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Torrens Park Residence [B 10643] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] Torrens Park is a rambling two storey mansion complete with tower built by Sir Robert Torrens in 1853 and sold to Walter Watson Hughes (Torrens' partner in the Moonta Mines) in 1865. Hughes enlarged the house which was sold in 1874 to Robert Barr Smith. It is now (2017) part of Scotch College. [On back of photograph] ''Torrens Park' / Residence of Mr Robert Barr Smith / 1874-86'.

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Physical description

Photograph; 20.2 cm x 15.8 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1874

Creator

Sweet, Samuel White

Collection

Part of Torrens Park Collection

Subject

Barr Smith, Robert, 1824-1915
Scotch College (Mitcham, S.A.)
Torrens Park House (Torrens Park, S.A.)
Architecture, Domestic -- South Australia -- Torrens Park

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Digitisation information

Date

04/01/2006

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,498 x 2,631 pixels (9.2 MP)

Size

27.64 MB

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