Stonington (formerly Stonnington) is a private residence and former Australian Government House located on the outskirts of Melbourne, Malvern, at 336 Glenferrie Road. The house was built for John Wagner, a partner in Cobb and Co. coaches. Stonington gave his name to Stonnington City, a municipality in Melbourne.
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John Wagner, a partner at Cobb and Co coaches, built the house in 1890. The house was designed in Victorian Italian style by architect Charles D'Ebro. The house was named for the birthplace of Wagner's wife, Mary, in Stonington, Connecticut, USA. Wagner and his family stayed at home until his death in 1901.
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Government House
In the Australian Federation in 1901 Melbourne became the location of government, and Government House, Melbourne became the home of the Governor-General and Stonnington Mansion hired by the Victorian Government as the residence of the Victorian Governor in 1901, before finally bringing the state bought, along with all of its contents, on in 1928. The house was maintained as a Victorian Government House until 1931. During that time the house hosted many famous guests, including Dame Nellie Melba, Duke and Duchess of York (then King George VI and Queen Elizabeth), Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII), Mr. and Mrs Baden-Powell, Mr. Kitchener, Sir John Monash, Keith Murdoch, and Ernest Shackleton.
In 1925 Christopher Rous, the nine-year-old son of the then Governor, Earl of Stradbroke, died of leukemia at home and was buried in the yard. His famous ghost still haunts the house.
School and Health Services
In 1931, the state of Victoria rented the mansion to St Margaret's School, which occupied the place until 1938. In 1938, the state took back control and the Victorian Health Department used it as a hospital for children with polio; During and World War II the health department allowed the Australian Red Cross to share buildings in its work to help wounded soldiers recover.
In 1957, the Victorian Department of Education took over the property of the Department of Health and made the site a campus for Toorak Teachers College; The Department of Health continued to run several health services from parts of the house up to 1958. In 1962, the college moved all classes from the mansion and began using it only for administration and plans were made to build new wings, which had been completed in 1968. In the year 1973, the college became part of the State College system in Victoria, and in 1981 the college was merged into the newly formed Victoria College.
In 1991, as part of the Dawkins education reform announced in 1988 by the Commonwealth government, Victoria College became part of Deakin University.
Private dwelling
In 2006 Deakin University placed the mansion and campus for sale. This was greeted with protests from locals, who believed the property should be kept by government agencies so that it could remain a public space. In December 2006, a three-hectare property sold for $ 33 million to a joint venture between Hamton Property Group and the Industry Superannuation Property Trust.
In June 2007, the businessman and former Liberal Party President in Victoria, Michael Kroger, announced that he and another Australian entrepreneur, a group dubbed "Lodger Melbourne", would examine the property in Melbourne for use by the Prime Minister of Australia as a temporary residence in the city. Kroger states that Stonington is the most searched residence on that list.
In August 2007, the 1.3-hectare site, consisting of large houses, gates and 3 acres (12,000 m 2 ), was sold conditional to art dealer Rodney Menzies for about $ 18 million, as private residence.
In June 2008, the remaining 1.7 hectares of land was acquired from $ 45 million by Sydney-based developer and fund manager Ashington, who announced a $ 150 million project called Stonington Malvern, a 75-person development in four regions , consisting of 31 terrace houses, 18 townhomes, 14 apartments and 12 maisonettes. In March 2009, the former cage mansion, and until September 2007, Stakinington Stables Museum of Art owned by Deakin University, sold separately by Ashington for about $ 4 million.
In February 2018, Art Dealer Rod Menzies sold the big house for $ 52 Million dollars, surpassing the previous $ 40 million state record for Toorak's home, making it the most expensive house in the state.
References
External links
- "Room at Stonington Mansion". Deakin University. Archived from the original on March 22, 2012.
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