Originally built as Barham House in 1850 – a date that makes it one of Melbourne’s earliest homes – the property was extended and re-modeled by the architectural firm Reed and Barnes for the pastoralist John Currie in the early 1870s. By 1877, renamed EILDON, and essentially serving as Currie’s place of retirement, the property enjoyed a reputation of renowned beauty due to its grand façade, exceptional presence and the richness of its fittings and fixtures – as well as for its significant allotment of some 2203m2 approximately.
