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Glen Eira Historical Society
Album - Album page, Glenfern, Inkerman Street, Circa 1972
This photograph is part of the Caulfield Historical Album 1972. This album was created in approximately 1972 as part of a project by the Caulfield Historical Society to assist in identifying buildings worthy of preservation. The album is related to a Survey the Caulfield Historical Society developed in collaboration with the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) and Caulfield City Council to identify historic buildings within the City of Caulfield that warranted the protection of a National Trust Classification. Principal photographer thought to be Trevor Hart, member of Caulfield Historical Society. Most photographs were taken between 1966-1972 with a small number of photographs being older and from unknown sources. All photographs are black and white except where stated, with 386 photographs over 198 pages.From Victorian Heritage Database citation for Glernfern H0136 https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/57 (as at 23/10/2020) Glenfern was built on spacious grounds at the corner of Inkerman and Hotham Streets, East St Kilda in two main stages in 1857 and 1876. From 1876 to 1984 Glenfern had only two owners, including the well known Melbourne family of artists, the Boyds. The property was bequeathed to the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) in 1984 and has remained in their ownership. The original Glenfern allotment was bought by John Bakewell in 1856 and sold the following year to Francis McDonnell, a prominent Melbourne investor. By 1858, the house, rated as the most valuable in Caulfield, had been built on the site. Due to financial difficulties, McDonnell offered a number of properties for sale in 1860, including Glenfern. It was not sold at this stage, but subsequently mortgaged in 1862. In 1866 Thomas Watson purchased the property and lived there until 1876 when it was sold to Captain John T. T. Boyd and his wife, Lucy, founders of the Boyd dynasty of artists, musicians, writers and architects. The Boyd family, including twelve children, lived there until 1907, with Lucy Boyd retaining ownership after her husband's death in 1891. In 1907 the property was subdivided and the greatly reduced Glenfern portion was purchased by the Ostberg family, who lived there from 1915. In the latter years of Boyd family ownership and the Ostberg ownership, Glenfern had several tenants and was run as a school on two occasions. The Ostberg family occupancy continued until the death of Miss Amy Ostberg in 1984. From 1929 the property was listed as Glenfern Flats, necessitating various internal alterations over a period of time. The original two storey house, attributed to architect Charles Laing, was extended for the Boyd family in 1876, by architect M. Hennessy. This comprised the addition of a two storey wing to the south of the existing building. Stables were built in 1884 by the architects Smith and Johnson and other outbuildings, since removed, were recorded on the site. The gardens were developed from the establishment of the estate and remnants of early plantings, exotic trees in particular, are evident. Various additions and alterations were made to the house in the twentieth century and a separate block of flats was built on the southern boundary in c1964. Glenfern is a two storey picturesque Gothic house of stuccoed brick with steep, gabled slate roofs, elaborate bargeboards and chimneys of conjoined stacks set diagonally. The original, asymmetrically planned L-shaped house, containing the principal rooms and a rear wing, was designed with two main facades facing north and west. The north facade contains an unusual recessed pointed arch bay formed between twin chimney flues. Internally cedar joinery includes an unusual set of double doors between the drawing room and parlour, the centre pair of which fold back and then slide into the walls. Detailing of the 1876 additions copied that of the original house, including the bargeboards, chimneys and western verandah. Ownership of Glenfern passed to the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) in 1984 and in 2002 transformation of the property into a Centre for the Arts and Culture commenced. This began with the establishment of an Artist-in-residence programme, followed by the Glenfern Writers Centre. Restoration and renovation of the building has been undertaken concurrently with the establishment of this centre. How is it significant? Glenfern, East St Kilda is of architectural and historical significance to the State of Victoria. Why is it significant? Glenfern is of architectural significance as an unusually intact and rare example of the picturesque domestic Gothic Revival house in Victoria. Of particular note are the clustered chimneys, bargeboards and twin arched chimney flues and the folding/sliding cedar