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LAKE BURLEY GRIFFIN SIDE GRIFFIN BURLEY LAKE

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8. St Mark’s Memorial Library Memorial Mark’s St 8.

7. Edmund Barton Building Barton Edmund 7.

6. Statue of Barton of Statue 6.

5. Robert Garran Ofﬁces Garran Robert 5.

4. Hotel Kurrajong Hotel 4.

3. Brassey House Brassey 3.

– Belmore Gardens Belmore –

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– FCC Housing FCC –

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2. Barton Housing Precinct Housing Barton 2.

Telopea Park Telopea 1.

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Barton Housing Barton • epartment of the Capital Territory Collection. Territory Capital the of epartment D ibrary, L Heritage ACT the of Courtesy

• (revision) Dowling Peter Dr (research) Cosgrove arol C

Robert Garran Ofﬁces Garran Robert • ibrary. L Heritage ACT the of Courtesy

The publishers wish to acknowledge: to wish publishers The

Telopea Park Telopea • epartment of the Capital Territory Collection. Territory Capital the of epartment D ibrary, L Heritage ACT the of Courtesy

www.nationaltrustact.org.au

02 6230 0533 6230 02

Civic Square ACT 2608 ACT Square Civic

PO Box 1144 1144 Box PO

ational Trust of Australia (ACT) Australia of Trust ational otc: N Contact:

ACT Government to update and reprint the tour. tour. the reprint and update to Government ACT

Further funding was given by the the by given was funding Further

ACT Government under the ACT Heritage Grants Program. Program. Grants Heritage ACT the under Government ACT

assisted through funding made available by the the by available made funding through assisted

This project was originally originally was project This

A SELF-GUIDED TOUR SELF-GUIDED A

LAKE BURLEY GRIFFIN SIDE GRIFFIN BURLEY LAKE

A heritage tour of tour heritage A

8. St Mark’s Memorial Library Memorial Mark’s St 8.

7. Edmund Barton Building Barton Edmund 7.

6. Statue of Barton of Statue 6.

5. Robert Garran Ofﬁces Garran Robert 5.

4. Hotel Kurrajong Hotel 4.

3. Brassey House Brassey 3.

– Belmore Gardens Belmore –

BARTON

– Street Trees Street –

– FCC Housing FCC –

– Original Street Signs Street Original –

2. Barton Housing Precinct Housing Barton 2.

Telopea Park Telopea 1.

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LISTED PLACES IN IN PLACES LISTED

