Benacre 1877 B10637 - A black and white photo of a large house

Glen Osmond: "Benacre"
Benacre house (without land) is at 6 Benacre Close, off Glen Osmond Rd between Fisher St and Fergusson Ave.

1844 a single-storeyed house was built by G.F. Shipster
after the subdivision of section 270 by the main road it passed to Robert Cock.
1846 Purchased on 16 acres by William Bickford who planted the first garden and built a portion of the residence.
The next owner was T.B. Strangways,
followed by Thomas Graves, who had the grounds replanted as a shrubbery and built 'the present two-storey house.'
mid-1870's: Henry Scott, Mayor of Adelaide. During Scott’s tenure of some 30 years, he hosted countless social events.
1906-1923 John Lewis
At the death of Hon. John Lewis the property was subdivided into 39 building blocks.
1924-1968 Gretta Lewis
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1970 Further subdivision: Benacre subdivision [fifteen magnificent residential allotments, the gracious mansion 'Benacre', two storeyed stone mews, to be sold by auction on the estate 2nd May, 1970 at 10.30 a.m.] Adelaide : Matters & Co. Pty. Ltd. [and] Theodore Bruce & Co. Pty. Ltd.
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