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St. Serf's, Somerton [B 11926] • Photograph

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Summary

View of house known as "St. Serf's, Somerton Park first built by John Whyte in 1853, demolished in 1940. St Serfs, northern side on the corner of Tarlton Street and Whyte Street Somerton. The house originally belonged to Mr John and Mrs Louisa Whyte and was one of the oldest houses in Glenelg. His niece Miss Mary (Polly) Bakewell later lived here. She died in 1939. A separate block contained a billiards room, kitchen and coach house. Outside steps led to a look- out on top of the coach house. See also B 38034. B 11927. B 11935. This photograph shows the look-out on top of the coach house. A tall Norfolk Island pine trees sits close to the house in the front garden.

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Physical description

Photograph; 19.9 cm x 15.0 cm

Dates / Publication details

1940

Collection

Part of Somerton Park Collection

Subject

Whyte, John, 1826-1902
St. Serf's (House : Somerton Park, S.A.)
Architecture, Domestic -- South Australia -- Somerton Park

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Digitisation information

Date

09/02/2006

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,188 x 2,347 pixels (7.5 MP)

Size

22.48 MB

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