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	Former Toorak House Swedish Church 21 St Georges Road,, TOORAK VIC 3142 - Property No B0226	Toorak House, constructed c.1848-51, was designed by architect Samuel Jackson and erected for but never occupied by wealthy Melbourne merchant James Jackson. The asymmetrical, rectangular plan two storey brick and stucco Italianate style mansion, complete with dominant tower and ground floor colonnade was leased and then extravagantly extended as the residence of the Governor of Victoria from 1854-74. Toorak House is of special historical importance as the first substantial ... more	B0226	National

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Former Toorak House

Swedish Church

21 St Georges Road,, TOORAK VIC 3142 - Property No B0226

Toorak House, constructed c.1848-51, was designed by architect Samuel Jackson and erected for but never occupied by wealthy Melbourne merchant James Jackson. The asymmetrical, rectangular plan two storey brick and stucco Italianate style mansion, complete with dominant tower and ground floor colonnade was leased and then extravagantly extended as the residence of the Governor of Victoria from 1854-74. Toorak House is of special historical importance as the first substantial ... more

B0226

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