Adelaide Zoo - Director's dwelling
Adelaide Zoo - Director's dwelling
Renamed Minchin House in 2004 after R E Minchin, the first Director of the Adelaide Zoo, Minchin was then followed by his son and grandson. The dwelling was built in 1887 and is now the administration headquarters for the Royal Zoological Society of South Australia.
Significance
The dwelling is significant as a moderately unchanged example of Victorian architecture.
Connects with
- Related places
- Related people
- Related organisations
- Related events
- Related things
See also
Images of Adelaide Zoo - Director's dwelling
Architecture, construction & engineering
- Architects
- Builders
- Building materials
- Stone, Freestone
- Architectural styles
- 2 Victorian Period (c. 1840–c. 1890), 2.14 Rustic Gothic
- Construction
- 1887 -
- Architecture and design features
- Engineering features
Location, occupancy & use
- Precinct
- Riverbank
- Council Ward
- Central
- Alternative Addresses
- Geo-coordinates
- Town Acre
- Planning Zone or Policy Area
- Original owners
- Royal Zoological Society of South Australia
- Original occupant
- R E Minchin
- Later occupant/s
- Purposes and use
- Dwelling, House
- AS2482 classification
- 11510 - Business House - Offices
- Public Access
- Business/trading hours
Heritage protection
- NTSA ID
- 2517
- State Heritage ID
- 13651
- ACC Reference No.
- DPTI Heritage No.
- 1560
- RNE ID
- 1560
- Certificate of Title No.
- CR 6043/263 H105100 S590
- NTSA file exists
- Yes
- Heritage Status
- State Heritage listed
- State heritage listing
- State Heritage listed
- Date of State heritage listing
- Local heritage listing
- Date of Local heritage listing
- NTSA listing
- NTSA registered
- Date of NTSA listing
- 1977/08/16
- Section 23 (4) crtiteria
- Risk status
Historic themes
- Historic Themes
- 6.2 Recreation and Entertainment
- 6.2.7 Enjoying the natural environment
- Topics
- Adelaide Zoo
Curriculum connections
- Australian Curriculum references
- Year 5: The Australian Colonies
- ACHHK097
References & citations
References
Further reading