OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Tasma Court Gardens

DATE1965 to 1975

MEDIAImage

COLLECTIONMornington and District Historical Society

REG NO.1380

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 image shows two women and a man in the garden at Tasma Court. One woman is seated and the other is standing behind her chair. The gentleman is standing apart to the very right of the picture. He is wearing a three piece suite, shirt and tie. They all have spectacles. There is a building directly behind them, which looks to be built of weather board and fibro sheeting.

SUBJECTS

Hotels

KEYWORDS

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