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Como House - Como Avenue, South Yarra. MELBOURNE [Walking Melbourne - Building Profile]
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Como House: Como Avenue, South Yarra, MELBOURNE


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Building Profile

Name : Como House

Location

Address: Como Avenue, South Yarra
City: MELBOURNE

Postcode: 3000

Construction Details

Built: 1846 - 1874
Original use: Residential (Mansion)
Current use:

Built in the Georgian period in the Colonial Georgian/Regency style

Notable features

Made famous by becoming one of the National Trusts first accessions in 1959. The mansion presided over a large estate running down to the yarra river. The verandah features palisaded iron prailing and posts, with a restrained but regal colonial style facade.

History

Architect: A.E. Johnson


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