The oldest surviving house in St Kilda.
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Other Names |
Jackson’s Manor Backpackers’ Hostel |
| Date Built | c1847 |
| Architect | Samuel Jackson |
| Builder | |
| Owner/s | Samuel Jackson; Alfred Felton |
| Description | Romantic/Picturesque Gothic style. Two stories. Tudor details. |
| History | Oldest surviving house in St Kilda. After Jackson returned to England, Sophia Matilda Murphy rented Wattle House in 1863 and used it for a girls’ school. In 1878, it was auctioned off by Mary Ann Lawson, Jackson’s daughter. In later years it became a boarding house and then Jackson’s Manor Backpackers’. |
| Occupants | Samuel Jackson; Sophia Matilda Murphy; Frances (widow of J.H. Kerr, author) |
| MMDB Entry |
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Reference/s: Image and Content: Richard Peterson, A Place of Sensuous Resort: Buildings of St Kilda and their People, Chapter 23
Compiled by: Sally Moore
Last updated: 08.08.20