Alexandra Terrace
Location
The owner, Alexander Cunningham, occupied number 7. Alexander was born in the Tower of London in 1829, whilst his father was stationed there. He migrated to Australia in 1854, opening a ‘fancy goods store’ in Rundle Street, Adelaide. He made his home here in these terraces for more than twenty years.
Each terrace had 8 rooms, including a basement for servants, kitchen, dining and drawing room on the raised ground floor level, and bedrooms on the upper floor, with a door opening onto the balcony. When Alexandra Terrace was built, this section of Moseley Street was a place of imposing mansions, including William Shierlaw’s home ‘Clivedon’ and pastoralist Andrew Tennant’s house, ‘Essenside’ which were both to the south of Alexandra Terraces and have long since been demolished.
Historical Places Nearby
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Hindmarsh House3-5 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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St John's Row Terraces14 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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Seafield Tower6-7 South Esplanade, Glenelg SA, Australia
State Heritage-listed Seafield Tower was the first of its kind built along the esplanade.
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