Photograph - Colour, Michael Taffe, Hymettus Cottage, Ballarat, c1983

Historical information

Hymettus won the Caulfield Cup in 1898 and the owners built this house, near Lake Wendouree, with the winnings. It won the title of Ballarat's Champion Cottage from 1915-18. The cottage contains many of the original furnishings and fittings and has beautiful gardens.

Physical description

Two digital images of Ballarat's hymettus Cottage.

.1) The garden as it was before the 1980s drought.

.2) The Cottage

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