plˈænz fɚðə tˈuːstˈoːɹi mˈænʃən, wˌɪtʃ fɚðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɚ pˈɑːɹt ʌv ɪts ɛɡzˈɪstəns wʌz nˈeɪmd ˈɔːstɹəl hˈaʊs, wɜː dɪvˈɛləpt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɪks fɔːɹ wˈɪljəm pˈækstən, ɐn ˈædəlˌeɪd kˈɛmɪst.
Plans for the two-storey mansion, which for the greater part of its existence was named Austral House, were developed in 1846 for William Paxton, an Adelaide chemist.