East Melbourne is an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. At the 2006 census, East Melbourne had a population of 4330. This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre (also known as The CBD). ... VIC redirects here. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Queens_bess_row_east_melbourne. ... // Electromagnetic induction discovered by Michael Faraday Evolutionary theorist Charles Darwins expedition on the HMS Beagle. ... Australian postcodes have four digits; envelopes for posting from Australia reflect this. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... ISO 4217 Code AUD User(s) Australia 6 countries and territories Kiribati Nauru Tuvalu Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Norfolk Island Inflation 4. ... “km” redirects here. ... “Miles” redirects here. ... This article is about the area with the postcodes 3000 and 3004 in Victoria, Australia known as Melbourne. ... Municipalities of Greater Melbourne City of Banyule City of Bayside City of Boroondara City of Brimbank Shire of Cardinia City of Casey City of Darebin City of Frankston City of Glen Eira City of Greater Dandenong City of Hobsons Bay City of Hume City of Kingston City of Knox City... This article is about a local government area. ... State Electoral District is a term used to refer to a voting area within Australian states. ... The Electoral district of Melbourne is an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. ... The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ... Melbourne is an Australian Electoral Division of Victoria. ... This is a list of Municipalities and their suburbs and townships in the greater metropolitan area of Melbourne, in the State of Victoria, Australia. ... Fitzroy is an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Collingwood is an inner city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Abbotsford (parts of which were also known as Carringbush at the turn of the 19th century) is a small inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, nestled in between Collingwood, Richmond and Clifton Hill and separated from Kew by the meandering Yarra River. ... This article is about the area with the postcodes 3000 and 3004 in Victoria, Australia known as Melbourne. ... Richmond is an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... This article is about the area with the postcodes 3000 and 3004 in Victoria, Australia known as Melbourne. ... This article is about the area with the postcodes 3000 and 3004 in Victoria, Australia known as Melbourne. ... Cremorne is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... The term inner-city is often applied to the poorer parts at the centre of a major city. ... “Suburbia” redirects here. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre (also known as The CBD). ... VIC redirects here. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

East Melbourne is a small area of inner Melbourne located between Richmond and the Melbourne Central Business District. Broadly, it is bounded by Spring Street, Victoria Parade, Punt Road and Brunton Avenue. It is in the Local Government Area of the City of Melbourne. Richmond is an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Schematic plan of Hoddles allotments for the village of Melbourne, March,1837 Each block was further subdivided into 20 allotments each 76 perches in area Map of central Melbourne Melbournes CBD. The Hoddle Grid is the layout of the streets in the central business district of Melbourne, Australia. ... Spring Street is a major street in the central business district of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled by each individual Local Government. ... This article is about a local government area. ...

Probably Melbourne's earliest suburb, the area has been affluent since first establishment, East Melbourne has some of the largest and oldest Victorian homes and terrace houses in Melbourne. A street of British terraced housing In architecture and city planning, a terrace, rowhouse, or townhouse (United States) is a style of housing since the late 18th century where identical individual houses are cojoined into rows. ...

Geography

East Melbourne is home to most of Victoria's government institutions in the parliamentary precinct and Treasury Precincts as well as St Patrick's Cathedral and many of the larger medical institutions and some of the city's finest Victorian parks and gardens such is the likes of Treasury Gardens and Fitzroy Gardens. The suburb is probably best known for the world famous Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) situated in the locality of Jolimont, Yarra Park. Parliament House, Melbourne Parliament House, Melbourne, has been the seat of the Parliament of Victoria, Australia, since 1855, except for the years 1901 to 1928, when it was occupied by the Parliament of Australia. ... St Patricks Cathedral, Melbourne Patricks Cathedral is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia, and seat of its archbishop, currently Denis J. Hart. ... “MCG” redirects here. ...

The parliamentary and cathedral precincts are located on a gentle hill. Jolimont railway station is at the top of a ridge which extends towards Bridge Road in Richmond, from which Jolimont slopes downwards towards the Yarra and the residential section to the north slopes gradually towards the flatter areas of Fitzroy and Collingwood.

History

East Melbourne was one of Melbourne's earliest suburbs. Wealthy professionals began establishing mansions in the suburb as early as the 1840s.

In the 1960s and 1970s, while other inner city suburbs were experiencing gentrification, East Melbourne, traditionally a blue ribbon belt experienced a temporary decline. Flats began to appear and replace many of the old mansions. The construction of the Hilton Hotel, saw the demolition of Cliveden mansions, a five storey Victorian era terrace and the largest mansion in Melbourne (a small section of the ballroom is retained in the foyer of the Hilton). Office development and expansion of the hospitals in the area affected much of the area surrounding Victoria parade. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... In San Francisco, during the mid-1960s, the bohemian center of the city shifted from the old Beat enclave of North Beach to Haight-Ashbury (pictured) as a response to gentrification. ...

