Villa

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– Old farm house 1880 – Owned by only two families. [Dawn Ellis] Read more...

Of John and Lavinia Mettam’s 12 children, six were born in Swanson. John’s father and brothers helped build a house on a 41 acre block (which Tram Valley Road and the railway now cut through). The land was issued to John Tunnard Mettam in September 1886, for an annual rent of 12 3s Od, under the Village Settlement Scheme. John Read more...

The late 19th century bay villa at 749 Swanson Road comprises a single storey L-plan structure with a gabled roof, two light double hung sash windows, and a bull-nosed corrugated iron front verandah with ornate support posts and fretwork. Finials crown the gables. The villa is set amidst trees. Land history includes: Henry Smyth 1883, mortgage default 1896, J P Read more...