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You must log in to shortlist items.117 KOOYONG ROAD ARMADALE, Stonnington City
Armadale House was built in 1876 for Scottish-born businessman and prominent public figure James Munro. Originally located within extensive landscaped gardens but now on a reduced site, the…
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You must log in to shortlist items.565 GLENMORE ROAD ROWSLEY, MOORABOOL SHIRE
Greystones was built for pastoralist Molesworth Greene in 1875-6 as the centre of his pastoral estate. Greene was born in Ireland, educated in Paris, and migrated to Port Phillip with his…
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You must log in to shortlist items.1444 STURT STREET LAKE WENDOUREE, Ballarat City
The Bishop's Palace is one of the most imposing houses in Ballarat. It owes its existence to the fact that in 1873 the Roman Catholic Church created the Ballarat Diocese, and a palace was…
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You must log in to shortlist items.643 MAIN LEAD ROAD RAGLAN, Pyrenees Shire
In about 1858, James Frazer Watkin, an English engineer occupied land on a Miner’s Right near the Mount Cole to Mitchell’s Gully water race at Raglan. J. F. Watkin had been involved in…
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You must log in to shortlist items.6 MELVILLE PARK DRIVE BERWICK, CASEY CITY
Edrington was built in 1906-07 for the West Australian pastoralist Samuel P McKay. It was designed by Rodney Alsop in 1906. It is a two-storey red brick example of the English vernacular…
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You must log in to shortlist items.3221 MURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAY RUTHERGLEN, Indigo Shire
Olive Hills comprises a large country homestead and complex of related farm buildings. The homestead was constructed in 1886 for Hugh Fraser, a Scot who had worked at the Docker's Bontharambo…
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You must log in to shortlist items.10 GLENARA DRIVE BULLA, HUME CITY
Glenara, Bulla was settled by pastoralist Walter Clark in 1857. Originally purchasing 485 acres to the north-west of Melbourne, Clark built his estate up to 4079 acres before his death in…
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You must log in to shortlist items.7 TEMPLESTOWE ROAD BULLEEN, Manningham City
Designed by David McGlashan of the firm McGlashan & Everist, Heide II was built in 1967 as 'a gallery that could be lived in' for art patrons John and Sunday Reed who had been living on…
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You must log in to shortlist items.973 ERCILDOUN ROAD ERCILDOUNE, Pyrenees Shire
Brothers Thomas and Somerville Learmonth founded Ercildoun in 1838. The brothers had been part of an unsuccessful exploration mission into the interior of the colony in 1837, and embarked on…
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You must log in to shortlist items.54 MONT ALBERT ROAD CANTERBURY, Boroondara City
Frognall was constructed in 1888-9 for the timber merchant Clarence Hicks, who had gained wealth from the building boom. After the bank collapse and depression of the early 1890s Frognall…
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You must log in to shortlist items.273-277 CAPE SCHANCK ROAD CAPE SCHANCK, Mornington Peninsula Shire
The land on which Barragunda now stands was first occupied by john barker, a gentleman pastoralist, from the 1840s. Barker's original homestead is thought to survive nearby although altered…
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You must log in to shortlist items.826 WARROCK ROAD WARROCK, Glenelg Shire
Warrock including the land, all buildings (exteriors, interiors and fixtures), trees, garden and landscape elements, brick lined wells and other features. The registration also includes all…
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You must log in to shortlist items.23 BAMBRA ROAD CAULFIELD NORTH, Glen Eira City
Halstead is believed to be the oldest standing residence in Caulfield constructed in 1857 with subsequent additions during the 19th Century. The house was built for and owned by James…
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You must log in to shortlist items.101 HOPKINS HILL ROAD CHATSWORTH, Moyne Shire
Chatsworth House, a substantial single storey bluestone mansion with attendant outbuildings, on the Hopkins River near Chatsworth, was erected in1858-59 for pioneer pastoralist John Moffat.…
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You must log in to shortlist items.105 LATROBE PARADE DROMANA, Mornington Peninsula Shire
The first three owners of Heronswood were remarkable and eminent men. William Edward Hearn (1826-1888) was one of the first professors at the University of Melbourne. He was also a political…
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You must log in to shortlist items.84-122 CLARENDON STREET EAST MELBOURNE, Melbourne City
The elevated site for Bishopscourt was selected by BishopPerry,firstBishop of Melbourne, in 1848. Tenders for Bishopscourt werecalledbyarchitects Newson and Blackburn in 1849. The site was…
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You must log in to shortlist items.192 HOTHAM STREET ELSTERNWICK, GLEN EIRA CITY
Rippon Lea was commenced in 1868 by Frederick Sargood, a most successful politician and merchant. He was born in England in 1834 and arrived in Melbourne in 1850. He soon joined his father's…
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You must log in to shortlist items.280R CRANBOURNE ROAD FRANKSTON, Frankston City
A single storey Gothic Revival brick homestead with attic built for WFE Liardet, c1850, to replace an earlier dwelling. Symmetrically planned, it features a gabled roof, bay windows at each…
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You must log in to shortlist items.140 APHRASIA STREET GEELONG, Greater Geelong City
The Heights, 140 Aphrasia Street, Newtown, is a 1.13 hectare property with a number of 19th century buildings in a landscaped setting. The buildings include a partially prefabricated timber…
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You must log in to shortlist items.330 URE ROAD GEMBROOK, Cardinia Shire
The complex of six buildings is located in Ure Road, Gembrook on Crown Allotment 70, Parish of Gembrook, about five kilometres north of the present township. They were built by Alexander Beau…
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You must log in to shortlist items.186-188 HIGH STREET HEATHCOTE, Greater Bendigo City
Innisfail is a house of considerable architectural significance within the context of the Heathcote district, the main features being the cast-iron verandah, the stucco details of the facade…
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You must log in to shortlist items.199-205 CURETON AVENUE MILDURA, MILDURA RURAL CITY
Rio Vista and the former gardener's cottage at the rear at 199-205 Cureton Avenue, Mildura, have historical and architectural significance for the following reasons: (1) The significance of…
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You must log in to shortlist items.1 TALLIS DRIVE MORNINGTON, MORNINGTON PENINSULA SHIRE
Erected by James Butchart between c.1860 and c.1865, Beleura is one of several stately homes constructed as summer retreats along the Mornington Peninsula between 1860 and 1890 for Victoria's…
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You must log in to shortlist items.450 NEPEAN HIGHWAY MOUNT MARTHA, MORNINGTON PENINSULA SHIRE
This pastoral run was taken up in 1840 by the prominent gentleman colonist Captain James Reid, who called it Checkingurk (or Tichingorook). Georgiana McCrae sketched the property in 1844. In…
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You must log in to shortlist items.12 MARATHON DRIVE MOUNT ELIZA, Mornington Peninsula Shire
Marathon, constructed in 1914, is significant because of the relationship between house and garden. Designed by the architectural partnership Butler and Bradshaw, with substantial extensions…
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