List of historic houses in South Australia

This is an incomplete list of Historic houses in South Australia

Name
Built
For
#
Street
Suburb
Local
Government
Fate
Notes
Alvington 1880? Bickford (jr.), WilliamWilliam Bickford (jr.) cnr Bickford Terrace and The Esplanade Somerton Park Holdfast Bay, City ofCity of Holdfast Bay Demolished 1976 1938-1976 "Somerton Home" for the Crippled Children's Association
Attunga 1900 Burford, BenjaminBenjamin Burford 120 Kensington Road Toorak Gardens Burnside, City ofCity of Burnside Burnside War Memorial Hospital [1]
Auchendarroch House 1878 Barr Smith, RobertRobert Barr Smith 17 Adelaide Road Mount Barker Mount Barker, DC ofDC of Mount Barker Wallis Cinemas,
tavern & function centre
[2]
Ayers House 1855 Ayres, Sir HenrySir Henry Ayres 288 North Terrace Adelaide city centre Adelaide, City ofCity of Adelaide National Trust [3]
Beaumont House 1849 Short, Bishop AugustusBishop Augustus Short 631 Glynburn Road Beaumont Burnside, City ofCity of Burnside National Trust Originally named "Claremont" [4]
Benacre 1875 Graves, T.T. Graves 6 Benacre Place Glen Osmond Burnside, City ofCity of Burnside Private home;
many famous residents
Listed on the Register of the National Estate.[5]
Birksgate Elder, ThomasThomas Elder Mira Monte / Urrbrae Mitcham, City ofCity of Mitcham demolished [6]
Birralee, Belair 1897 Burford, WilliamWilliam Burford 49 Sheoak Road Belair Mitcham, City ofCity of Mitcham Private home
Birralee, Glenelg Burford, WilliamWilliam Burford 16 Albert Tce (cnr Seawall) Glenelg Holdfast Bay demolished? [7]
Bishop's Court 1865 Short, Bishop AugustusBishop Augustus Short 41-50 Palmer Place North Adelaide Adelaide, City ofCity of Adelaide Still in use, but[8] [9]
Briars, TheThe Briars 1856 Hawker, GeorgeGeorge Hawker 15 Briar Avenue Medindie Walkerville 1914 McBride Hospital [6][10]
Carclew Bonython, Sir John LangdonSir John Langdon Bonython 11-20 Montefiore Hill North Adelaide Adelaide, City ofCity of Adelaide Arts centre
Carrick Hill 1939 Hayward, Sir EdwardSir Edward Hayward 46 Fullarton Road Springfield Mitcham, City ofCity of Mitcham Museum [11]
Collingrove 1856 Angas, JohnJohn Angas Eden Valley Road Angaston Barossa Valley National Trust [12]
Craigmellon 3 Edwin Terrace Gilberton Walkerville [10]
Ivanhoe 9 Edwin Terrace Gilberton Walkerville [10]
Aston 20 Edwin Terrace Gilberton Walkerville [10]
Cummins House 1842 Morphett, Sir JohnSir John Morphett Sheoak Avenue Novar Gardens West Torrens, City ofCity of West Torrens Museum and Function centre [13][14]
Essenside 1873 Bagot, EdwardEdward Bagot cnr Moseley and College Streets Glenelg Holdfast Bay Demolished 1972
Eynesbury House 1880 Wilcox, GeorgeGeorge Wilcox 69 Belair Road Kingswood Mitcham, City ofCity of Mitcham Private home [15]
Glanville Hall Glanville Port Adelaide Enfield [6]
Grange 1840 Sturt, Capt. CharlesCapt. Charles Sturt Jetty Street Grange Charles Sturt, City ofCity of Charles Sturt Museum [16]
Helenholm 1853 Finlayson, WilliamWilliam Finlayson 1 Finlayson Street Netherby Mitcham, City ofCity of Mitcham
Kandahar 1900? Morish, William HenryWilliam Henry Morish[17] 329 Marion Road North Plympton West Torrens Community centre Named in honour of "Earl Roberts of Kandahar"[18][19]
Kingston House 1840 Kingston, George StricklandGeorge Strickland Kingston 48 Kingston Crescent Kingston Park Holdfast Bay, City ofCity of Holdfast Bay Function venue [20]
Linden Hay, AlexanderAlexander Hay Beaumont Burnside, City ofCity of Burnside Demolished 1960s [21] Hay also commissioned "Mount Breckan".
