ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən ˈaɪɚz dˈaɪd, ænd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪn, fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ɐn ˈædəlˌeɪd klˈʌb bˈɔːl æt ðə hˈaʊs, hˈɛnɹi nˈuːlənd pɹəpˈoʊzd ðə klˈʌb pˈɜːtʃɪs ðə pɹˈɑːpɚɾi.
In 1897 Ayers died, and in 1909, following an Adelaide Club ball at the house, Henry Newland proposed the club purchase the property.