<p>Glen Osmond: "Benacre"<br>
Benacre house (without land) is at 6 Benacre Close, off Glen Osmond Rd between Fisher St and Fergusson Ave.
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<ul><li>1844 a single-storeyed house was built by G.F. Shipster</li>
<li>after the subdivision of section 270 by the main road it passed to Robert Cock.</li>
<li>1846 Purchased on 16 acres by William Bickford who planted the first garden and built a portion of the residence.</li>
<li>The next owner was T.B. Strangways,</li>
<li>followed by Thomas Graves, who had the grounds replanted as a shrubbery and built 'the present two-storey house.'</li>
<li>mid-1870's: Henry Scott, Mayor of Adelaide. During Scott’s tenure of some 30 years, he hosted countless social events.</li>
<li>1906-1923 John Lewis</li>
<li>At the death of Hon. John Lewis the property was subdivided into 39 building blocks.</li>
<li>1924-1968 Gretta Lewis</li>
<li>...</li>
<li>1970 Further subdivision: Benacre subdivision [fifteen magnificent residential allotments, the gracious mansion 'Benacre', two storeyed stone mews, to be sold by auction on the estate 2nd May, 1970 at 10.30 a.m.] Adelaide : Matters &amp; Co. Pty. Ltd. [and] Theodore Bruce &amp; Co. Pty. Ltd.</li>
<li>...</li></ul>
?  (Sweet, Samuel White, 1825-1886 ??)
1877
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