| House | $2,307,400  |
| Unit | $1,243,300 |
| Land | $2,652,300  |
Surrounding suburbs
| Brighton East | $2,135,600 |
| Elsternwick | $1,937,100 |
| Elwood | $1,743,500 |
| Gardenvale | $1,838,500 |
| Hampton | $2,049,300  |
| House | $1,455 |
| Unit | $791 |
| Neighbour Photos |
| Map | Street view | Nearby property price |
| Planning History: |
| Registered as Victorian heritage |
| Last updated on - January 19, 2005 The 20 room villa residence, Kamesburgh, was built for the merchant William Kerr Thomson in 1873-4 on part of Dendy's Crown Special Survey. Lloyd Tayler was the architect and David Mitchell the contract builder. With extensions, the building was cited in the 1884 rate book as of 40 rooms. The property remained a domestic dwelling until the ownership of the prominent pastoralist, financier and politician Duncan McBryde. In 1918 negotations by the Repatriation Department led to purchase from him by the Melbourne real estate agents- the Baillieu brothers, who made a gift of the property as a care and rehabilitation centre for ex-servicemen. It was renamed Anzac Hostel and formally opened on 5 July 1919 by Sir Arthur Stanley, Governor of Victoria. First floor extensions were added at the rear and a lift installed. Administration was vested in the Red Cross. A monumental structure on the grand scale, with colonnaded verandahs of the Tuscan and Ionic orders, its main entrance is topped by a tower and guarded at the base by two cast iron figures. Decorative elements of Anzac Hostel extend to vermiculated quions, balconettes, stained glass windows, urns and encaustic hall tiles, with cast iron balustrade panels to the main stair. Sale of 6 acres in 1927 reduced the grounds to yet extensive 6 1/2 acres, still matching the scale of the building. The original cast iron gate posts and gatehouse introduce the scene. Anzac Hostel is a key element of Brighton streetscape, and solidly set in Melbourne's financial, philanthropic and social history. Classified: 13/11/1958. Garden significance: Kamesburgh (now Anzac Hostel), the residence erected in 1873-74 to a design of noted architect Lloyd Tayler and the garden laid out from this time, the mansion enlarged in 1884, the property sold in 1918 and used for a repatriation hostel and, with slightly truncated grounds, still retained for that use, is of State significance: - as a city mansion garden; its main attributes are its large allotment (despite reduction from its former size) and mansion residence, gate lodge, entry drive, formal terrace, fountain, path layout, service areas, orchard, sunken garden, flower beds, summerhouse and mature plantings; - for its collection of mature plants, including several trees individually listed on the National Trust's Register of Significant Trees; the trees at Kamesburgh are among the best collection of mature species trees in a Victorian private garden; - as a reminder of the World War I repatriation movement, a use which the site has retained since 1918 and which has permitted this city mansion to be retained with relatively sympathetic modifications; the repratriation era is also represented by a Crafts/Recreation Hall of 1919, thought to be the earliest purpose built structure in Victoria erected for war repatriation purposes; - for its streetscap |
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