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The Stangate House and Garden is a heritage-listed
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History

Stangate House was first planned in
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from 1937 to 1939 by Rev. Samuel Raymond Baron Cornish, the original owner. In January 1940,
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architect
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accepted the model and plans made by Rev. Cornish and started construction on the house on 18 January 1940. Rev. Cornish and his wife Gwyneth developed the Stangate garden and rerouted the creek to run through it. In the 1960s or 1970s, Gwyneth bequeathed the property to the
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. The Camellia Society of Adelaide Hills maintains the garden.


Heritage listing

The property was
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on the
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with effect from 5 October 2000.


See also

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List of National Trust properties in Australia This list includes any stately home, historic house, museum or other property in the care of the autonomous state and territory branches of the National Trust of Australia. Many, but not all, of these are open to the public. Australian Capital T ...


References


External links

* {{Official, http://www.stangatehouse.org.au/ Historic house museums in South Australia Adelaide Hills National Trust of South Australia South Australian Heritage Register