doors between the principal rooms. It is significant as an important work of the prominent Melbourne architect, Charles Laing. Glenfern is of historical significance for its connection with the distinguished Victorian Boyd family. It has been recorded in a painting by Emma Boyd, wife of Arthur, in 1885 and in print by writer, Martin Boyd in 1952. Glenfern is of historical significance due to its ownership by only two families from 1876; firstly the Boyds until 1907 and the Ostbergs until 1984. Of note is the resistance to redevelopment in the latter half of the twentieth century and the subsequent survival of the 1907 Glenfern estate.Page 98 of Photograph Album with two photographs (one square and one landscape) of views of Glenfern.Handwritten: "Glenfern" 417 Inkerman Street [top right] / 98 [bottom right]trevor hart, east st kilda, garden, pitched roof, glenfern, hotham street, boyd family, 1850's, 1860's, 1870's, john bakewell, francis mcdonnell, thomas watson, lucy boyd, glenfern flats, charles laing, m. hennessy, smith and johnson, stables, gothic, stuccoed brick, gabled slate roofs, elaborate bargeboards, asymmetrical, cedar joinery, verandah, national trust of australia, centre for the arts and culture, artist-in-residence, glenfern writers centre, gothic revival, clustered chimneys, emma boyd, inkerman street, north caulfield, captain john boyd, artists, writers, st kilda east, national trust of australia (victoria), caulfield, amy ostberg, architects, m hennessy, doors, chimneys, martin boyd, arthur boyd, ostberg family -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Document - History of the City of Caulfield
This file contains 4 items: 1/Typewritten document titled ‘The City of Caulfield’. Author and date unknown. 1 page (back and front), 2 copies. Document covers topics such as origins of the name ‘Caulfield’, early settlement and the Caulfield Cup. 2/Typewritten document titled ‘History of Caulfield Council’. Author and date unknown. 6 pages, 3 copies. Document covers subjects such as early settlement, Aboriginal influence, Caulfield Road Board, Shire of Caulfield, Borough and town boundaries, coat of arms, and Freedom of Entry to the City. 3/Typewritten document (undated + author unknown) titled ‘The Structure of Local Government in Victoria with a history of the City of Caulfield’. 13 pages. Covers the following subjects: Powers, Planning, Public Works, Trading Undertakings, Health Services, Municipalities, Wards Electors or Ratepayers, Voters Roll, Councillors, Officers, Finance, Nature of Soil and Vegetation, Parks and Gardens and Reserves, Coat of Arms, Boundaries, How Did Caulfield get its Name, Aboriginal Influence, Caulfield Road Board, Shire of Caulfield, Borough and Town and the City of Caulfield. Also covered is early settlement. Note at the end of the document mentions that the historical content contained in the last section was based upon a thesis for the Department of Town and Regional Planning, University of Melbourne, 1968 by L. Alwis, P. Rowe, N. Wootten. Melbourne, ‘City of Caulfield: An Illustrated City Report’. 4/Typewritten document (undated) titled ‘The Structure of Local Government in Victoria with notes on the history of the City of Caulfield’. 8 pages, 2 copies. This document also includes a map/diagram of the city with boundaries and wards showing locations of railway stations and parks. Document covers the structure of local government and its functions then goes on to focus on City of Caulfield with subjects similar to those covered in item 3. Document signed off by Deputy Town Clerk.city of caulfield, caulfield john, caulfield baron, caulfield racecourse, elsternwick, ripponlea, st. mary’s church, caulfield council, kooyong road, neerim road, bambra road, greenmeadows house, caulfield park, paddy’s swamp, dandenong road, caulfield grammar school, chisholm institute of technology, murrumbeena, glen eira road, alma road, orrong road, balaclava road, inkerman road, ‘grosmont’, caulfield school room, caulfield road board, caulfield road district, crimean war, victorian amateur turf club, caulfield cup, glenhuntly road, north road, glenhuntly station, ormond station, outer circle railway, local government, gardenvale, carnegie, rosstown, poath road, nepean highway, hotham street, ormond park, princes park, ross william murray, caulfield institute of technology, ‘ross’ folly’, hawthorn road, glenhuntly, ormond, morris t. w., lloyd charles du plan, meals on wheels, shire of caulfield, caulfield railway station, caulfield rsl, bouran road, murrum murrumbeen, kooyong road, great dandenong road, neerim road, trams, prahran and malvern tramways trust, fisher andrew, mackinnon reserve, dover street, ‘glen eira’, blair max cr., insignia, third ordnance services unit, schools, street lighting, lampriere, mr. bevan, the caulfield leader, davies j. henry, curraweena road, st. georges road, o’neill college, hope george, market gardens, koornang reserve, packer reserve, murrumbeena reserve, hopetoun gardens, greenmeadows gardens, mirambeena, caulfield technical college, hart john, langdon h. j., ‘rosecraddock’, judge webb, ‘crotonhurst’, service james, ‘kilwinning’, ricketson henry, grimwade frederick sheppard, airdrie, jenner, st. aubin’s, caulfield john p. t., harlston, lempriere, lord reserve, ‘cantala’ -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Document - Lempriere Family
