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Captain Sturt's House, Grange [B 11415] • Photograph

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Summary

Captain Sturt's home at the Grange. The Grange was built in 1840-41 on Sturt's family property which covered 390 acres in the reed beds of the Port River Creek and the Torrens River. It was one of the earliest homes built in the district. It was built of brick in two distinct sections which were constructed a year apart. The white rendered section was the nursery wing. The property had an extensive garden with grapes,an orchard of pear, plum and apple trees. Captain Sturt was a keen gardener and was President of the Agricultural and Horticultural Society of South Australia. The photograph shows the single storey house flanked by large palm trees behind a picket fence and was taken in 1928

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Physical description

Photograph; 13.9 cm x 8.1 cm

Dates / Publication details

1928

Collection

Part of Grange Collection

Subject

Sturt, Charles, 1795-1869
Grange (House : Grange, S.A.)
Architecture, Domestic -- South Australia -- Grange
Historic buildings -- South Australia -- Grange

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Digitisation information

Date

12/01/2006

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,416 x 1,984 pixels (6.8 MP)

Size

20.36 MB

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