1. TELOPEA PARK The design for the new Griffin’s Waratah Parkway The Kurrajong Hotel, (Return here at Federal Capital included (now Telopea Park) acted designed by FCC architect, the end of the walk). housing areas planned for as a dividing line separating John Smith Murdoch, The best place to start this different socio-economic the then government houses opened in 1926, and walk is from the Park or groups within the to the west (Barton) from was primarily used by from the car park near community, reflecting the private houses grouped parliamentarians. Brassey Telopea Park School, The suburb of social conventions of the around Eastlake (now House, one of four guest across from the Park. Car Barton is named after time. The Barton area was Kingston) shopping centre. houses designed by non- parking is accessible at a designed for occupation Tree planting in Telopea government architects, number of locations in or Sir Edmund Barton by middle income public Park commenced in 1920 opened in 1927. The around the Park. (1849–1920), Australia’s servants. It complimented under the supervision of completion of these hostels first Prime Minister, who the areas of Ainslie, where Charles Weston, the first was timed to coincide Telopea Park is named smaller weatherboard Superintendent of Parks with the opening of the a�er the Australian held office from 1901–3. houses were built for and Gardens in Canberra. provisional Parliament native plant, Telopea sp. Barton was a member of public servants working Weston adopted a pa�ern House. A�er this, Barton The plant is more widely the NSW Legislative in ‘blue-collar’ roles, and of planting deciduous trees became a desirable suburb, known as the Waratah, Blandfordia (now Forrest on minor streets, conifers due to the proximity of the although no Waratahs Assembly from 1879. He and Griffith), where larger on main residential streets subdivision to Kingston have been planted in was an active campaigner brick homes were built and eucalypts along the shops, Telopea Park School the Park. for Australian federation for upper income public main perimeter roads. and Parliament House. servants. Barton provides Only one variety of tree The Park is planted with throughout the 1890s and a good example of the first was to be planted in each More private housing a wide range of native and a leader at the Constitutional phase of planned housing street or avenue. While it was completed in 1934. exotic trees, a few different Convention debates in development in Canberra, follows Weston’s plan, most Further government types of eucalypts, and the and it demonstrated the of the street planting in housing was completed uncommon Californian Adelaide in 1897. He landscape planting of 1927. Barton took place between in the late 1930’s, the big tree, native to the resigned as Prime Minister 1930 and 1949, a�er he had designs influenced by Sierras of California. Each in 1903 to become a judge The houses in Barton were le� Canberra. the earlier FCC housing side of the Park is lined designed by the Federal styles. Streets in Barton with Atlas Cedar and on the bench of the newly Capital Commission (FCC). are named a�er Flowering Plum. Planting constituted High Court A number of sites were Australian governors. commenced in the 1920s of Australia. auctioned in May 1926 and and many of the trees construction commenced NOTE: This tour will have value as mature in that year. take around hour to an examples of their species hour and half to complete, in Canberra. at a moderate pace. A complimentary tour brochure A barbecue area and (Barton – Manuka Side) children’s playground of sites in the vicinity of is located towards the this suburb is also available. centre of the Park. 2. BARTON 6 8 HOUSING 7 5 PRECINCT Enter Precinct at Gipps Street, turn right 8. into Young Street. 4 ST MARK’S Cross Darling Street and MEMORIAL enter the conservation LIBRARY area, one of the early subdivisions of the new Turn right at Blackall Street; Federal Capital, and part this site is first on the le�. of John Sulman’s ‘Garden Suburb’ plan. The precinct This one of a number of comprises more than cathedral sites allocated 60 houses, including to the various Christian FCC houses built in 3 denominations in the new 1926–7, private houses Street Trees Federal Capital. It was built between 1926-34, 2 selected by the Anglican Tree planting in government houses built Church in 1923 but no streets other than 1 between 1933-9 and church building was Belmore Gardens: private houses built since constructed due to the 1934. The streetscapes Darling Street: economic severity of the are distinctive with their Southern Ne�le Tree; Great Depression. The varied setbacks, street Gipps Street: foundation stone for trees, hedges and 1920s Incense Cedar St Mark’s Anglican street signs and lamps. and Black Locust; Memorial Library was set by Sir William Slim, Belmore Gardens, a small Macquarie Street: Governor General of park located off Young Kurrajong, Australia, on St Mark’s Street and surrounded by Candle-bark day in 1955. It is now FCC houses, represents and White Gum; another aspect of Garden St Mark’s National City planning, the Young Street: Theological Centre provision of open space. Co�onwood; and includes a library, New South Wales Crescent: Charles Sturt University Pin Oak; of Theology, a chapel Original street signs Telopea Park West: and bookshop for 4. theology students. The first sign, as you enter Deodar Cedar. HOTEL the precinct, is located At the top of the hill on the corner of Young KURRAJONG Belmore Gardens overlooking Lake and Darling Streets; there Burley Griffin is the Go to Brisbane Avenue then turn right into are several others within This is one of a number Tent of the Meeting, National Circuit and proceed along it; a�er crossing the precinct. The signs of communal gardens an open-air place of Blackall Street, the Kurrajong is on the right. are originals dating back incorporated into 6. spiritual gathering and from