Eildon Mansion

Eildon is a Renaissance Revival style mansion in Grey Street, St Kilda, Melbourne, the largest house in the suburb, and is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.

It began as the Barham House, built in c1850 for Edward Bernard Green, then altered and enlarged in 1872 to the design of Reed & Barnes for pastoralist John Currie, and renamed Eildon in 1877.

[11] They raised their 6 children there, while they operated the home as boarding house, accommodating mainly single men, including newly arrived migrants.

[14] In early 2022, the Alliance Francais sold the property for a reported $9 million to couple Gary Singer and Geoffrey Smith, who run a successful art and antiques auction house.

[16] The layout of the house clearly shows its history with the central part retaining the walls of Barham, with long wings added either side, a loggia joining them to the rear, and new facades.

The rear (garden) facade features matching detailing, bay windows on the added wings, and a double level loggia with full height piers and pilasters and arcading.

Despite the various uses, much of the grand interior of the building survived, including marble and timber mantelpieces, ceiling roses, the sweeping stairs, and large basement quarters for servants and a cellar.