List of historic houses in South Australia facts for kids
This is an incomplete list of Historic houses in South Australia
Name | Built | For | # | Street | Suburb/Town | Local Govt. | Fate | Notes | |
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The Acacias | 1877 | Dr. J. M. Gunson | 316 | Portrush Road | Marryatville | N P & S | Loreto College | 1878–1919 Sir Edwin Smith 1919 Loreto Convent |
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Adare | 1837 | John Hindmarsh jr. | Victor Harbor | Victor Harbor | Uniting Church conference centre | Across R. Hindmarsh from Mount Breckan; orig. a cottage "Mootaparinga", 1891 D.H. Cudmore built current edifice 1941 1954 Uniting Church |
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The Almonds | 1851 | William Belt | Walkerville | Walkerville | Private home National Trust of SA listed |
1851 Belt family (93 years) 1944 ? |
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Alton | 1848 | David Wark | St. Bernards Road | Magill | Campbelltown | demolished 1936 | 1872 Daniel Chappell c. 1880 J. Crane c. 1888 Robert Burden c. 1900 E. W. Krichauff |
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Alvington | 1880? | William Bickford jr. | cnr | Bickford Terrace and The Esplanade | Somerton Park | Holdfast | Demolished 1976 | 1938–1976 "Somerton Home" for the Crippled Children's Association | |
Arthur's Seat | c. 1875 | George Tinline, completed by Gavin Young |
Summit Road | Mount Lofty | Adel. Hills | destroyed by fire 1983 | 1908 H. Teesdale Smith 1925 Arthur H. Poole 1927 Stawell School 1942 A.W.A.S. 1943 Mrs. Basil Harford |
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Ashford House | 1838 | Dr. C. G. Everard | 87 | Anzac Highway | Ashford | W. Torrens | Ashford Special School | ||
Aston | 20 | Edwin Terrace | Gilberton | Walkerville | |||||
Athelney | 1858 | Peter Prankerd | Hackney Road | Hackney | N P & S | St. Peter's College |
1864: H. B. Hughes |
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Attunga | 1900 | Benjamin Burford | 120 | Kensington Road | Toorak Gardens | Burnside | Burnside War Memorial Hospital | ||
Auchendarroch House | 1878 | Robert Barr Smith | 17 | Adelaide Road | Mount Barker | Mt Barker | Wallis Cinemas, tavern & function centre |
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Ayers House | 1855 | Sir Henry Ayers | 288 | North Terrace | Adelaide | Adelaide | National Trust | Originally named Austral House |
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Balmoral | 1839 | Joseph Ind | Lower North East Road | Dernancourt | Camp'twn | Retirement village | |||
~1880 ~2010 | Barton Vale House | 1852 | Edmund Bowman | 20 | Walker Court (off Main North Road) | Enfield | PAE | Restored, and used by P. & M. Smith diverse businesses | 1852 Bowman family 1922 "Home for Wayward Girls" |
Beaumont House | 1849 | Bishop Augustus Short | 631 | Glynburn Road | Beaumont | Burnside | National Trust | Originally named "Claremont" | |
Benacre | 1875 | William Bickford sr. | 6 | Benacre Place | Glen Osmond | Burnside | Private home | T. B. Strangways Henry Scott Thomas Graves 1906 John Lewis 1924 Lance Lewis Listed on the Register of the National Estate. |
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Birksgate | Arthur Hardy Thomas Elder |
1851 | Mira Monte / Urrbrae | Mitcham | Demolished | ||||
Willa Willa Birralee, Belair |
1897 1920 |
T. Hamilton William Burford |
49 | Sheoak Road | Belair | Mitcham | Private home | ||
Birralee, Glenelg | William Burford | 16 | Albert Tce (cnr Seawall) | Glenelg | Holdfast | Demolished | |||
Bishop's Court | 1865 | Bishop Augustus Short | 41-50 | Palmer Place | North Adelaide | Adelaide | Still in use, but | ||
The Briars | 1856 | George Hawker | 15 | Briar Avenue | Medindie | Walkerville | 1914 McBride Hospital | ||
The Brocas | ~1843 | John Newman | Woodville Road | Woodville | Chas. Sturt | Rebuilt 1870 | |||
Brookside | 1841 | Captain Scott | 37 | Shakespeare Avenue | Tranmere | Camp'twn | Demolished ~1960 | ||