During the 1990s, East Melbourne once again experienced a sharp increase in property prices. The Becton development at Jolimont, modelled on a picturesque Georgian village created one of inner city Melbourne's first exclusive enclaves. Many of the remaining mansions and terraces were placed on heritage registers and subdivided into apartments. Later the Victoria Brewery was also converted into exclusive apartments named "TriBeCa" after the Manhattan neigbourhood. For other uses of the term TriBeCa or Tribeca, see Tribeca (disambiguation). ...

Whilst East Melbourne is no longer considered in the same light as suburbs such as Toorak, Brighton or South Yarra, the proximity to the city and the relatively unspoilt streetscapes mean that many properties are highly sought after. Toorak is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Brighton is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 12 km southeast of the city. ... South Yarra is an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

Local Landmarks

Non-Residential Architecture

East Melbourne is home to many famous Melbourne landmarks.

Treasury Place is notable for its government buildings on Spring Street, including Parliament House of Victoria (built in 1856 to the design of Peter Kerr) and the old Treasury Building (built in 1857 to the design of John James Clark). Treasury Place forms Australia's finest Renaissance revival streetscape, combining the facades of the Treasury, State Offices offices, former Government Printing Office and Commonwealth Government Offices (built 1912 - 1914 to the design of John Smith Murdoch), all overlooking the Treasury Gardens. The rear of these offices is a feature of St Andrews Place. Parliament House, Melbourne Parliament House, Melbourne, has been the seat of the Parliament of Victoria, Australia, since 1855, except for the years 1901 to 1928, when it was occupied by the Parliament of Australia. ... The old Treasury Building, now the City Museum The old Treasury Building, along Spring Street in Melbourne, was once home to the Victorian government Treasury department, but is now a museum of Melbourne history. ... John James Clark, also known as J. J. Clark (1838–1915), was an Australian architect, notable for his grand public buildings and successful design competition entries. ... The Château de Ferrières completed 1855 was a deliberate copy of Mentmore Towers (below). ...

Nearby Cathedral Place is home to St Patrick's Cathedral and many other former religious buildings now serving mixed use.

Other notable buildings include the Arts & Crafts style of the Victorian Artists Society (1892) by Richard Speight and Harry Tompkins, the Eastern Hill Fire Station (1893) and the East Melbourne Synagogue (1877) by Crouch & Wilson. The former Baptist Church House, built between 1859-1863, although substantially modified during conversion into an office building, is one of the finer classical styled buildings in East Melbourne and was designed by Thomas Watts. Eastern Hill Fire Station is the central fire station of Melbourne, Australia, located in on the corner of Victoria Parade and Gisborne Street, one of the highest points in the city of Melbourne. ...

ICI House, built on the edge of the Melbourne CBD on Nicholson Street between 1955-1958 and designed by Bates, Smart & McCutcheon, is notable as being one of the first curtain wall glass skyscrapers in the world and the first skyscraper to break Melbourne's strict height limits. Until 1961, it was also Australia's tallest building.

The Dallas Brooks Hall, one of Australia's finest examples of the "stripped classical" style, was completed in 1969 and has served as a major events venue for many years. The building caused controversy after 2001 when it owners, Freemasons Victoria announced that it was to be sold and demolished to make way for multi-purpose commercial development. Despite the building's architectural and cultural significance, its heritage protection status remains unknown. American Square & Compasses Freemasonry is a worldwide fraternal organization. ...

In Hotham Street, the large Cairns Memorial Presbyterian Church, which was built in the 1880s was subject to an innovative apartment conversion after the church was gutted by fire in the 1988, leaving only the exterior shell.

Victoria Brewery (1882) is notable as an early work of William Pitt. Its castellated facade has since been partially restored and converted into apartments. William Pitt (1855-1918) was an architect working in Melbourne, Australia in the later part of the nineteenth and early twentieth century. ...

