Wairoa, Aldgate

Wairoa is a historic home and garden located in the Adelaide Hills between Aldgate and Stirling in South Australia. The house and associated buildings were listed on the South Australian Heritage Register with effect from 29 June 1999.[1] The gardens are regularly open to the public as part of the Australian Open Garden Scheme.

The 13-hectare (32-acre) property was purchased in 1888 by William Horn, and most of the house had been completed by the early 1890s

History

The house/property has been owned/occupied by:

1888 -1896William Horn
1896 -1941Tom Elder Barr-Smith and family
1941 -1965Daughter Joanna Lang Barr-Smith, Lady Gosse (1886-1965) (Married Sir James Hay Gosse (1876-1952) in 1907)
1965 -1972Screenings Pty Ltd
1972 -2004Marbury School, Aldgate
2004 -2007
2007Community titled
2007 -2019Several families

2020-now Privately owned

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References
  1. "Marbury School, including Main House (former dwelling 'Wairoa'), & Guesthouse, Stables, Garden, Gatehouse and Gates". State Heritage Register. Government of South Australia. 29 June 1989. Retrieved 21 September 2017.

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