OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Tasma Court Garden

DATE1960 to 1975

MEDIAImage

COLLECTIONMornington and District Historical Society

REG NO.1379

HISTORY

Tasma Court was a large guest house between Tasma Lane and Canterbury Street from the 1870’s until the 1970’s when it was demolished. The main building was brick two storeys with 13 rooms, large weather board dining room, an adjoining weather board dwelling of 11 rooms and a tennis court. It was originally known as as Canterbury House later as Holcomb House and from the late 1930’s as Tasma Court, from which the current unit complex takes its name. The Mornington museum has examples of Holcomb House crockery. Mrs P. Butler was the proprietress, and the phone number was Mornington 131.

DESCRIPTION

This photo shows the garden and tennis court of Tasma Court Hotel. There is a vegetable patch in the foreground. A group of people are in the garden, two women are seated, and a gentleman standing alongside. He is wearing a three piece suit, shirt and tie. There is a white weather board building to the right of the photo.

SUBJECTS

Hotels

KEYWORDS

Butler, P, Canterbury House, Canterbury Street, Holcolm House, Hotels, Mornington, Tasma Court, Tasma Lane