Parliament House, Melbourne Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (2288 × 1712 pixel, file size: 821 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... The Parliament of Victoria is a bicameral, or two-house, legislature. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre (also known as The CBD). ...	Old Treasury Building Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (3456x2304, 3757 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): East Melbourne, Victoria Spring Street, Melbourne User:Matnkat Old Treasury Building, Melbourne John James Clark Metadata This file...	Commonwealth Government Offices Image File history File linksMetadata Commonwealth_government_offices_treasury_place_east_melbourne. ...	St Patrick's Cathedral - Gothic Revival (Central Tower), Melbourne St Patricks Cathedral, Melbourne Patricks Cathedral is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia, and seat of its archbishop, currently Denis J. Hart. ... Victoria Tower at the Palace of Westminster, London: Gothic details provided by A.W.N. Pugin The Gothic revival was a European architectural movement with origins in mid-18th century England. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre (also known as The CBD). ...
Victorian Artists Society, Albert Street Image File history File linksMetadata Victorian_artists_society_buildings_east_melbourne. ...	Orica House (former ICI House), Nicholson Street Orica is an Australian-headquartered multinational manufacturer of various chemical products, from paints to explosives. ...	Dallas Brooks Hall, Albert Street Image File history File linksMetadata Dallas_brooks_hall_east_melbourne. ...	East Melbourne Synagogue, Albert Street Image File history File linksMetadata East_melbourne_synagogue. ...
Former Baptist Church House, Albert Street Image File history File linksMetadata Former_baptist_church_house_east_melbourne. ...	Cairms Memorial Presbyterian Church, now apartments.	Eastern Hill Fire Station Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1080x720, 278 KB) Former Eastern Hill Fire Station, Melbourne, Australia and presently the Fire Services Museum of Victoria. ...	Victoria Brewery Image File history File linksMetadata Victoria_brewery_east_melbourne. ...
St John's Parish Church, Punt Road, combines Richardsonian Romanesque with celtic designs Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (587x745, 318 KB) St Johns Parish Church East Melbourne. ... Richardsonian Romanesque has both French and Spanish Romanesque characteristics, like the First Presbyterian Church in Detroit, Michigan by architechs George D. Mason and Zachariah Rice in 1891 Richardsonian Romanesque is a style of American architecture named after architect Henry Hobson Richardson, whose masterpiece is Trinity Church, Boston in Massachusetts. ...	Catholic church of St John the Evangelist, Punt Road Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (500x628, 261 KB) Church of St John the Evangelist. ...	The German Lutheran Church, Hall & Manse was granted this site in 1852 East Melbourne	St Peter's Anglican Church (1846 Built) in East Melbourne
St Patrick's Cathedral - Gothic Revival Architecture Victoria Tower at the Palace of Westminster, London: Gothic details provided by A.W.N. Pugin The Gothic revival was a European architectural movement with origins in mid-18th century England. ...	St Patrick's Cathedral - Gothic Revival (East Side) Victoria Tower at the Palace of Westminster, London: Gothic details provided by A.W.N. Pugin The Gothic revival was a European architectural movement with origins in mid-18th century England. ...

Residential architecture

East Melbourne is home to some of Melbourne's earliest houses. While terrace housing is predominant in the area, the suburb also has some fine remnant mansions, the oldest and largest in East Melbourne being the blue stone colonial mansion Bishopscourt (designed by Newson & Blackburn), which dates back to 1853, was used as Victoria's Government House in 1874-1876 as well as the residence for all of Melbourne's Bishops and Archbishops since its completion and is on the Victorian Heritage Register. The two storey house at 157 Hotham Street, built in 1861 is notable as a rare example of bluestone gothic applied to residential architecture. The house is often attributed to Joseph Reed and considered one of his early residential works. Accordingly it is also listed on the Victorian Heritage Register. Blue stone is a generic mineral description commonly applied to a variety of minerals. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations · Other religions Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Catholic Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      This article... In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated bishop. ... The Victorian Heritage Register is maintained by Heritage Victoria, part of the Department of Sustainability and Environment a department of the Government of Victoria, Australia. ... Joseph Reed (1823?-1890), a Cornishman by birth, was probably the most influential Victorian era architect in Melbourne, Australia. ...

Several terrace houses are notable, including Tasma Terrace (1878) by architect Charles Webb, arguably Melbourne's finest terrace home and headquarters of the National Trust in Victoria, Clarendon, East Melbourne Terrace, Annerley and Cyprus Terrace (1867). Charles Webb (born 26 November 1821, Sudbury, Suffolk England - 23 January 1898 was an architect working in Victoria, Australia during the 19th Century. ... The National Trust of Australia is a community-based, non-government organisation, committed to promoting and conserving Australias indigenous, natural and historic heritage through its advocacy work and its custodianship of heritage places and objects. ...

The large Edwardian apartment building known as Queens Bess Row is also notable. Completed in 1887 and designed by architect firm Tappin Gilbert and Dennehy, this Queen Anne styled building dominates a main residential corner. As is Eastbourne Terrace, an eclectic Edwardian terrace on the corner of Wellington Parade.

