This is an incomplete list of historic houses in South Australia.
Historic houses Image Name Built For # Street Suburb/town Local govt. area Fate Notes 1877 Dr J. M. Gunson, Australian Dictionary of Biography 316 Portrush Road Marryatville Loreto College 1878–1919 Sir Edwin Smith1919 Loreto ConventGunton, Eric Gracious Homes of Colonial Adelaide published by the author 1983 Ackland House 1901 William Ackland 631 South Road Everard Park Retirement village Exciting Edwardstown, mahalaroo.blogspot.com.au Adare 1837 Adare Avenue McCracken Victor Harbor Uniting Church conference centre Across R. Hindmarsh from Mount Breckan; orig. a cottage "Mootaparinga", 1891 D. H. Cudmore built current edifice 1941 1954 Uniting Church Airlie ~1870 9 Trinity Street College Park C. H. Spence?Edward KayGavin Gardner 1851 Walkerville Private homeNational Trust of SA listed 1851 Belt family (93 years)1944 ?1969 Brown familyJudith M. Brown The Almonds of Walkerville, Published works of Judith M. Brown Alton 1848 St Bernards Road Magill Campbelltown demolished 1936 1872 Daniel Chappellc. 1880 J. Cranec. 1888 Robert Burdenc. 1900 E. W. Krichauff Alvington 1880? cnr Bickford Terrace and The Esplanade Somerton Park Demolished 1976 1938–1976 "Somerton Home" for the Crippled Children's Association Arowie House 1874 James Alexander Holden Holden Street Kensington Park Burnside Pembroke School, renamed as Angove House 1887 John Charles Marshall Taylor1917 Mark Edward Ridgeway1926 Girton Girls' School, now Pembroke SchoolPogson, Neil James Alexander Holden – a corrected history. Holden Retirees Club. Retrieved 6 January 2025. Arthur's Seat ~1875 George Tinline, completed byGavin Young Summit Road Crafers Adel. Hills destroyed by fire 1983 1908 H. Teesdale Smith1925 Arthur H. Poole1927 Stawell School1942 A.W.A.S.1943 Mrs. Basil HarfordBarbara Wall A Short History of Stawell School: The forgotten school on Mount Lofty published for Mount Lofty Districts Historical Society by Peacock Publications 2012 ISBN 978--1-921601-69-9 Ashford House 1838 87 Anzac Highway Ashford Ashford Special School Aston 20 Edwin Terrace Gilberton Athelney 1858 Hackney Road Hackney St Peter's College 1864: H. B. Hughes and Laura Hughes1917: E. B. Hughes Attunga 1900 120Kensington Road Toorak Gardens Burnside War Memorial Hospital Darren Young and Chris Marks, Landmarks of Burnside , Celebrating our city - 150 years, City of Burnside, August 2007, page 51 Auchendarroch House 1878 17 Adelaide Road Mount Barker Wallis Cinemas,tavern & function centre Built 1860 as Lachlan MacFarlane's Oakfield Hotel1922: Methodist Rest and Convalescent Home. Ayers House 1855 288 North Terrace Adelaide National Trust Originally named Austral HouseAyers House, nationaltrust.org.au/sa; Ayers House Museum - Adelaide, planbooktravel.com.au
Restored and open for public use in 1970 by Premier Don Dunstan. Balmoral 1839 Lower North East Road Dernancourt Retirement village Barton Vale House 1852 20 Walker Court (off Main North Road) Enfield Restored, and used by P. & M. Smith diverse businesses 1852 Bowman family1922 "Home for Wayward Girls"1947 Remand centre1980s Restored (Govt. offices)1991 Sold and subdivided1995 Smith familyBarton Vale House: history , restoration , Smith family Beaumont House 1849 631 Glynburn Road Beaumont National Trust Originally named "Claremont" Benacre 1875 6 Benacre Place Glen Osmond Private home T. B. StrangwaysHenry