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LOCATION
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Address 4 Lewis Crescent NORTH PLYMPTON
Locality
Accuracy H - high level confidence
Council Area West Torrens Council
Polygon Type B - Building footprint
DESCRIPTION
Details (Known As) Dwelling ('Plympton House', sometime Parkin House) and former Gardener's Cottage
Registered Name Dwelling - 'Parkin House'
Significance Parkin House is one of South Australia's most distinctive historic homes. It was built in 1858/59 of rendered bluestone and red brick and consists of fourteen rooms, an entrance hall and a wine cellar. The style and design of the house reflects the history and life-style of its first owner, William Parkin. In consultation with his builder, Parkin designed a house which was reminiscent of those he had left in England in 1839 and which would meet his specific needs. Built on two levels, the upper level provided for entertaining and family quarters, while the basement provided servants' quarters, kitchen and utility rooms. The basement, unusual in South Australian houses, but common in English houses of the period, also provided a large summer bedroom and a large summer drawing room, lit by full size windows and light wells. The house has a number of other interesting features. The formal rooms and entrance hall were decorated extensively with graining and marbling. Parkin House is one of only a small number of large nineteenth century houses to have survived in its original design form without later additions. It was originally surrounded by nine acres of garden and there were many ancillary buildings on the property, including stables, a carriage house and an orangery. Apart from the house itself, only the gardener's cottage and a wall of the stables have survived. (Condensed from text by R. Nicol 1984)
Subject Index Residential - House
Class State
STATUS
Status Code REG - Confirmed as a State Heritage Place in the SA Heritage Register
Status Date 27-SEP-1990
REFERENCE
LGA West Torrens
State Heritage ID 11945
Heritage Number 9131
SECTION 16 INFORMATION
Section 16
PLAN PARCEL & TITLE
As listed in the SA Heritage Register
Plan Parcel & Title Information CT 5189/107 D6084 A34

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