Bishopscourt, Clarendon Street Image File history File linksMetadata Bishopscourt_east_melbourne. ...	157 Hotham Street Image File history File linksMetadata 157_Hotham_Street_East_Melbourne. ...	Tasma Terrace, Parliament Place Image File history File linksMetadata Tasma_terrace_parliament_place. ...	Cyprus Terrace Image File history File linksMetadata Cyprus_terrace_east_melbourne. ...
Three storey terraces on Albert Street Image File history File linksMetadata Three_storey_terraces_in_east_melbourne. ...	Queens Bess Row Image File history File linksMetadata Queens_bess_row_east_melbourne. ...	Eastbourne Terrace

Public Space

East Melbourne has many Victorian era gardens, the largest of which are the Treasury Gardens and the Fitzroy Gardens. Yarra Park in Jolimont is used for picnicking and carparking for the MCG, which is gradually being phased out by the local council. The Treasury Gardens consist of 58,000 square metres on the south-eastern side of the Melbourne Central Business District, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Cooks Cottage in the Fitzroy Gardens. ... Yarra Park has become the premier sporting precinct of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, with the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) and numerous sporting fields and ovals, including the associated sporting complexes of Melbourne Park and Olympic Park. ...

Transport

East Melbourne is served by major tramlines on Wellington Parade and Victoria Parade, both connecting with the CBD in the western edge of the suburb.

East Melbourne is serviced by rail, with two main stations, Parliament underground station on Spring Street and Jolimont which is used primarily by patrons attending events at the MCG. The stair entrance to Parliament Station, on the corner of Spring and Bourke Streets. ... Jolimont is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

Punt Road, on the suburb's eastern boundary, is a major busway. Autobus redirects here. ...

Health

Due to its proximity to a number of hospitals many medical practitioners also have their rooms in East Melbourne. These hospitals include The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital (RVEEH), Freemasons' Hospital and Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute. Established in 1937, the Freemasons Hospital, Melbourne is a practical expression of the work of Freemasonry in the Victorian community. ... Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre is the main Australian centre for cancer treatment and research. ...

In addition, St Vincent's Hospital and St Vincent's & Mercy Private Hospitals are located in adjacent Fitzroy, after relocating from their original site in East Melbourne. St Vincents Hospital, Melbourne is owned and operated by the Sisters of Charity. ... St Vincents & Mercy Private Hospital is located on two campuses in the Melbourne suburbs of Fitzroy and East Melbourne. ... Fitzroy is an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

Localities within East Melbourne

The MCG and surrounding gardens dominate Jolimont

The Melbourne Cricket Ground

Jolimont is a locality within the suburb of East Melbourne a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is in the Local Government Area of the City of Melbourne. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2811x1097, 648 KB) Summary I, VirtualSteve took this photograph on February 16, 2006. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2811x1097, 648 KB) Summary I, VirtualSteve took this photograph on February 16, 2006. ... “MCG” redirects here. ... “Suburbia” redirects here. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre (also known as The CBD). ... VIC redirects here. ... Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled by each individual Local Government. ... This article is about a local government area. ...

Jolimont covers a very small area. Most of it is occupied by the Melbourne Cricket Ground and surrounding Yarra Park and has its own railway station. The remainder of Jolimont is made up by a single block of housing, consisting of many Victorian terrace houses and office buildings. Manchester Town Hall is an example of Victorian architecture found in Manchester, UK. The Carson Mansion is an example of a Victorian home in Eureka, California, USA The term Victorian architecture can refer to one of a number of architectural styles predominantly in the Victorian era. ...

The first superintendent of the Port Phillip District, and later lieutenant-governor, Charles La Trobe lived in Jolimont with his family in a pre-fabricated cottage. The La Trobe's Cottage was moved in 1963 to the Kings Domain where it is open to the public. Other notable people who have lived in Jolimont include William Guilfoyle. Landsat 7 composite imagery of the bay. ... Charles La Trobe (March 20, 1801 - December 4, 1875) was the first lieutenant-governor of the state of Victoria. ... La Trobe’s Cottage is an historic cottage in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, built in 1839 for the first superintendant of the Port Phillip District of New South Wales, Charles La Trobe, and his family. ... Kings Domain is part of the Domain Parklands in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, on the south side of the Yarra River, that incorporates the Alexandra Gardens, Queen Victoria Gardens and the Royal Botanic Gardens. ... William Robert Guilfoyle (December 8, 1840 - June 25, 1912) was a landscape gardener and botanist in Victoria, Australia, acknowledged as the architect of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne and was responsible for the design of many parks and gardens in Melbourne and regional Victoria. ...

References

Australian Bureau of Statistics logo The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is the Australian government agency that collects and publishes statistical information about Australia. ... is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Maps and Aerial Photos

• East Melbourne, Victoria is at coordinates 37°48′47″S 144°59′06″E / -37.813, 144.985 (East Melbourne, Victoria)Coordinates: 37°48′47″S 144°59′06″E / -37.813, 144.985 (East Melbourne, Victoria)

Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

External links

• City of Melbourne
• Melbourne Cricket Ground
• Australian Places - East Melbourne
• Local history of Jolimont