Legacy
Hodgson’s former brothels at numbers 6-8 and 32-36 Lonsdale Street were demolished to make way for factories sometime before 1914. These factories were, in turn, demolished to make way for the Commonwealth building in the 1990s. Major archaeological investigations were conducted in the "Little Lon" block in 1988-9 and 2003, but they did not include the site of Hodgson’s former properties. The studies did, however, establish prostitution as one of the key activities of this area in the late nineteenth century. All of the artefacts recovered during these digs are held by the Melbourne Museum.
Several buildings still remain that were contemporary with Madam Brussel’s era. These include the former Black Eagle Hotel(built 1854) at number 42-44 Lonsdale Street and the worker's cottage at Number 17 Casselden Place (built 1877).
Caroline Hodgson’s former seaside property in St. Kilda still stands. A city laneway has been named after her, and a Melbourne bar also bears her name.
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