By the mid-1880s, the sand dunes of Glenelg’s esplanade had long given way to the summer residences of the prominent and wealthy of South Australia. Previously known as Albert Parade, and then Seawall, South Esplanade was once a promenade of magnificent Victorian mansions and summer gardens. With time, these mansions slowly began to occupy land beyond the dunes morphing Glenelg’s streets into a suburb of character and charm
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Seafield Tower
6-7 South Esplanade, Glenelg SA, Australia
State Heritage-listed Seafield Tower was the first of its kind built along the esplanade.
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Melrose
13 South Esplanade, Glenelg SA, Australia
Once the home of the Melrose family, though the beautiful property no longer exists, here we remember Charles James ‘Jimmy’ Melrose, a South Australian aviator; the youngest and only solo flyer to complete the 1934 Melbourne Centenary Air Race from London to Melbourne.
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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.
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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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Shoreham Apartments
18A South Esplanade, Glenelg SA, Australia
Glenelg has always been progressive. From the 1920s and throughout the 1930s, developers and residents embraced the new architectural trends of the Art Deco style.
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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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Raleigh Flats
31 South Esplanade, Glenelg South SA, Australia
The parcel of land at 31 South Esplanade originally featured a 9-room house built in 1919 for William and Georgina Dowling. Georgina was a Sunday school teacher and readily gave her services to charity.
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Glenara
32 South Esplanade, Glenelg South SA, Australia
Glenara is one of Glenelg’s stately treasures. Built in 1873 for William Hill, the property was owned by his descendants until 1990.
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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.
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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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Soward's Villa
62 Moseley Street, Glenelg South SA, Australia
On the eastern side of Moseley Street, Soward’s Villa, originally a home of ten rooms was built by, and for architect and former Mayor of Glenelg George Klewitz Soward in 1887.
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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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St John's Row Terraces
14 St Johns Row, Glenelg SA, Australia
In 1887 Joseph English designed these four terraces of 8 rooms each, typical of Italianate style and popular in the 1880s.
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Hindmarsh House
3-5 College Street, Glenelg SA, Australia
These two Victorian terraces were built in 1874 by well-known master builder, Charles Farr who lived in number 3 for the first few years before renting out both as seaside accommodation.
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Alexandra Terrace
15 Moseley Street, Glenelg SA, Australia
Designed by Thomas English in 1878, Alexandra Terrace was built as four attached terrace houses.
