Lansdowne Terrace (part demolished) 33-37 Dalgety Street

33-37 Dalgety Street St Kilda was originally erected as part of 'Lansdowne Terrace', a terrace of six houses, most of nine rooms, described as 'new' in January 1857. That article also noted the owner (purchaser?) was Thomas G. James. They were perhaps not yet complete, as newspaper references to occupants do not appear until later in 1857.

The north end terrace, no. 37, was built on a lot as big as all the other terraces combined, stretching to the laneway to the north, with a return verndah and a very large side garden. This house was occupied John De Pass who lived there from 1858, and he enjoyed a dining room for 50, two kitchens, a billiard room and library. The grounds included a coach house, stables, greenhouse and wine cellar. The stables now at the rear of 39 Dalgety Street were originally in the rear garden of 37 Dalgety Street and were erected before 1873, possibly as early as the 'Coach House' mentioned in the 1859 rate book, though the style is more typical of the 1880s. 

In 1917 the garden of no. 37 was subdivided to create two new lots, and either then or at a later point the Coach House was subdivded onto its own lot. 

In about the late 1960s the three terraces to the south were replaced by a large block of flats.

At the time of the 1998 heritage study the remaining terraces were described being in 'poor condition' with sections of verandahs and balconies filled in and balustrading replaced. The stables are substantially intact at the rear of the property but a residence has been erected at No. 39, early in the twentieth century. 

Since around 2000 the area has undergone a sea change, and the remaining terraces have been restored both internally and externally.

Maps from 1873 and 1940s :