brewery. Collectively they establish the historic identity of Richmond and the Cremorne area, in particular, as a nineteenth and early twentieth century industrial working class suburb. Main development era The main development era is from the Victorian and Edwardian-era, with a contribution f |
| 29 Apr 2015 |
| Part Demolition, Alterations and Additions |
| (Source: City of Yarra, reference no: PLN15/0393) |
| 20 Apr 2018 |
| Amendment |
| (Source: , reference no: ) |
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