DSC_9812 Strathspey, Mercedes College, 540 Fullarton Road, Springfield, South Australia
Mercedes was originally part of the Springfield Estate. It was sold to Sir John Duncan who planned the house in 1891 and built it in 1899. The family home was named Strathspey after his childhood home in Scotland.
The Duncans eventually bequeathed the property to the Presbyterian Church and it became St Andrew's Residential College attached to the University of Adelaide. In 1939 the property was sold to Mr and Mrs F.W. Cornell and it once again became a private residence.
In 1953 the property was bought by the Sisters of Mercy.
Local Government Area: Mitcham
Heritage Number: 3706
DSC_9812 Strathspey, Mercedes College, 540 Fullarton Road, Springfield, South Australia
Mercedes was originally part of the Springfield Estate. It was sold to Sir John Duncan who planned the house in 1891 and built it in 1899. The family home was named Strathspey after his childhood home in Scotland.
The Duncans eventually bequeathed the property to the Presbyterian Church and it became St Andrew's Residential College attached to the University of Adelaide. In 1939 the property was sold to Mr and Mrs F.W. Cornell and it once again became a private residence.
In 1953 the property was bought by the Sisters of Mercy.
Local Government Area: Mitcham
Heritage Number: 3706