the mid-1920s, when Canberra’s early suburban reconciliation, intended This is the second of the early hostels built to provide STATUE OF work commenced on the plans, in line with the as a place of pilgrim- accommodation for public servants who were transferred layout of the subdivisions. ‘garden suburb’ principles BARTON age for all Australians. from Melbourne to Canberra prior to the opening of the A small number of similar adopted by John Sulman. It is also the site for the provisional Parliament House. It was designed in 1924 by Outside the next building signs exist in some of the The trees planted in planned Australian John Smith Murdoch, the Commonwealth’s Chief Architect, on the corner of Macquarie other early suburbs such Belmore Gardens are Silver Centre for Christianity who designed many of the Federal Capital’s early buildings. Street and Kings Avenue, as Forrest. Birch and Atlas Cedar. and Culture. The area Murdoch used the Garden Pavilion style, as he had for the stands a bronze sculpture, below the Tent is a design of the Hotel Canberra, the first Government hostel. one and a half times life FCC Housing Conservation Park for The Kurrajong opened in 1926 and was extended in 1936. size, of Australia’s first native Australian There were over 20 Prime Minister, Edmund grasses, particularly different types of FCC The Kurrajong came to be associated with Labor Members Barton. It was sculpted by 3. Kangaroo Grass. house designs built in of Parliament, who preferred to stay here rather than at the Marc Clark, former Head early Canberra. The FCC BRASSEY Hotel Canberra, which came to be associated with Liberal of Sculpture, Victorian This is also the site of houses in this precinct Party MPs. The most famous of the Labor MPs to stay at the College of the Arts, and HOUSE Ro�enberry Hill, where (there are around 50) Kurrajong was Ben Chifley, Australia’s Prime Minister from unveiled in 1983. George Ro�eberry include 13 of these Originally called the 1945–9, who remained at the Hotel during his term as Prime established a farm in the different designs, with at Telopea Park Hostel, the Minister, rather than staying at the Lodge. In June 1951, Chifley early twentieth century. least 23 variations to the building was opened in suffered a fatal heart a�ack in his room here. Arthur Calwell, He was the grandson standard designs. They 1927. In that year, it was leader of the Labor Opposition from 1960–66 also stayed here. of a stone mason who are in the Mediterranean renamed ‘Brassey House’ 7. migrated from England and Arts and Cra�s styles. a�er Sir Thomas Brassey, Major refurbishment was undertaken in 1994. In September EDMUND BARTON to work for the Campbell All are single storey Governor of Victoria from 2005 the Blue Mountains International Hotel Management family of Duntroon. At and built of brick, the 1885–91 and an early School acquired operation of the hotel with a 10-year lease. BUILDING the bo�om of the hill majority being rendered supporter of Federation. with a rough-cast finish. Turn right into Kings Avenue an old orchard remains near the site of the house. Most retain their original Brassy House is designed and continue to the other side George’s father also built red terraco�a tile roofs. in the American Colonial of Macquarie Street. a co�age on the property. Features include door style which differed from 5. It was located where and porch arches, false other government This is the former site of ROBERT GARRAN Telopea Park is now and windows and niches, hostels. The building is set Stage One of the National was demolished in the various kinds of pillars in a picturesque garden OFFICES Library, constructed in early 1920s. and small six-paned se�ing. When it opened, 1934–5. A new National windows. On corner it provided full board for (Former Patent Office) Library was constructed blocks, the houses are 60 people in 36 single rooms Proceed along National Circuit to the last building on by the shore of Lake Burley From St Mark’s Memorial sited diagonally across and 12 double rooms. In the right before reaching Kings Avenue. Griffin in 1968 and the first Library, proceed along the block, to allow 1935 it was leased to the building was demolished Blackall Street and take the uninterrupted views of private sector and returned The Patent Office was proclaimed in 1904 and was initially in the early 1970s to make path at the end of the Street the architectural style. to Commonwealth located in Melbourne. It was relocated to Canberra in June way for the Edmund Barton between the buildings. management in 1959. 1932, along with around 70 staff members, and was among Offices. This building Cross Brisbane Avenue and Major extensions were the first buildings erected in the Parliamentary Zone. was designed in 1973 by enter Young Street again. carried out in 1964. It was Harry Seidler one of Turn le� into Darling Street sold in 1987 and, a�er major Designed by the Chief Commonwealth Architect, Australia’s leading and continue back to refurbishment, now caters E.H. Henderson, in the Inter-War Stripped Classical style, architects for the National Telopea Park. to the short-stay tourist the original building, completed in 1941, is E-shaped in plan Capital Development and business market. and has two storeys, except for the central wing, which has Commission, and three. The building is constructed from sandstone on a steel completed in 1974. The and reinforced concrete frame. The entrance steps at the front building is constructed (Kings Avenue side) are flanked by bronze lanterns set on extensively of wide-span fluted stone pillars, and lead to the main entrance vestibules, pre-cast concrete and detailed with black and white marble. Two further sets of is recognised as an out- similar, although smaller, entrance steps are at either side standing example of the of the building. Today it is used as the offices of the late twentieth-century A�orney General’s Department. international style of architecture.