ScottThomas Graves1906 John Lewis1924 Lance LewisListed on the Register of the National Estate.Benacre, Australian Heritage Database, www.environment.gov.au Birksgate 1851 Mira Monte / Urrbrae Demolished T. E. Barr Smith 1897– Susan Marsden (1986) Metropolitan Adelaide: a short history, first appeared as chapter 7 of Jenny Walker (ed.), South Australia's Heritage, Department of Environment & Planning, Adelaide, 1986, pp. 87-100. SA Historians.org.au Willa WillaBirralee, Belair 18971920 49 Sheoak Road Belair Private home 1897 Hamilton1917 Estate sub-divided~1919 Burford Family1942 Scotch College1944 TB Sanatorium1952 Repatriation Hospital1976 St Anthony's2000s Private home Birralee, Glenelg 16 Albert Tce (cnr Seawall) Glenelg Demolished "Birralee" Glenelg The Register 22 September 1921 p.5 accessed 4 July 2011 Bishop's Court 1865 41-50 Palmer Place North Adelaide Still in use, but, 27 October 2008, abc.net.au T. T. Reed and D. W. Berry. Bishop's Court, Adelaide : a short history, Prospect, S. Aust. : Wingfield House, 1985. NLA catalogue entry 1856 15 Briar Avenue Medindie 1914 McBride Hospital spelled"Briers" pre-1870 ~1843 Woodville Road Woodville Rebuilt 1870 Brookside1841 37 Shakespeare Avenue Tranmere Demolished ~1960 Byethorne George Milne from 1915 26 Ayers Hill Rd Stirling Adel. Hills 1947 St Catherine's conventprivate owner not "Bythorne"Possibly named for "Byethorne" in Nairne, South Australia, the childhood home of Eliza Milne, née Disher, the Milne brothers' mother Carclew 1897 11-19 Jeffcott Street, Montefiore Hill North Adelaide Carclew Youth Arts CentreCarclew House > History Accessed 24 February 2014. Chambers' family home, demolished 1897.1897 Dixson built "Stalheim".1908 Langdon Bonython renamed it "Carclew". Carminow 1885 Mount Lofty Summit Road Crafers Adel. Hills Destroyed during Ash Wednesday bushfire in 1983 but has since been rebuilt 1885 Elder~1905 Langdon BonythonA Trip to Mount Lofty, 31 March 1906, The Advertiser pg.6 Carrick Hill 1939 46 Fullarton Road Springfield Museum 1870s Heysen Road Hahndorf Museum Purchased by Hans Heysen in 1912 Claremontsee Hartley Bank Glen Osmond Clifton Manor 1852 16 Waratah Way Stonyfell Private home Cobham Hall ~1840 4 Gordon Street Morphettville Cobham Retirement Homes Collingrove 1856 Eden Valley Road Angaston Barossa National Trust http://www.collingrovehomestead.com.au/ Coreega 1883 Fullarton Road now Carrick Hill Rd. Springfield George Riddock 1888Joseph Florey 1906Alfred Stump c. 1920 Cosford ~1840 10 Montacute Road Hectorville Private home Gunton has R. D. Hawkins Craigbuie 1887 Leabrook Private home Orig. owner Alfred WattsOrig. The Wattles aka Edelweiss Craigmellon 3 Edwin Terrace Gilberton Private home Historic Landmark Property, 3 Edwin Terrace, Gilberton, priceypads.comGeorge Brookman c.1880-1920 Cummins House 1842 Sheoak Avenue Novar Gardens Museum and Function centre Accessed 17 July 2013.Cummins House , West Torrens City Council Darroch House 1885 6 Briar Road Felixstow Bowen Funerals Delamere 1847 Delamere Avenue Springfield Demolished ~1950 Dickson House 1950 1 Wandilla Drive Rostrevor Private home Dover House ~1848 Kensington Gardens Private home Dunluce Castle 1912 Yester Avenue Brighton Private home A Walk through Dunluce Castle South Australia's History Festival, Retrieved 7 June 2016.Dunluce, 12 Yester Ave., Brighton, Adelaide Federation Heritage Eden Park 1898 Thomas Roger