Como House

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Como House
(1)Como in Melbourne Australia.jpg
Como house
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LocationSouth Yarra, Victoria
Coordinates37°50′17″S 145°00′13″E / 37.83806°S 145.00361°E / -37.83806; 145.00361Coordinates: 37°50′17″S 145°00′13″E / 37.83806°S 145.00361°E / -37.83806; 145.00361
Area2.6 hectares (6.5 acres)
Operated byNational Trust of Victoria
WaterYarra River
Connecting transportTrains:
South Yarra station
Trams:
58
LandmarksComo House

Como House is a historical house, with associated gardens in the City of Stonnington, Victoria, Australia. It was constructed in 1847 for Sir Edward Eyre Williams, and now serves as a tourist attraction under the custodianship of the National Trust of Australia. The gardens are open Monday to Saturday from 9am to 5pm and Sunday from 10am to 5pm. The historic house is open for guided tours every Saturday and Sunday.

Location[]

The house and landscaped area is located in the suburb of South Yarra, Victoria, adjacent to Como Park.[1]

History[]

Como House was constructed in 1847 and owned by Sir Edward Eyre Williams, a supreme court justice, until 1852 when it was sold to investor Frederick Dalgety.[2] After only a year, it was sold to John Brown - a master builder who commenced a program of works to transform the property. A second storey was added, with significant landscaping progressing under renowned gardener William Sangster until 1861, when bankruptcy forced a mortgage to the Bank of Australasia.

Charles Armytage purchased the property for £14,000 in 1864.[3] The family stayed for 95 years, eventually selling the property to the newly formed National Trust of Australia in 1959.[3]

The Seekers filmed the video for their version of Morningtown Ride at Como House.[4]

Improvements to the property continued in the 1980s.[5]

Further reading[]

  • Como: An Historic Melbourne House (revised edition), National Trust of Victoria, 1976, ISBN 978-0-9097-1008-8
  • McLaren, I. F. (December 1957). "Como, An Historic Melbourne Home: A Paper Read To The Society At 'Como' On 22 June, 1957". Victorian Historical Magazine. 28 (1). OCLC 223723049.

References[]

  1. ^ "Stonnington Council - Como and Como North Parks". City of Stonnington. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
  2. ^ Coventry, C.J. (2019). "Links in the Chain: British slavery, Victoria and South Australia". Before/Now. 1 (1). doi:10.17613/d8ht-p058.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Culture Victoria - The Armytage Family of Como". Arts Victoria. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
  4. ^ Morningtown Ride https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-RkC6MYT2E
  5. ^ "Plan, Como, 1983". victoriancollections.net.au. Victorian Collections. Retrieved 21 August 2021.

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