NT-09-2009 [barton - lake side].indd 2 15/9/09 6:36:34 AM 2. BARTON 6 8 HOUSING 7 5 PRECINCT Enter Precinct at Gipps Street, turn right 8. into Young Street. 4 ST MARK’S Cross Darling Street and MEMORIAL enter the conservation LIBRARY area, one of the early subdivisions of the new Turn right at Blackall Street; Federal Capital, and part this site is first on the le�. of John Sulman’s ‘Garden Suburb’ plan. The precinct This one of a number of comprises more than cathedral sites allocated 60 houses, including to the various Christian FCC houses built in 3 denominations in the new 1926–7, private houses Street Trees Federal Capital. It was built between 1926-34, 2 selected by the Anglican Tree planting in government houses built Church in 1923 but no streets other than 1 between 1933-9 and church building was Belmore Gardens: private houses built since constructed due to the 1934. The streetscapes Darling Street: economic severity of the are distinctive with their Southern Ne�le Tree; Great Depression. The varied setbacks, street Gipps Street: foundation stone for trees, hedges and 1920s Incense Cedar St Mark’s Anglican street signs and lamps. and Black Locust; Memorial Library was set by Sir William Slim, Belmore Gardens, a small Macquarie Street: Governor General of park located off Young Kurrajong, Australia, on St Mark’s Street and surrounded by Candle-bark day in 1955. It is now FCC houses, represents and White Gum; another aspect of Garden St Mark’s National City planning, the Young Street: Theological Centre provision of open space. Co�onwood; and includes a library, New South Wales Crescent: Charles Sturt University Pin Oak; of Theology, a chapel Original street signs Telopea Park West: and bookshop for 4. theology students. The first sign, as you enter Deodar Cedar. HOTEL the precinct, is located At the top of the hill on the corner of Young KURRAJONG Belmore Gardens overlooking Lake and Darling Streets; there Burley Griffin is the Go to Brisbane Avenue then turn right into are several others within This is one of a number Tent of the Meeting, National Circuit and proceed along it; a�er crossing the precinct. The signs of communal gardens an open-air place of Blackall Street, the Kurrajong is on the right. are originals dating back incorporated into 6. spiritual gathering and from the mid-1920s, when Canberra’s early suburban reconciliation, intended This is the second of the early hostels built to provide STATUE OF work commenced on the plans, in line with the as a place of pilgrim- accommodation for public servants who were transferred layout of the subdivisions. ‘garden suburb’ principles BARTON age for all Australians. from Melbourne to Canberra prior to the opening of the A small number of similar adopted by John Sulman. It is also the site for the provisional Parliament House. It was designed in 1924 by Outside the next building signs exist in some of the The trees planted in planned Australian John Smith Murdoch, the Commonwealth’s Chief Architect, on the corner of Macquarie other early suburbs such Belmore Gardens are Silver Centre for Christianity who designed many of the Federal Capital’s early buildings. Street and Kings Avenue, as Forrest. Birch and Atlas Cedar. and Culture. The area Murdoch used the Garden Pavilion style, as he had for the stands a bronze sculpture, below the Tent is a design of the Hotel Canberra, the first Government hostel. one and a half times life FCC Housing Conservation Park for The Kurrajong opened in 1926 and was extended in 1936. size, of Australia’s first native Australian There were over 20 Prime Minister, Edmund grasses, particularly different types of FCC The Kurrajong came to be associated with Labor Members Barton. It was sculpted by 3. Kangaroo Grass. house designs built in of Parliament, who preferred to stay here rather than at the Marc Clark, former Head early Canberra. The FCC BRASSEY Hotel Canberra, which came to be associated with Liberal of Sculpture, Victorian This is also the site of houses in this precinct Party MPs. The most famous of the Labor MPs to stay at the College of the Arts, and HOUSE Ro�enberry Hill, where (there are around 50) Kurrajong was