Specifications

Name of Mansion

ErinaghBalmoral House

Owners and occupiers

O'Grady, Michael [- c 1876] | Lachal, Gustave [-1883-]

EAD

Dem

Location details

Old Municipality

Hawthorn

Current Municipality

BOROONDARA

Current Suburb

HawthornCurrent AddressGlenferrie Rd, 521

Record

Current Standing

Record no

Last amended

27/6/1997

Owners & Occupiers

Architect

Secondary Architects

YEAR

1861 pre

Agent

Secondary Agent

Source, ilustrations and features

Sources

Argus, 4 April 1876, p 2. Auction notice - 'Erinagh', the beautiful suburban residence of the late Hon M O'Grady, on 1.5 acres at cnr of Glenferrie & Riversdale Rds. Gothic style res with slate roof, with 3 attics etc. Some room dimensions given. Numerous outoffices, summer houses, shrubberies etc. Outbuildings listed. | McWilliam, Peppercorns, 64. McWilliam typescript note 1986 says O'Grady�s house, near Scotch, was amongst those proposed by Hawthorn council to be photographed for the1862 exhibition, South Bourke Standard, 16 August 1861. | Argus, 8 Nov 1879, p 2. Auction notice - Estate formerly belonging to the late Hon M O'G. Sale includes substantial Gothic building with numerous outoffices, summer houses, shrubberies etc. Also ferneries, hothouses, greenhouses etc. Land being subdivided. | Argus, 13 Nov 1880, p 2. In Glenferrie Rd Hawthorn, the commodious and substantial Gothic residence built by the late Hon Michael O'Grady and now known as Balmoral House. Two storey with detached kitchen & laundry, brick stables, coachhouse etc, extensive hot house & conservatory. Recently thoroughly renovated. Frontages to Glenferrie & Glenroy Rds. | S&M 1883 Lachal, Gustave, 'Balmoral', Glenferrie Rd, Hawthorn | Smith & Corrigan, History of Hawthorn to 1895, p 62. Michael O'Grady lived in a 'rather pretentious looking house' on the top of thehill in Glenferrie Rd south which was pulled down to make room for the mansion presently occupied by T B Guest. (See 'Cestria'). | |

Illustrations

Features

MMBW & Melway

MELWAY

59 C1 - C2

MMBW_40

MMBW_160

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