Samuel Raymond Baron Cornish, the original owner.

In January 1940, Adelaide architect Eric McMichael accepted the model and plans made by Rev.

Cornish and his wife Gwyneth developed the Stangate garden and rerouted the creek to run through it.

[1] In the 1960s or 1970s, Gwyneth bequeathed the property to the National Trust of South Australia.

[1] The property was heritage-listed on the South Australian Heritage Register with effect from 5 October 2000.