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30 Darling Street, Toorak

Other Name

Former J. T. Smith Residence

Location

30 Darling Street SOUTH YARRA, Stonnington City

Level

Included in Heritage Overlay

Statement of Significance

The J. T. Smith house is of local historical importance being erected and then occupied for a short term (1857-60) by J. T. Smith, celebrated public figure, foundation Melbourne City Councillor and seven times Mayor, and State politician. The house is of architectural interest as a colonial town house of the immediate post gold rush era, and if substantiated, a rare and representativev surviving work of important early Melbourne architect David Ross.

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