Lansdowne Terrace 33-37Dalgety Street Extant (part) and Lansdowne Place (demolished)

The three two-storey residences at 33-37 Dalgety Street St Kilda were originally erected as 'Lansdowne Terrace', a terrace of six houses each of nine rooms. Erected by 1858, the three remaining residences formed the eastern end of the row with 37 Dalgety Street including a return verandah. The facades are extremely plain with timber and iron verandah valencing differing at both levels and simple door architraves featuring slender columns. NL

At this time their immediate neighbour was a double fronted 3 (corrected from 2 hh) storied pair of (attached hh) buildings shown with verandahs to the front identified in Vardy as Lansdowne Place. These buildings still remain largely intact behind an entry way addition projecting from the middle.NL

Indication of the construction date of these two large 3 storied semi-detached houses is found in the Rate Book of 1861 in which upon Land (80 feet) owned by H. Hall has '2 Houses in progress". In 1857 this same lot of 80 feet was owned by M. Blundell and in 1858 was "well fenced in". Later ''Lansdown Place" was described as 2 eleven roomed brick houses occupied by Lewis and Prell though owned by Henry Hall who lived in "Lansdown Terrace", of which he owned three residences from 1861. HR pg 47

The stables at the rear of 39 Dalgety Street was originally at the rear of the property at 37 Dalgety Street and were erected before 1873: possibly the 'Coach House' mentioned in the 1859 rate book. This red brick building features cream brick quoining and highlight courses below the eaves, between the two levels and on the chimney. The main slate roof is a gabled hip with a  protruding front gable featuring half timbering, a finial and curved cream brick courses. A corner tower has a slate pyramid roof and is a prominent element in the composition.(Information from Nigel Lewis St Kilda Conservation study)

At the time of the study  the terraces were described being in 'poor condition with No. 35 has been extensively renovated. Sections of verandahs and balconies have been 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 then the area has undergone a sea change. The remaining terraces have been restored both internally and externally.

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