1874 Lygon Street, Carlton Elizabeth Street owner of the "James Paterson"

owner of the "James Paterson" vessel

Within a few years (by 1875) the Leveson Wine & Spirit Merchants building was replaced by the Hobson's Bay Railway Hotel (now Hosie's hotel)

dormer window in centre of second storey

The building was completed in 1872 and the first Melbourne sovereign was minted on the 8th of July that year

Further up Bourke Street

1874 Lygon Street, Carlton Elizabeth Street owner of the "James Paterson"An amazing photo of Lygon Street in 1874, looking south across Palmerston Street. A little further on the right we see Elgin House (still there), situated on the south west corner of Lygon and Elgin Streets. To the extreme right of the photo is St Jude's Anglican Church, which still exists today. The street was designed by Robert Hoddle in 1852 and was originally known as Cameron Street. It was later renamed Lygon Street in 1872 in honor of Lord