We are visiting Toorak for the leather shop of Siricco that has the size of leather jacket that we wanted and basically spent the rest of the day wandering around...
As we've finished with our "shopping"; we google nearby place; and we got Como House... in the list...
Siricco--love it!
Como House is a historical house, with associated gardens
in the City of Stonnington, Victoria, Australia. It was constructed in 1847 for
Sir Edward Eyre Williams, and now serves as a tourist attraction under the
custodianship of the National Trust of Australia. The gardens are open Monday
to Saturday from 9am to 5pm and Sunday from 10am to 5pm. The historic house is
open for guided tours every Saturday and Sunday.
The house and landscaped area is located in the suburb of
South Yarra, Victoria. It was constructed in 1847 and owned by Sir Edward Eyre
Williams until 1852, when it was sold to investor Frederick Dalgety. After only
a year, it was sold to John Brown - a master builder who commenced a program of
works to transform the property. A second story was added, with significant
landscaping progressing under renowned gardener William Sangster until 1861,
when bankruptcy forced a mortgage to the Bank of Australasia.
Charles Armytage purchased the property for £14,000 in
1864. The family stayed for 95 years, eventually selling the property to the
newly formed National Trust of Australia in 1959.
Mind the repeating photos, I can't decide which one to post! :)
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