Toorak House

Toorak House
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General information
TypeHouse
Architectural styleVictorian Italianate
Location21 St Georges Road, Toorak, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Current tenantsChurch of Sweden abroad
Construction started1848
Completed1851
ClientJames Jackson
Design and construction
ArchitectSamuel Jackson
Official nameToorak House
TypeNatural and cultural heritage register
Designated9 October 1974
Reference no.H0207
References
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This article is about the house in Melbourne. For the house in Hamilton, Brisbane, see Toorak House, Hamilton.

Toorak House is a mansion located in Melbourne, Australia built in 1849 by well-known Melbourne merchant James Jackson. It is notable for its use as Melbourne's first Government House and having inspired the name for the suburb of Toorak.

Jackson is believed to have borrowed from Woiwurrung language, with words of similar pronunciation, meaning either black crow or reedy swamp.

Toorak House is owned by the Church of Sweden abroad. The Swedish Church and Cafe and Shop is open for visitors daily except on Mondays and Wednesdays.

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