Lochend 1842 Campbell, CharlesCharles Campbell cnr Hill and Hart Streets Campbelltown Campbelltown restored Open to the public on the first Sunday of every odd month 2-4 pm[22]
Manse 1882 142 Tynte Street North Adelaide Adelaide , City ofCity of Adelaide Restaurant [23]
Marble Hill 1880 Governor of South Australia Adelaide Hills Destroyed by bushfire 1955
Martindale Hall 1879 Bowman, Jr., EdmundEdmund Bowman, Jr. Mintaro Clare Valley B&B [24]
Monklands 52 Church Terrace Walkerville Walkerville [10]
Montefiore Way, Sir SamuelSir Samuel Way North Adelaide Adelaide [6]
Mount Breckan 1881 Hay, AlexanderAlexander Hay 21-25 Renown Avenue Victor Harbor Victor Harbor Private home and Function centre [25] Hay also commissioned "Linden".
Mount Laura 1922 Ekblom Street Whyalla Norrie Whyalla National Trust [26]
Mount Lofty House 1858 Hardy, ArthurArthur Hardy 74 Mount Lofty Summit Road Crafers Adelaide Hills Function venue [27]
Old Government House Governor of South Australia Belair National Park Belair Mitcham, City ofCity of Mitcham Museum [28]
Olivewood 1889 Chaffey Bros. Cnr Renmark Avenue and 21st Street Renmark Renmark National Trust [29]
The Pines Martin, JohnJohn Martin Marion Road North Plympton West Torrens Southern Cross Homes [30]
The Rosary 1870s Babbage, BenjaminBenjamin Babbage Donald Street St Marys Mitcham, City ofCity of Mitcham Demolished 1930s Locally referred to as Babbage's Castle [31]
Stangate 1937 3 Edgeware Road Aldgate Adelaide Hills National Trust [32]
Straun House 1873 Robertson, JohnJohn Robertson Riddoch Highway Naracoorte Naracoorte Lucindale Council Dept. of Primary Industries & Resources SA [33]
Torrens Park Barr Smith family cnr Carruth and Blythewood Roads Torrens Park Mitcham Scotch College, Adelaide [6]
Tranmere House 1898 Morphett, GeorgeGeorge Morphett 3 Kings Grove Tranmere City of Campbelltown Private home State Heritage Listed[34][35]
Undelcarra 1850
1876
Debney, GeorgeGeorge Debney
Simpson Newland
Undelcarra Road Burnside Burnside Private home
1850-1876 Debney
1876-1911 Newland
1911-1919 Ward
1919- Simpson family
[36]
Urrbrae House 1891 Waite, PeterPeter Waite Claremont Avenue Urrbrae Mitcham, City ofCity of Mitcham University of Adelaide [37]
Wairoa 1888 William Austin Horn 160 Mount Barker Road Aldgate Adelaide Hills Private residence [38][39]
Willyama Rasp, CharlesCharles Rasp 12 The Avenue Medindie Walkerville [6]
 ? Rounsevell, JohnJohn Rounsevell Hutt Street Adelaide Adelaide "the building still occupies an entire unsubdivided Town Acre" [6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Darren Young and Chris Marks, Landmarks of Burnside, Celebrating our city - 150 years, City of Burnside, August 2007, page 51
  2. ^ http://www.dcmtbarker.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=175
  3. ^ http://www.nationaltrustsa.org.au/places/ayers_house.xml
    http://www.planbooktravel.com.au/attractions/sa/adelaide/ayers-house-museum
  4. ^ http://www.nationaltrustsa.org.au/places/beaumont_house.xml
  5. ^ Benacre, Australian Heritage Database, www.environment.gov.au
  6. ^ a b c d e f g Susan Marsden (1986) Metropolitan Adelaide: a short history, first appeared as chapter 7 of Jenny Walker (ed.), South Australia’s Heritage, Department of Environment & Planning, Adelaide, 1986, pp. 87-100. SA Historians.org.au