Five items about the Lempriere family: 1/Two pages of handwritten (unsigned and undated) research noting their land holdings, taken from the rate books over period 1858-1892. It shows us that John Thompson Lempriere was also Mayor in 1903. 2/Two pages of handwritten (unsigned and undated) notes about Thomas Henry Lempriere and William Geo Lempriere. 3/Photocopied photograph of 'Greenmeadows' on Lemprieres' cow paddock – undated and unknown. 4/Copy of article written by Michael Collins Perse from The Sydney Morning Herald 12/01/2009 on Michael Raoul Lempriere, 'Wool Industry Leader', 11/11/1936-01/10/2008, a descendant of Caulfield's Lempriere family. The article gives a short history of the family involvement in the wool industry. A short family tree history and more about Michael's early life and then his own family and business life. 5/A reprinted family tree from the Australian Dictionary of Biography for the Lempriere family by Justin J Corfield.lempriere thomas h., greenmeadows house, lempriere james, balaclava road, lempriere t.e., hotham street, lempriere john thompson, inkerman street, lempriere carlotta, lempriere mary, lempriere estele, lempriere jane, orrong road, lempriere william, george lempriere, monteiro d’almedin charles charles, stables, outbuildings, graziers, mansions, caulfield common school, committees of management, st marys, blake & riggall solicitors, ratebooks, greenmeadows, cow paddocks, lempriere michael raoul, lempriere bros, lempriere pty. ltd., lempriere peter, lempriere rozel, lempriere william henry, lempriere kathleen, lempriere audley raoul, sportspeople, greene adelaide, lempriere geoffrey, dougall diana, lempriere william, lempriere ben, australian council of wool buyers, federation of australian wool organisations, lempriere lisa, lempriere kristine, persse michael collins -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Article - Glenfern
Two hand written one page letters from Brenda M. Niall, dated 11/05/1983 and 03/06/1983 respectively, to R. Ballantyne of the Caulfield Historical Society, requesting information on the property Glenfern. One page newspaper article entitled INSPIRING THE ARTS from THE AGE, dated 04/05/2002, regarding Glenfern and the Boyd family by Mary Ryllis Clark. Includes photographs of two paintings and one photograph of the home.niall brenda m., clark mary ryllis, boyd family, glenfern, st kilda east, boyd thomas, boyd john theodore, boyd william, boyd lucy, boyd emma minnie, inkerman road, inkerman street, boyd arthur merric, boyd lily, laing charles, terry leonard, architects, watson thomas, wesley college, colleges, à beckett emma, ostberg john, ostberg amy, cooke max, heathcote richard, ned kelly, ledger heath, griffiths rachel, films, labassa, rippon lea, boyd ethel, caulfield historical society, gothic style, architectural features, martin lucy, boyd merric, hotham street, boyd max -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Article - Glenfern
Caulfield Conservation Study conducted by Andrew Ward in October 1994, outlining a description of the gothic revival architectural aspects of Glenfern. It includes the history of the owners and the forthcoming recommendations for planning scheme control. Includes three exterior photographs.inkerman road, glenfern, gothic revival architecture, gothic style, bakewell john, st kilda east, hotham street, mcdonnell francis, mansions, laing charles, watson thomas, du frayer agnes, boyd john, boyd lucy, hennessy m., architect, smith and johnson, danne mary, primary school, newington college, ostberg anders, inkerman street, ostberg sarah, mair agnes, glenfern college, ostberg amy, ostberg ebba, stables -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Article - Glenfern
Photocopy of typed research, undated, from an unknown author, regarding the architectural style of Glenfern, the changing landscaping from 1860, an addition to the property in 1876 and extracts from Jeannie Watson’s diary (daughter of then owner) dated 1870. Includes references from rate books, sale notices, titles, local history, Boyd history and various other sources. Includes photographs, poorly reproduced.glenfern, st kilda east, balaclava station, boyd captain, inkerman road, inkerman street, balaclava, mcdonnell francis, laing charles, architects, architectural features, boyd john t. t., gothic revival, hotham street, watson jeannie, coldham edith lucy, swanson donald, à beckett minnie, ostberg sarah ann