Moonee Ponds.. Lowther Hall Anglican Girls Grammar. Built 1890 for Collier McCracken.
This American Plantation style mansion was built in 1890 for wealthy brewer Collier McCracken hence the Scottish name of the house. This 27 roomed mansion with Corinthian columns and veranda sits impressively in Leslie Street. In 1911 it was sold to Edward Coles who established the famed Australian Coles Book Arcade. In 1918 it was sold to the Anglican Church. In 1920 the Lowther Anglican Girls Grammar School opened in the renamed mansion from then onwards known as Lowther Hall.
Moonee Ponds.. Lowther Hall Anglican Girls Grammar. Built 1890 for Collier McCracken.
This American Plantation style mansion was built in 1890 for wealthy brewer Collier McCracken hence the Scottish name of the house. This 27 roomed mansion with Corinthian columns and veranda sits impressively in Leslie Street. In 1911 it was sold to Edward Coles who established the famed Australian Coles Book Arcade. In 1918 it was sold to the Anglican Church. In 1920 the Lowther Anglican Girls Grammar School opened in the renamed mansion from then onwards known as Lowther Hall.