Scarfe 1A The Crescent Marryatville Marryatville High School Year 12 CentreBuilding Details - Architects of South Australia Architecture Museum, University of South Australia. Retrieved 24 may 2026. EothenSt Corantyn 1891 East Terrace Adelaide Adelaide Lavington Bonython 1928 Erindale 1871 Burnside Road Erindale Demolished de Mole greatly extended 1850 house Eringa 76 Northgate Street Unley Park Essenside 1873 cnr Moseley and College Streets Glenelg Demolished 1972 Estcourt House 1881-3 Military Road Tennyson F. E. BucknallAMP SocietyJames Brown Memorial Trust 1893– Eurilla 1884 Mount Lofty Summit Road Crafers Adel. Hills Private home 1884 William Milne 1917 Lavington Bonython 1972 Kym Bonython1987 ?1998 J&C GanzisPhotos: 1890 ,1890 ,1905 ,1983. See also: ,, Eynesbury House 1880 69 Belair Road Kingswood Private home Eynesbury House – Belair Road, Kingswood, SA Historical Archaeology Database, ehlt.flinders.edu.au Tim Williams, English country garden, 27 August 2008, Eastern Courier Messenger Kingswood Chronology, www.mitchamcouncil.sa.gov.au Federation House 32 Brougham Place North Adelaide Student facilities, Lincoln College Uniting Church Fernilee 569 Greenhill Road Burnside Demolished for housing development'Incompetent' developer of Burnside's Fernilee Lodge jailed The Advertiser, 1 October 2008. Accessed 25 September 2014. James Gartrell Forest Lodge 1892 19 Pine Street Stirling Adel. Hills Private residence For many years summer home of Bagot familyForest Lodge, 19 Pine Street, Stirling, Adelaide Hills, Adelaide Federation Heritage Forsyth HouseKahurangiAldersgate 1913 160 OG Road Felixstow Aldersgate Nursing Home Forsyth House, 160 OG Road, Felixstow, Adelaide Federation Heritage Glanville Hall 1856 8 Park Ave Glanville Commercial function centreThe History of Glanville Hall Glanville Hall. Retrieved 24 May 2026. ca.1930 J. Anderson Glenara ~1865 Esplanade Glenelg Glynde House Avenue Road Payneham Private residence Gwynne extended 1838 cottage Grange 1840 Jetty Street Grange Charles Sturt Museum R. F. Newland lived here for some yearsCharles Sturt Museum - Adelaide, South Australia (SA). Planbooktravel.com.au (2007-08-22). Retrieved on 16 July 2013. The Grove 1872 View Road and North East Road Walkerville College Grove Rehabilitation Hospital Destroyed by fire in October 1876"Disastrouc Fire at Walkerville" Adelaide The Evening Journal 11 October 1876 p.2 accessed 2 February 2022 Hartley Bank 1842 Glen Osmond Private home 1862: Renamed Claremont by Daniel Cudmore Hazelwood Cottage 1848 32 Howard Terrace Hazelwood Park Private home Heathpool 1840 16 Hanson Avenue Heathpool Private home Helenholm 1853 1 Finlayson Street Netherby Private home Enlarged 1915 by W. A. Norman Heywood ~1855 (perhaps) 6 Addiscombe Place Unley Park Private home Owned by Haslam family for numerous years Highfield 1849 Portrush Road Glen Osmond Business premises Ilfracombe 1840 Burnside Demolished Owned by "Stonyfell" Martin family for 90 years Ivanhoe 9 Edwin Terrace Gilberton Private home Jordon House ~1860 William Gerrard Daws Road Edwardstown Demolished Orig. cottage developed by Gerrard Kadlunga 1857 James Stein Kadlunga Road Mintaro Clare Valley Private homestead James Stein 1857 to 1877John Chewings 1877 to 1881Samuel Way 1881 to 1916Melrose/Gosse family 1916 to 2017Tim Edmunds 2017 to KalymnaAdelaide Miethke HouseOreon House 1874 28 Dequetteville Tce Kent Town N P & S