Zevenboom Lane

Zevenboom Lane was classified as a public lane.

Named 1916. An unlabeled lane following the path of Zevenboom Lane can seen in the map "Melbourne">http://hdl.handle.net/11343/24001">Melbourne and its suburbs" (1855).

Located at or near: 270-274 Little Lonsdale St.

Probable or possible origin of name: John Zevenboom (earlier, Wynand Zevenboom, Zevenboom & Thompson), brush manufacturer, nearby, 280 Little Lonsdale St.

Location is approximate.

For more information, see: Bate, W., Broome, R., Davis, N., May, A. J., & Stitt, H. (2024). The story of Melbourne’s lanes: Essential but unplanned (pp. 152). ISBN 978-1-875173-12-9.

"Zevenboom Lane, named after ninteenth-century broom maker John Zevenboom has already felt the pain of 'Rafferty the Wrecker' and will soon show a different face." p. 152.