Burnett House is a historic building that forms part of the Myilly Point Precinct in Darwin, Northern Territory.
Two bullet holes are visible in the front fence and fragments of a bomb were also found in the garden years later[3] The dwelling was heritage listed as part of the Myilly Point Precinct in 1994.
[5] In 2002 the Commonwealth Government, which still owned the property, called for expressions of interest for the "future ownership and management" of Burnett House and others in the same area.
[2] It is built from lightweight materials such as asbestos cement sheeting, corrugated roof cladding and a unique form of louvres with patterning by casement windows.
It also incorporates asbestos louvres, glass casement windows and screened walls to allow for maximum air flow throughout.