▁city ▁centre ▁and ▁park land , ▁Victor ian ▁era ▁buildings , ▁terra ce ▁houses ▁and ▁tree ▁l ined ▁streets . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Top onomy ▁Origin ally ▁known ▁as ▁Park ▁ville ▁or ▁Park - ville , ▁the ▁orig ins ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁are ▁uncertain . ▁The ▁sub urb ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁named ▁after ▁Royal ▁Park . ▁Park - ville ▁was ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁homes ▁along ▁F lem ington ▁Road ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁Ryan ▁family ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 s ▁and ▁there ▁was ▁once ▁a ▁street ▁in ▁H oth am ▁named ▁Park ville ▁street ▁which ▁may ▁have ▁led ▁toward ▁this ▁home . ▁Before ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 s ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁either ▁H oth am ▁( N orth ▁Melbourne ) ▁or ▁Carl ton ▁and ▁during ▁this ▁time ▁Park ville ▁was ▁simply ▁a ▁local ity ▁of ▁Carl ton . ▁The ▁name ▁Park ▁Ville ▁came ▁into ▁common ▁use ▁after ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁and ▁was ▁gradually ▁short ened ▁to ▁its ▁current ▁form . ▁ ▁University ▁and ▁beg inn ings ▁The ▁first ▁institution ▁of ▁significance ▁ere cted ▁in ▁the ▁Park ville ▁area ▁was ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Melbourne ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 3 . ▁A ▁housing ▁estate ▁comm enced ▁sales ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁at ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁Park ville ▁South . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁further ▁ex cis ions ▁from ▁Royal ▁Park ▁were ▁made ▁for ▁housing ▁est ates ▁at ▁Park ville ▁North ▁along ▁Royal ▁Par ade ▁and ▁Park