Wyndham History

1877 - Werribee Park Mansion is built

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1877 - Werribee Park Mansion is built

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Andrew and Thomas Chirnside build their magnificent sixty-roomed Werribee Park Mansion built on a sweeping bend of the Werribee River.

The estate also included a working farm but in architectural terms this classic-style Italianate dwelling with its porticoed wings and soaring tower, dominated all other buildings in the Shire.

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1877

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eng

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“1877 - Werribee Park Mansion is built,” Wyndham History, accessed June 3, 2023, http://wyndhamhistory.net.au/items/show/1225.

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