OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Bellavista, 740-742 Esplanade, Mornington

MEDIAImage

PHOTOGRAPHERNeil Taylor

COLLECTIONMornington and District Historical Society

REG NO.61

HISTORY

First or major owner John Kerr c1888, others David & John Lewis, Gault of Somerville, ‘Bellavista’ forms part of a notable group of 19th century summer houses along the Esplanade and has a long association with the Lewis family

DESCRIPTION

Front view, double fronted italianate style unpainted stucco, verandah on left, bay window with verandah cement urns at foot of steps raised verandah on right, a gathering of people in the front garden, photo taken before auction

SUBJECTS

Houses

KEYWORDS

Bellavista, David & John Lewis, Esplanade Mornington, Gault, Houses, John Kerr, Mornington Heritage Study, Mornington Peninsula Shire Heritage Overlay