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Labassa Mansion: 2/28 Manor Grove, CAULFIELD NORTH

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Building Profile

Name : Labassa Mansion

Location

Address: 2/28 Manor Grove
City: CAULFIELD NORTH

Postcode: 3161

Construction Details

Built: 1889 - 1890
Original use: Residential (Mansion)
Current use: Residential (Mansion)

number of floors : 2

Built in the Victorian period in the Second Empire style

Notable features

Labassa is an extraodinarily lavish High Victorian masterpiece with Second Empire and Italianate Influences. The building is uniquely eclectic, and richly detailed such that it would not be out of place as a French Chateau.

History

The mansion was one of the filming locations for the 2002 film Queen of the Damned.

Architect: J.A.B Koch

Labassa Mansion is classified by:

National Trust (B498)

Victorian Heritage Register (H0135) - Labassa Mansion is protected by state law

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