Uxbridge House was built circa 1845 on Nicholson Street in the Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, Australia.[1][2] The site ownership changed hands several times, but the most prominent owner was William Bates who lived there from the 1860s until his death in 1891.[3] The house was named by William Bates after his hometown of Uxbridge in Middlesex, England.[3]
Following the death of William Bates in 1891, the family moved out and by 1895 Uxbridge House had become a private hospital.[1] By the mid 1930s the hospital was in a state of disrepair. A fire, reported in The Argus is also said to have damaged parts of the building. The site was a prime candidate for renewal, as Melbourne was also suffering from a lingering housing shortage.[4][5] What remained of Uxbridge House was demolished in 1935 to make way for Cairo Flats in 1936.[6] All that currently remains from Uxbridge House is the original Hanover Street Brick Wall, which runs along the northern boundary of the site and dates from the 1860s.[7][6]
Various articles in The Argus newspaper[citation needed] also show that the original address of Uxbridge House was 90 Nicholson Street, Fitzroy. However the site that Cairo Flats occupies is now known as 98 Nicholson Street in Fitzroy.
- ^ a b "Fitzroy History Society Newsletter" (PDF). Fitzroy History Society. December 2023.
- ^ "Melbourne Mansions Database: Uxbridge House by Professor Miles Lewis" – via University of Melbourne.
- ^ a b "Victorian Parliament Profile William Bates".
- ^ "Victorian Public Tenants Association - Timeline of Victoria's Public Housing 1850 - 2020" (PDF). Victorian Public Tenants Association.
- ^ Dinmore, Helen (2022-07-08). "Shanty towns and eviction riots: the radical history of Australia's property market". The Conversation. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
- ^ a b "VHD". vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
- ^ "History — Cairo Flats". cairoflats.com.au. Retrieved 2024-09-03.