Ben Chifley, Australia’s Prime Minister from unveiled in 1983. George Ro�eberry include 13 of these Originally called the 1945–9, who remained at the Hotel during his term as Prime established a farm in the different designs, with at Telopea Park Hostel, the Minister, rather than staying at the Lodge. In June 1951, Chifley early twentieth century. least 23 variations to the building was opened in suffered a fatal heart a�ack in his room here. Arthur Calwell, He was the grandson standard designs. They 1927. In that year, it was leader of the Labor Opposition from 1960–66 also stayed here. of a stone mason who are in the Mediterranean renamed ‘Brassey House’ 7. migrated from England and Arts and Cra�s styles. a�er Sir Thomas Brassey, Major refurbishment was undertaken in 1994. In September EDMUND BARTON to work for the Campbell All are single storey Governor of Victoria from 2005 the Blue Mountains International Hotel Management family of Duntroon. At and built of brick, the 1885–91 and an early School acquired operation of the hotel with a 10-year lease. BUILDING the bo�om of the hill majority being rendered supporter of Federation. with a rough-cast finish. Turn right into Kings Avenue an old orchard remains near the site of the house. Most retain their original Brassy House is designed and continue to the other side George’s father also built red terraco�a tile roofs. in the American Colonial of Macquarie Street. a co�age on the property. Features include door style which differed from 5. It was located where and porch arches, false other government This is the former site of ROBERT GARRAN Telopea Park is now and windows and niches, hostels. The building is set Stage One of the National was demolished in the various kinds of pillars in a picturesque garden OFFICES Library, constructed in early 1920s. and small six-paned se�ing. When it opened, 1934–5. A new National windows. On corner it provided full board for (Former Patent Office) Library was constructed blocks, the houses are 60 people in 36 single rooms Proceed along National Circuit to the last building on by the shore of Lake Burley From St Mark’s Memorial sited diagonally across and 12 double rooms. In the right before reaching Kings Avenue. Griffin in 1968 and the first Library, proceed along the block, to allow 1935 it was leased to the building was demolished Blackall Street and take the uninterrupted views of private sector and returned The Patent Office was proclaimed in 1904 and was initially in the early 1970s to make path at the end of the Street the architectural style. to Commonwealth located in Melbourne. It was relocated to Canberra in June way for the Edmund Barton between the buildings. management in 1959. 1932, along with around 70 staff members, and was among Offices. This building Cross Brisbane Avenue and Major extensions were the first buildings erected in the Parliamentary Zone. was designed in 1973 by enter Young Street again. carried out in 1964. It was Harry Seidler one of Turn le� into Darling Street sold in 1987 and, a�er major Designed by the Chief Commonwealth Architect, Australia’s leading and continue back to refurbishment, now caters E.H. Henderson, in the Inter-War Stripped Classical style, architects for the National Telopea Park. to the short-stay tourist the original building, completed in 1941, is E-shaped in plan Capital Development and business market. and has two storeys, except for the central wing, which has Commission, and three. The building is constructed from sandstone on a steel completed in 1974. The and reinforced concrete frame. The entrance steps at the front building is constructed (Kings Avenue side) are flanked by bronze lanterns set on extensively of wide-span fluted stone pillars, and lead to the main entrance vestibules, pre-cast concrete and detailed with black and white marble. Two further sets of is recognised as an out- similar, although smaller, entrance steps are at either side standing example of the of the building. Today it is used as the offices of the late twentieth-century A�orney General’s Department. international style of architecture.

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