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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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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.PART 164 BARKLY STREET and CORNER VALENTINE AND VIEW STREETS BENDIGO, GREATER BENDIGO CITY
Coolock House, formerly known as 'Dendirah' is an exotic and eclectic grand mansion built in 1910 for George Victor Lansell, MLC, the son of Bendigo mining magnate Sir George Lansell. It is a…
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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.81 SOUTH ROAD BRIGHTON, Bayside City
Kiora was built in 1891 at the very end of Melbourne's boom. It is an outstanding example of the boom style mansions characteristic of that hectic time. The first owner, and almost certainly…
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You must log in to shortlist items.201 WERE STREET BRIGHTON, BAYSIDE CITY
SOURCE: REPORT TO MINISTER STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE Chevy Chase and a sister residence Ratho (now the St John of God hospital) were erected by two business partners. Built in 1881 Chevy…
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You must log in to shortlist items.46 PARLINGTON STREET CANTERBURY, Boroondara City
Parlington, earlier known as Verulam, was constructed in the Italianate style in about 1888 for William Elsdon, later the Chief Engineer for the Victorian Railways. Subsequent owners…
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You must log in to shortlist items.208 CANTERBURY ROAD AND 126 MALING ROAD CANTERBURY, Boroondara City
Canterbury Mansions was first known as Malone's Family Hotel, after which it was called the Canterbury Club Hotel. In 1920, following the Local Option Poll and the closure of all hotels in…
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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.48 DRUMMOND STREET CARLTON, Melbourne City
Medley Hall was erected in 1893 for Mrs Leah Abrahams by the builder Richard Stockdale to the design of the architect Walter Scott Law. The elaborately decorated two storey rendered brick…
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You must log in to shortlist items.60 RAY STREET CASTLEMAINE, Mount Alexander Shire
Ferndale Manor was built in Castlemaine for Henry Issacs in 1859-60 to designs by architect, Edward Spencer. From 1867 to 1876 it was the residence of Alexander William Robertson who,…
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You must log in to shortlist items.405-411 ALMA ROAD CAULFIELD NORTH, GLEN EIRA CITY
Myoora, 405 Alma Road, North Caulfield, was designed by Reed, Henderson & Smart and can be attributed to Anketell Henderson. It was built in 1886 and 1887 for Thomas Christian, who had…
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You must log in to shortlist items.2/2A MANOR GROVE CAULFIELD NORTH, Glen Eira City
Labassa, Caulfield is one of Melbourne's most lavishly decorated nineteenth century mansions. It resulted from the extensive remodelling in 1890, of an earlier house, known as Sylliott Hill,…
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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.1-69 MCDERMOTT ROAD CURLEWIS, GREATER GEELONG CITY
Coriyule at Drysdale was built in 1849 for pioneer squatting partners, Anne Drysdale and Caroline Newcomb. Drysdale was an unmarried Scottish gentlewoman, who in 1839, aged 47, migrated to…
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You must log in to shortlist items.22-40 CLARENDON STREET EAST MELBOURNE, Melbourne City
Why is it significant? Mosspennock is an Italianate mansion of render on brick construction built for James Purves. The north wing designed by Charles Webb, is a two storied double fronted…
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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.162-166 VICTORIA PARADE EAST MELBOURNE, Melbourne City
Ardee was built for Lawrence Benjamin in 1881 to the design of prominent architects Crouch and Wilson. It is a substantial two-storey stuccoed brick mansion with a symmetrical facade and…
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You must log in to shortlist items.168-172 VICTORIA PARADE EAST MELBOURNE, Melbourne City
Ensor is a two-storey Victorian brick and stucco mansion built in 1875 for Joseph Levy by the prominent Melbourne firm of architects Crouch & Wilson. It has an elaborate three bay facade…
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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.29 LESLIE ROAD ESSENDON, Moonee Valley City
Constructed in 1890 for the brewer Mr Collier McCracken to a design by Messrs Lawson and Grey, this monumental scale classical revival building is one of the few known examples of the…
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You must log in to shortlist items.122 NICHOLSON STREET FITZROY, Yarra City
WHEA AREA OF GREATER SIGNIFICANCE The residence at 122 Nicholson Street Fitzroy was constructed in 1862 for John Denny, architect, presumably to his own design. It was later refaced and…
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You must log in to shortlist items.2A GARDEN STREET GEELONG, Greater Geelong City
Merchiston Hall, Geelong was built in 1856 as a residence for local businessman and politician, James Cowie, on a commanding site in Geelong. It was designed by local architects, Backhouse…
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