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Strangways Terrace [B 7428] • Photograph

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Summary

East corner of Strangways Terrace and Hill Street. This house was built by architect Sir George Strickland Kingston (1807-1880) for The Honourable William Younghusband. It was demolished in 1925. The attractive house in the photograph consists of a large bay window on the western side, multiple arches over a front portico and a wing of the house consisting of an arcade of arches open to the elements towards the east. William Younghusband was one of the principal merchants in Adelaide, Director of the Bank of Australasia, Chairman of Adelaide Silver-Lead Mine, Member of Children's Apprenticeship Board, Trustee of the Gawler Town Church. He was a wealthy and influential member of the community. He was also Chief Secretary responsible for organising all the Government Departments under the Hanson Government. He left Adelaide in 1861 and died in London of typhoid fever aged just 49.

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Physical description

Photograph; 15.0 cm x 11.0 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1864

Collection

Part of Acre 763 Collection

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Digitisation information

Date

18/10/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,135 x 2,231 pixels (7.0 MP)

Size

7.02 MB

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