Carclew | 1897 | Hugh Robert Dixson | 11-19 | Jeffcott Street, Montefiore Hill | North Adelaide | Adelaide | Carclew Youth Arts Centre | Chambers' family home, demolished 1897. 1897 Dixson built "Stalheim". 1908 Langdon Bonython renamed it "Carclew". |
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~2007 | Carminow | 1885 | Sir Thomas Elder | Mount Lofty Summit Road | Mount Lofty | Adel. Hills | 1885 Elder ~1905 Langdon Bonython |
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Carrick Hill | 1939 | Sir Edward Hayward | 46 | Fullarton Road | Springfield | Mitcham | Museum | ||
The Cedars | 1870s | Heysen Road | Hahndorf | Mount Barker | Museum | Purchased by Hans Heysen in 1912 | |||
Collingrove | 1856 | John Angas | Eden Valley Road | Angaston | Barossa | National Trust | |||
Claremont see Hartley Bank |
Glen Osmond | Burnside | |||||||
Clifton Manor | 1852 | George Deane Sismey | 16 | Waratah Way | Stonyfell | Burnside | Private home | ||
Cobham Hall | ~1840 | Dr. Joseph Bell | 4 | Gordon Street | Morphettville | Marion | Cobham Retirement Homes | ||
Coreega | 1883 | Frank Makin | Fullarton Road now Carrick Hill Rd. | Springfield | Mitcham | George Riddock 1888 Joseph Florey 1906 Alfred Stump c. 1920 |
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Cosford | ~1840 | John Hawkins | 10 | Montacute Road | Hectorville | Camp'twn | Private home | Gunton has R. D. Hawkins | |
Craigbuie | 1887 | Johann Schmidt | Leabrook | Burnside | Private home | Orig. owner Alfred Watts Orig. The Wattles aka Edelweiss |
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Craigmellon | 3 | Edwin Terrace | Gilberton | Walkerville | Private home | George Brookman c.1880-1920 |
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Cummins House | 1842 | Sir John Morphett | Sheoak Avenue | Novar Gardens | W. Torrens | Museum and Function centre | |||
Delamere | 1847 | William Bartley | Delamere Avenue | Springfield | Mitcham | Demolished ~1950 | |||
Dover House | ~1848 | William Wheewall | Kensington Gardens | Burnside | Private home | ||||
Dunluce Castle | 1912 | Alexander Macully | Yester Avenue | Brighton | Holdfast | Private home | |||
Erindale | 1871 | E. M. de Mole | Burnside Road | Erindale | Burnside | Demolished | de Mole greatly extended 1850 house | ||
Essenside | 1873 | Edward M. Bagot | cnr | Moseley and College Streets | Glenelg | Holdfast | Demolished 1972 | ||
Estcourt House | 1881-3 | F. Estcourt Bucknall | Military Road | Tennyson | Chas. Sturt | F. E. Bucknall AMP Society James Brown Memorial Trust 1893– |
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Eurilla | 1884 | William Milne | Mount Lofty Summit Road | Mount Lofty | Adel. Hills | Private home | 1884 William Milne 1917 Lavington Bonython 1972 Kym Bonython 1987 ? 1998 J&C Ganzis |
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Eynesbury House | 1880 | George Wilcox | 69 | Belair Road | Kingswood | Mitcham | Private home | ||
Federation House | Sir Richard Chaffey Baker | Brougham Place | North Adelaide | Adelaide | Student facilities, Lincoln College | Uniting Church | |||
Fernilee | 569 Greenhill Road | Burnside | Burnside | Demolished for housing development | James Gartrell | ||||
Forest Lodge | 1892 | John Bagot | 19 | Pine Street | Stirling | Adel. Hills | Private residence | For many years summer home of Bagot family | |
Glanville Hall | 1856 | John Hart | Park Ave | Glanville | PAE | Senior Citizens' club | ca.1930 J. Anderson |
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Glenara | ~1865 | William Hill | Esplanade | Glenelg | Holdfast | ||||
Glynde House | E. C. Gwynne | Avenue Road | Payneham | N P & S | Private residence | Gwynne extended 1838 cottage | |||
Grange | 1840 | Capt. Charles Sturt | Jetty Street | Grange | Chas. Sturt | Museum | R. F. Newland lived here for some years |
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Hartley Bank | 1842 | Alfred Hardy | Glen Osmond | Burnside | Private home | 1862: Renamed Claremont by Daniel Cudmore | |||
Hazelwood Cottage | 1848 | Alexander Lang Elder | 32 | Howard Terrace | Hazelwood Park | Burnside | Private home | ||
