OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Dava Lodge

DATE1992

MEDIAImage

COLLECTIONMornington and District Historical Society

REG NO.785

HISTORY

Frederick Sargood’s Ellerslie was thought to have occupied this site in the 19th century
The Sisters of Charity redeveloped the building in the 1920’s, and it appears to have been used as a seaside retreat, but Church histories note that the Sisters used a building at the Dava site as a boarding school for boys
for a brief period (Padua Preparatory School for Boys)
In 1935 the Order sold 27 of their 35 acres to the adjoining owner, John Ross (of Koorootane, Esplanade), but by 1940, Ross also owned the buildings and had redeveloped them as the Dava Lodge, a hotel and guest house

DESCRIPTION

The building is obscured by fence and trees part of the roof can be seen above fence line

SUBJECTS

Guesthouse

KEYWORDS

Dava Lodge, Esplanade, Frederick Sargood, Guesthouse, John Ross, Koorootang, Mt Martha, Padua Preparatory School for Boys, Sisters of Charity