Soward's Villa
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Soward married Emma Beare in 1879, the daughter of William Loose Beare, who arrived on the first of the colonising ships to reach Kangaroo Island. On the northern side, above the front door of the home, appears a moulding of the Beare family crest which includes the motto ‘Bear and Forbear’. Soward’s catalogue of design in Glenelg is impressive and includes many of the stops on this walk: Stormont, Kilwinning Flats, and Alexandra Terrace. Leading an active public life, Soward was chairman of the Charitable Funds Commission, a governor of the Public Library, Museum, and Art Gallery of South Australia, and president of the Glenelg Institute and Glenelg Cricket Club, and Mayor of Glenelg from 1895 to 1898.
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Waterworth
11 Pier Street, Glenelg SA, Australia
Built in 1885 for Thomas Reid as a cottage, it was sold 3 years later to Sarah Sparks, wife of Henry Sparks, Manager of the South Australian Company, founder of both the Adelaide and Glenelg Ovals, and Mayor of Glenelg.
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Colonna
15 Robert Street, Glenelg South SA, Australia
Colonna was built for Clara Jane Howie in 1881 and was occupied by the Reverend James Howie.
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Restormel
15 Robert Street, Glenelg South SA, Australia
Restormel was built for accountant Joshua Gurr, and is typical of a gentleman’s residence of the era.
