. ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Ast ol at ▁was ▁ere cted ▁ ▁for ▁Br is b ane ▁solic itor ▁Ad olph ▁Frederick ▁Mil ford ▁F ee z , ▁following ▁transfer ▁of ▁the ▁▁ ▁site ▁to ▁Al bre cht ▁F ee z , ▁his ▁father , ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 8 9 0 . ▁It ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁designed ▁by ▁Br is b ane ▁architect ▁George ▁Henry ▁Male ▁Add ison . ▁ ▁The ▁house ▁was ▁ere cted ▁during ▁an ▁important ▁phase ▁in ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁Y er ong a . ▁The ▁Y er ong a ▁pocket , ▁which ▁front s ▁the ▁Br is b ane ▁River ▁on ▁the ▁eastern ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Long ▁P ocket ▁Re ach , ▁had ▁been ▁taken ▁up ▁for ▁far ming ▁purposes ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 5 0 s . ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 8 6 0 s , ▁part ▁of ▁portion ▁ 7 ▁( the ▁K ad um ba ▁Street ▁area ) ▁was ▁sub div ided ▁into ▁large ▁resident ial ▁all ot ments ▁front ing ▁the ▁river , ▁but ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s , ▁the ▁area ▁suddenly ▁became ▁a ▁fashion able ▁sub urban ▁address . ▁The ▁imp et us ▁for ▁successful ▁Br is b ane ▁business men , ▁law y ers , ▁polit icians , ▁and ▁civil ▁servants ▁to ▁establish ▁large ▁resid ences ▁on ▁the ▁river ▁at ▁Y er ong a , ▁came ▁with ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁Br is b ane ▁rail ▁line ▁from ▁Cor inda ▁to ▁Stanley ▁Street