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Coolart Homestead


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Coolart Homestead


Related Venue:
Coolart Wetlands & Homestead

Park Type:
Heritage Property and Historic Place

Region:
Melbourne

Category:
Historic Buildings
In 1895, Frederick Sheppard Grimwade bought the estate and built the imposing homestead as the family's country retreat. Between 1907 and 1937 Coolart was held at different times by Thomas Armstrong, James Balmain and John Sylvester Feehan. The late Tom Luxton purchased the property in 1937 and immediately had the property declared a sanctuary for native wildlife and embarked upon a program of habitat development.



 

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