Drumcondra () is a residential bayside suburb of

Geelong Geelong ( ) (Wathawurrung language, Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in Victoria, Australia, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon River (Victo ...

, Victoria, Australia, overlooking

Corio Bay Corio Bay is one of numerous internal bays in the southwest corner of Australia's Port Phillip, and is the bay on which abuts the City of Geelong. The nearby suburb of Corio takes its name from Corio Bay. Etymology When Hamilton Hume and Will ...

. It is the smallest suburb in

and one of the smallest in Victoria. It was named after Drumcondra, which is an inner suburb of Dublin, Ireland. At the , Drumcondra had a population of 560. Drumcondra is bounded by the Melbourne Road, Glenleith Avenue, The Esplanade and Bell Parade. It is a compact suburb, with only nine streets and around 200 houses. Some of Geelong's most valuable real estate is located in the area, particularly along The Esplanade.

History

The first house in the area was built on the site of 5 Glenleith Avenue in 1912. Lunan House mansion is located in the suburb, built of Barrabool sandstone for the wool merchant James Strachan in 1849-50. After having various other owners, it was purchased by the Victorian Education Department in about 1937, and became Geelong Teachers' College in 1950. In the 1980s, it was converted back to a private house. Lunan House is listed on the

Victorian Heritage Register The Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) lists places deemed to be of cultural heritage significance to the State of Victoria, Australia. It has statutory weight under the Heritage Act 2017. The Minister for Planning is the responsible Minister. ...

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Heritage Victoria Heritage Victoria is a branch of the Victorian Department of Transport and Planning. It is the regulator responsible for administering the Heritage Act 2017. The Heritage Act provides for the protection and conservation of the cultural heritage ...

. Retrieved 2014-03-26. Image:Lunan House.jpg, Lunan House, 2008

References

External links

City of Greater Geelong - Drumcondra
{{Geelong_suburbs Suburbs of Geelong