FORMER DOMVILLE TERRACE SITE

The Haymarket Street North Precinct comprised four terrace houses and several unknown timber structures. The terrace houses were constructed by 1863 and were occupied through to the mid-20th century. There is potential for multiple cesspits, documented by historical MMBW plans, to be preserved across the site, containing archaeological deposits representative of the early residents of Carlton, particularly the Kelly family who continually occupied the site for over 50 years. 

The site is relevant to the themes presented in Victoria’s Framework of Historical Themes, specifically theme 6: Building towns, cities and the garden state, including 6.2 Creating Melbourne, 6.3 Shaping the suburbs and 6.7 Making homes for Victorians. It is associated with the establishment and growth of a residential block in south-west Carlton, which was home to working Melbournians 

The Haymarket Street North precinct is of historical significance (Criterion A) and it has the potential to provide new information (Criterion C) both at a local level.

The Haymarket Street North Precinct has local historical significance within the context of the urban residential development of south-west Carlton. The site has scientific significance associated with it’s potential for archaeological deposits which may contribute new information to the understanding of the gender and socio-economic position of the residents of the site between the mid-19th and mid-20th centuries. Overall, the site is considered to be of moderate significance.