Ashford House, located in the

Adelaide Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The dem ...

suburb of

Ashford, South Australia Ashford is an inner southwestern suburb of Adelaide, in the City of West Torrens. It is triangular in shape and bordered by South Road (west), Anzac Highway (southeast) and Everard Avenue (north). Two of the main features of the suburb are Ash ...

, was originally built in 1838 by Dr Charles Everard, and is amongst the oldest historic buildings in South Australia. The house has Local Heritage listing status with the

City of West Torrens The City of West Torrens is a local government area in the western suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. Since the 1970s the area was mainly home to many open spaces and parks, however after the mid-1990s (1993-1995) the LGA became more resident ...

. On 19 November 2019, the City of West Torrens voted and resolved to seek State Heritage listing by the SA Heritage Council.

History

The current building was completed in 1882. At the rear of the house are the remains of an old gum tree, which is of historical significance as it was in place when Dr Everard arrived in 1836.

Usage

In 1952 The Crippled Children’s Association of South Australia purchased Ashford House. Since 1976 the house has been operated by the Department of Education and Children Development and currently forms part of the Errington Special Education Centre. It was placed on the Classified List by the

National Trust of South Australia The National Trust of Australia, officially the Australian Council of National Trusts (ACNT), is the Australian national peak body for community-based, non-government non-profit organisations committed to promoting and conserving Australia's Ind ...

in 1980. In October 2012, the South Australian State Government announced construction had commenced at the William Light School in Plympton to allow relocation from the current site at the beginning of 2014. In November 2013, the SA Government announced a school specifically for children with autism spectrum disorders will commence in 2015. The school, called the Treetop Autism Specific School,AdelaideNo
SA gets its first school for autistic students
accessed 14 December 2013 opened in 2016 and is the state's first school specifically for autistic students.

References

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Photograph of Ashford House - 1910

William Light School R-12
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