Monday 23 January 2012

Bexley, house

"Dunvegan" is a historic house located off Harrow Road, in the southern suburb of Bexley. This mansion was built in the late 19th century in the Victorian Italianate architectural style. It has been somewhat altered with the removal of an upper storey veranda but retains most of its original features. It was once part of a large estate which fronted Albyn Street and has now been incorporated into the Scalabrini Village, a retirement village formed in 1969 by the Scalabrinian Fathers, an Italian missionary order.

22 comments:

  1. I don't mind too much that the upper storey veranda was removed. There is a ton of decorative detail from the lower storey veranda and from the garden pressing right up to the edges of the house.

    In any case, the Italian qualities of the house are even better displayed than they would have been, had the upper storey been covered up. Lovely place.

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  2. Excellent shot of this well-maintained historic mansion, Jim. I too would love to see inside it.

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  3. Really looks as if standing in the UK ! Must be beautiful inside.

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  4. Gattina, a lot of the early settlers in Australia tried to recreate a bit of Britain, so they built houses and created gardens similar to those back home.

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  5. Beautiful - but I thought there was something not quite right with the upper floor.

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  6. Beautiful - I love the architectural details.

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  7. i have been through Bexley but never saw this gem!

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  8. Like Lois, I would love to see the house's inside. It looks well-maintained from the outside.

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  9. what a beautiful house :-) visiting from MYM, hope that you can return the visit too.

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  10. So beautiful on the outside. How much more in the inside? I bet it is amazingly beautiful:)

    Visiting for Mellow Yellow Monday! Hope you can stop by:)

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  11. My eyes can't take away of that house. It's so pretty!

    Visiting you from Mellow Yellow Monday .

    Happy weekend!

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