184 Station St, Port Melbourne

15 November 2021

An advertisement appeared in The Emerald Hill, Sandridge and St Kilda Times on 20 October 1983 for the sale of Gainsborough House at 184 Station St. It was to be auctioned by Mustow & Kemp on Saturday October 29th. 

The paper said 'it is constructed in two sections - a ramshackle but reasonably attractive Victorian weatherboard front with a massive, two-storey brick mansion tacked on the back.

The contrast between the quaint and the stern is hardly awe-inspiring, but inside the mixture works far better than expected.

The long, two-flight staircase is magnificent and still in good order'. 

All ten main rooms had original features like open fireplaces with ornate, carved wooden mirrors. 

114 Dow St, Port Melbourne

November 2021

114 Dow St, November 2021

Planning application

Construction of a new three storey dwelling and garage.

1 May 2018

The property, you could hardly say the house, sold for $1,235,000.

Cayzer 114 Dow Street, Port Melbourne

photo credit Cayzer 

photo credit Cayzeer

photo credit  Cayzer

30 May 2017

This house in lamentably poor condition is one to keep an eye on. These very simple, very plain houses are very early Port.

112 Ross St, Port Melbourne

 26 April 1990

112 Ross St, Emerald Hill, Sandridge and St Kilda Times

110 - 112 Albert St, Port Melbourne

 26 April 1990

110-112 Albert St, Emerald Hill, Sandridge and St Kilda Times

187 Clark St, Port Melbourne

 26 April 1990

187 Clark St, Emerald Hill, Sandridge and St Kilda Times

7,9 & 11 Legon St, Port Melbourne

12 May 1990

The site was offered for sale by auction on 12 May by Hocking Stuart.

16 Bridge St, Port Melbourne

 April 1999

The house at 16 Bridge St was put up for sale by auction on 24 April 1999. It was advertised in the Emerald Hill Times.

122 Albert St, Port Melbourne

 April 1999

The house was offered for sale by auction by estate agent Cayzer in the Emerald Hill Times.

122 Albert St was auctioned on 1 May 1999

127 Stokes St, Port Melbourne

 April 21 - 27, 1999

The house was advertised for sale by auction by Mahar estate agents in the Emerald Hill Times.

127 Stokes St, Port Melbourne, April 1999

237 Princes St, Port Melbourne

November 2021

The basement is excavated.

the basement, 237 Princes St, Port Melbourne, 13 November 2021

July 2021

Work has begun on site.

237 Princes St, Port Melbourne, July 2021

10 October 2020

All that remains of 237 Princes St - an outside laundry and a shed.

The uneven brick work of the neighbouring property is revealed.

all that remains of 237 Princes St

neighbouring brick wall

29 September 2020

Demolition underway. 

The final days of 237 Princes St, Port Melbourne 

September 2020

237 Princes St clings on but not for much longer it seems. An amendment to the planning permit has been sought to add a lift and a stair to the roof deck. 

October 2017

The property will be sold by Cayzer on 21 October for $1,400,000 with endorsed plans for a three level dwelling.

237 Princes St is for sale, October 2017

2 February 2017

On this day, the City of Port Phillip granted a permit to demolish the house and replace it with a three storey dwelling. The application went back to 2015. (ref 1297/2015)

2 November 2015

Over a period of time 237 Princes St deteriorated to such an extent that it appeared it would just fall into a heap. I thought it was gone.

237 Princes St, 29 August 2011

And then it had a coat of paint and looks set for a new lease of life.

237 Princes St, November 2015

Sales history

October 2017: $1,400,000

April 2014: $835k  

July 1997: $230k

March 1978: 32k

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