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Estcourt House, Grange [B 15978] • Photograph

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Summary

Estcourt House, Grange. This large17 rooms two storey house with a smaller third storey with a wrap around verandah was built for Frederick Estcourt and Rosa Bucknal and their eleven children and eight servants. The area is now known as Tennyson. Frederick Estcourt Bucknal was a well known businessman who married Rosa Haussen, the widow of Henry Haussen of the brewers, Haussen and Company. He was involved in various schemes including the development of the Henley Beach and Grange jetties, and a non successful idea to join the Port River to the sea by constructing an artifical canal. The house was built with a view of overseeing this canal.

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Physical description

Photograph; 21.6 cm x 15.8 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1910

Collection

Part of Grange Collection

Subject

Estcourt House (Tennyson, S.A.)
Architecture, Domestic -- South Australia -- Tennyson

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Digitisation information

Date

23/08/2006

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,863 x 1,860 pixels (7.2 MP)

Size

21.59 MB

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