Heathpool | 1840 | George Reed | 16 | Hanson Avenue | Heathpool | Burnside | Private home | ||
Helenholm | 1853 | William Finlayson | 1 | Finlayson Street | Netherby | Mitcham | Private home | enlarged 1915 by W. A. Norman | |
Heywood | ~1855 | Thomas Whistler (perhaps) | 7 | Kays Road | Unley Park | Unley | Private home | ||
Highfield | 1849 | Edward Drew | Portrush Road | Glen Osmond | Burnside | Business premises | |||
Ilfracombe | 1840 | Dr. James Nash | Burnside | Burnside | Demolished | Owned by "Stonyfell" Martin family for 90 years | |||
Ivanhoe | 9 | Edwin Terrace | Gilberton | Walkerville | Private home | ||||
Jordon House | ~1860 | William Gerrard | Daws Road | Edwardstown | Marion | Demolished | Orig. cottage developed Gerrard | ||
Kalymna Adelaide Miethke House Oreon House |
1874 | Charles Hornabrook | 28 | Dequetteville Tce | Kent Town | N P & S | Offices | Thomas Graves Harry Dutton Edward Holden Nancy Buttfield 1949 Education Dept. Oreo Partners |
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Kandahar | 1906 | William Henry Morish | 329 | Marion Road | North Plympton | W. Torrens | Community centre | Named in honour of "Earl Roberts of Kandahar" | |
Kingston House | 1840 | George Strickland Kingston | 48 | Kingston Crescent | Kingston Park | Holdfast | Function venue | ||
Kurralta | 1844 | Dr. William Wyatt | Kurralta Drive | Burnside | Burnside | Private home | Architect:George Kingston | ||
Landunna | John Rounsevell | 111 | Hutt Street | Adelaide | Adelaide | Naval, Military & Airforce Club | "the building still occupies an entire unsubdivided Town Acre" |
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The Laurels | 1857 | John Dunn | 2 | Hutchinson Street | Mount Barker | Mt Barker | Centre of "The Laurels" Retirement Village | ||
Linden | ~1850 | Alexander Hay | Beaumont | Burnside | Demolished 1967 | Hay also commissioned "Mount Breckan". | |||
Lochend | 1842 | Charles Campbell | cnr | Hill and Hart Streets | Campbelltown | Camp'twn | restored | Open to the public on the first Sunday of every odd month 2-4 pm | |
Manse | 1882 | 142 | Tynte Street | North Adelaide | Adelaide | Restaurant | |||
Marble Hill | 1880 | Governor of South Australia | Adel. Hills | Destroyed by bushfire 1955 | 2009 sold by SA government to private individuals who are funding restoration | ||||
Marino | 1851 | George Strickland Kingston | Kingston Park | Holdfast | Kingston Park reserve | ||||
Martindale Hall | 1879 | Edmund Bowman, jr. | Mintaro | Clare | B&B | ||||
Marybank | 1842 | Thomas Shepherd | Montacute Road | Rostrevor | Camp'twn | Private home | home of Fox family over 130 years | ||
Monalta aka Hope Lodge, Cherington |
~1870 | R. B. Andrews Q.C. | Main Road | Belair | Mitcham | Blackwood District Community Hospital | Other owners include: A. G. Downer H.O. Hannaford Wykeham School F.J. Blades |
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Monklands | 52 | Church Terrace | Walkerville | Walkerville | |||||
Montefiore | Sir Samuel Way | Montefiore Hill | North Adelaide | Adelaide | Aquinas College | ||||
Mount Breckan | 1881 | Alexander Hay | 21-25 | Renown Avenue | Victor Harbor | Victor Harbor | Private home and Function centre | Hay also commissioned "Linden". | |
Mount Laura | 1922 | Ekblom Street | Whyalla Norrie | Whyalla | National Trust | ||||
Mount Lofty House | 1858 | Arthur Hardy | 74 | Mount Lofty Summit Road | Crafers | Adel. Hills | Function venue | Other owners included: Alfred Watts Frank Stokes Arthur Waterhouse J. W. Richardson Destroyed during Ash Wednesday 1983 and reopened after restoration in 1986. |
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Murray Park | 1884 | Alexander Borthwick Murray | 14-38 | St Bernards Road | Magill | Campbelltown | UniSA Magill Campus | Now known as 'Murray House'. | |
Nesfield | 1880 | Edward Davies | 353 | Marion Road | North Plympton | W. Torrens | Private home | ||
Nurney House | 1849 | Charles Bagot | Cnrs | Kingston Terrace, Jerningham Street and Stanley Street | North Adelaide | Adelaide | Private home | ||
Old Government House | Governor of South Australia | Belair National Park | Belair | Mitcham | Museum | ||||
