Shoreham Apartments
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At the time Shoreham was built, it was the epitome of modernism. Overlooking the sea, the 3-storey apartments have a waterfall-style frontage, typical of the style. Shoreham’s name is taken from the Shoreham Hotel in Washington DC, built in 1930. The original proprietor of these apartments, Mrs. E. Kiernan, took a liking to the name during a holiday spent at the hotel in Washington. Shoreham was built in 1938.
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Albert Hall
16 South Esplanade, Glenelg SA, Australia
Albert Hall is a twenty room, 3-storey mansion first occupied by William Kyffin Thomas, one of the first European colonists, and part-owner of newspapers the Adelaide Observer and Register.
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Seawall
22-23 South Esplanade, Glenelg SA, Australia
Seawall apartments were originally two seafront mansions of 9 rooms each built-in 1882. Much of the original Victorian detailing is still evident in number 22. The original masonry and cast iron fence, typical of the 1870s, still remains.
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Stormont
14 South Esplanade, Glenelg SA, Australia
Designed in the Georgian style, Stormont was built in 1886 for South Australian grazier Simon Barnard.
