COOLOCK HOUSE

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…

EDRINGTON

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…

KIORA

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…

CHEVY CHASE

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…

PARLINGTON

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…

CANTERBURY MANSIONS

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…

FROGNALL

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…

MEDLEY HALL

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…

MYOORA

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…

MOSSPENNOCH (MOSSPENNOCK)

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…

ARDEE

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…

LOWTHER HALL ANGLICAN GRAMMAR SCHOOL

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…

MALVERN HOUSE

5-15 WILLOBY AVENUE GLEN IRIS, STONNINGTON CITY

Malvern House (also known as Valentines) is a large Italianate two storey mansion in ornate stuccoed brick with a servants¡¯ wing and a detached laundry building. HOW IS IT…

ROTHA

29 HARCOURT STREET HAWTHORN EAST, BOROONDARA CITY

Rotha was designed by the notable nineteenth century architect John Beswicke as his own residence. The house, built in 1887, is two-storey red-brick and includes design features which…

OXFORD

21 ISABELLA GROVE HAWTHORN, Boroondara City

Oxford, formerly known as Friesia, was constructed in 1888 to the design of J A B Koch for Melbourne's first German consul William A Brahe. The house was built in German Renaissance style…

KAWARAU

405 TOORONGA ROAD HAWTHORN, Boroondara City

Kawarau, an Italianate mansion was originally know as Warrington. It was built for Robert Robinson, a Melbourne grain merchant and completed in 1893 at the time of the bank crash and…

RAVENSWOOD

40 BEAUVIEW PARADE IVANHOE EAST, Banyule City

Ravenswood at Ivanhoe East was begun in 1891 for financier Robert William Kennedy on four acres of land rising from the north side of Lower Heidelberg Road. The house and its impressive…

ROSS HOUSE

292 COTHAM ROAD KEW, Boroondara City

Ross House, formerly called Charleville, was built as a two-storey mansion in 1889 for Charles Donaldson. It was designed in the Italianate style by the architect H Shallers and built by G…

STONINGTON

336 GLENFERRIE ROAD and 1-21 SOMERS AVENUE and 1-25 NORFOLK PLACE MALVERN, STONNINGTON CITY

The mansion, Stonington, was constructed in Malvern in 1890 for Cobb and Co coachline proprietor, John Wagner, to designs by noted Melbourne architect, Charles D'Ebro. Cobb and Co. virtually…

ELIM

29 ERIN STREET RICHMOND, Yarra City

Elim, formerly called Yooralbyn, was built in 1889 for William Harper, a partner in a leading Melbourne merchant and manufacturing firm. The house was one of the many great mansions and…

COOLART

36-40 LORD SOMERS ROAD SOMERS, MORNINGTON PENINSULA SHIRE

Coolart originally formed part of one of the oldest grazing properties on the Mornington Peninsula. "Coolart" or "Coolourt" (meaning sandy area in the local aboriginal dialect) was first…

CLOYNE

12 CHAPEL STREET ST KILDA, Port Phillip City

' Cloyne was built for Sir John Madden in the prestigious bay-side suburb of St Kilda in 1887, at the height of the Melbourne land boom. It was named for Madden's birthplace in County Cork,…

ULIMAROA

630 ST KILDA ROAD MELBOURNE, PORT PHILLIP CITY

This late 1880s St Kilda Road mansion with its distinctive tower and l-shaped verandahs and balconies has both historical and architectural significance within the state of Victoria. Its…

ILLAWARRA

1 ILLAWARRA COURT TOORAK, Stonnington City

Illawarra is a large and elaborate two storey red brick mansion with a dominating tower located off St Georges Road, Toorak. It was erected in 1889-91 by the builder CB Leith to the designs…

GLYN

224 KOOYONG RD TOORAK, Stonnington City

Glyn was designed in 1908 by the noted architect Rodney H. Alsop for Sir Edward Miller. The house was constructed in the Arts and Crafts idiom, finished with a distinctive render with…