  7. ^ "Birralee" Glenelg The Register 22 September 1921 p.5 accessed 4 July 2011
  8. ^ Bishop's Court sale to take months, 27 October 2008, abc.net.au
  9. ^ T.T. Reed and D.W. Berry. Bishop's Court, Adelaide : a short history, Prospect, S. Aust. : Wingfield House, 1985. NLA catalogue entry
  10. ^ a b c d e Heritage Plan Amendment Reports, Walkerville News, April-June 2007, The Corporation of the Town of Walkerville, pg.3
  11. ^ http://www.carrickhill.sa.gov.au
    http://www.australiantraveller.com/component/content/article/3108
    http://www.planbooktravel.com.au/attractions/sa/adelaide/carrick-hill
  12. ^ http://www.nationaltrustsa.org.au/places/collingrove_homestead.xml
    http://www.collingrovehomestead.com.au/
  13. ^ http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/heritage/resources/er_community.html#dwellings
  14. ^ Cummins House], West Torrens City Council
  15. ^ Eynesbury House - Belair Road, Kingswood, SA Historical Archaeology Database, ehlt.flinders.edu.au
    Tim Williams, English country garden, 27 August 2008, Eastern Courier Messenger
    Kingswood Chronology, www.mitchamcouncil.sa.gov.au
  16. ^ http://www.planbooktravel.com.au/attractions/sa/adelaide/charles-sturt-museum
  17. ^ West Torrens Historical Society Inc
  18. ^ West Torrens City Council website
  19. ^ West Torrens Historical Society Inc
  20. ^ http://www.communitywebs.org/KingstonHouse
  21. ^ David Porteous, A Little Bit of “Linden” — The Story of the Installation Stone, Royal Caledonian Society of South Australia Inc.
  22. ^ Lochend, History of Campbelltown, www.campbelltown.sa.gov.au
  23. ^ http://www.planbooktravel.com.au/attractions/sa/adelaide/the-manse
  24. ^ http://www.martindalehall.com/
  25. ^ "Mount Breckan (former), 21-25 Renown Avenue, Victor Harbor (entry AHD7762)". Australian Heritage Database. Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/ahdb/search.pl?mode=place_detail;place_id=7762. 
  26. ^ http://www.nationaltrustsa.org.au/places/mount_laura_station.xml
    http://www.whyalla.com/site/page.cfm?u=94
  27. ^ http://mtloftyhouse.com.au/history.html
  28. ^ http://www.planbooktravel.com.au/attractions/sa/adelaide/old-government-house
  29. ^ http://www.nationaltrustsa.org.au/places/olivewood.xml
    http://www.postcards.sa.com.au/features/olivewood_estate.html
    http://www.southaustralia.com/9000652.aspx
  30. ^ http://www.wtcc.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=588
  31. ^ http://www.mitchamcouncil.sa.gov.au/webdata/resources/files/Babbage_Ward_pamphlet.pdf
  32. ^ http://www.nationaltrustsa.org.au/places/stangate_house.xml
  33. ^ http://www.naracoortelucindale.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=283
  34. ^ http://eastern-courier-messenger.whereilive.com.au/news/story/tranmere-treasure/
  35. ^ Desired Character Statements, extracts from Existing City of Campbelltown Development Plan, Appendix A, Strategic Directions Urban Character Study, City of Campbelltown, Pg.42, March 2010, retrieved 2010-12-29.
  36. ^ Undelcarra Road, Street names, City of Burnside
  37. ^ http://www.mitchamcouncil.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=1415
  38. ^ http://wairoa.com.au/history/
  39. ^ http://www.privateschoolsguide.com/view-user-profile/marbury-school-aldgate-sa.html

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