Olivewood | 1889 | Charles F. Chaffey | Cnr | Renmark Avenue and 21st Street | Renmark | Renmark | National Trust | ||
Paringa Hall | 1882 | James Cudmore | 195-235 | Brighton Road | Somerton Park | Holdfast | Sacred Heart College (Adelaide) | Designed by Edmund William Wright 1882 Cudmore family residence |
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The Pines | John Martin | Marion Road | North Plympton | W. Torrens | Southern Cross Homes | ||||
Pomona | 1881 | William Rendall Cave | Pomona Road? | Mount Lofty | Adel. Hills | Private home | |||
Romalo House (orig. Home Park then La Perouse) |
W. P. Auld | 24 | Romalo Ave | Magill | Campbelltown | Private home | 1858 Elizabeth Longbottom Frank Young 1909 Edmond Mazure 1945 Warren Bonython 2014 New owners |
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The Rosary | 1870s | Benjamin Babbage | Donald Street | St Marys | Mitcham | Demolished 1930s | Locally referred to as Babbage's Castle | ||
Rostrevor | 1870s | Ross T. Reid | Glen Stuart Rd. | Woodforde | Adel. Hills | Rostrevor College | J. S. Reid (no relation) 1887–1913 | ||
Stangate | 1937 | 3 | Edgeware Road | Aldgate | Adel. Hills | National Trust | |||
Struan House | 1873 | John Robertson | Riddoch Highway | Naracoorte | Naracoorte Lucindale Council | Dept. of Primary Industries & Resources SA | |||
Swanscombe | 1873 | John Walker | Fuller Street | Walkerville | Walkerville | Private home | 1856 C. B. Young 1928 C. V. T. Wells J. Slatter |
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Torrens Park | Barr Smith family | cnr | Carruth and Blythewood Roads | Torrens Park | Mitcham | Scotch College, Adelaide | Robert Torrens 1865 W. W.Hughes 1874 R. Barr Smith |
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Tranmere House | 1898 | George Hunt | 3 | Kings Grove | Tranmere | Camp'twn | Private home | State Heritage Listed | |
Tremere ("place by the sea") |
~1850 | Richard Colley | Anzac Highway | Glenelg | Holdfast | Demolished ~1950 | Original Glenelg Town Hall Richard Colley William Rounsevell W. B. Rounsevell Emmett & Sons Ltd. |
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Undelcarra | 1850 1876 |
George Debney Simpson Newland |
Undelcarra Road | Burnside | Burnside | Private home | 1850 Debney 1876 Newland 1911 H. Torrens Ward 1919 Simpson family |
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Urrbrae House | 1891 | Peter Waite | Claremont Avenue | Urrbrae | Mitcham | University of Adelaide | |||
Wairoa | 1888 | William Austin Horn | 160 | Mount Barker Road | Aldgate | Adel. Hills | Private home | ||
Warrakilla | 1841 | William Warland | Strathalbyn Road | Mylor | Adel. Hills | Private home | Orig. Wheatsheaf Inn 1879 George Goyder |
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Waverley (orig. "Waverly") |
des. 1864 | William Sanders | 356–364 | South Terrace | Adelaide | Adelaide | St. Andrews private hospital | 1873 T. R. Bowman 1915 H. C. Cave 1946 Legacy Club |
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Weetunga | 1878 | Samuel White | 12-14 | Weetunga St | Fulham | W. Torrens | Private home | ||
Whitehead | 1907 | A. G. Rymill | 39 | Brougham Place | North Adelaide | Adelaide | Principal's residence, Lincoln College | A. C. Rymill Uniting Church |
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Willyama ( = "Broken Hill area") |
1876 | Dr. Oscar Gorger | 12 | The Avenue | Medindie | Walkerville | Private home | 1886 Charles Rasp 1936 Hew O'H Giles 1987 |
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Wolta Wolta | 1846 | John Hope | Neagles Rock Road | Clare | Clare | B&B | Destroyed in 1983 Ash Wednesday Bushfires and rebuilt in 2007 | ||
Woodhouse | Richard Davies Hanson | Spring Gully Road | Piccadilly | Adel. Hills | Scouts Australia (SA Branch) |
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Wooton Lea / Wootton Lea |
F. H. Faulding | Portrush Rd | Glen Osmond | Burnside | Seymour College | F. H. Faulding J. H. Symon 1873 G. S. Fowler Presbyterian Girls' College |
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