Windback Wednesday - Wattle Grove

The State Heritage listed Wattle Grove in Wattle Park was built circa 1850 for WRS Cooke, a flour miller. Later occupiers include the former South Australian Premier George Waterhouse (Premier from 1861 to 1863), the Padman family and George Scarfe, the senior director of Harris Scarfe and Company. The original brick and stone house was enlarged at the turn of the 20^th century, with the addition of the elaborate scalloped tile pointed turret. In 1956, the property was acquired by the Minister of Education and served as the Wattle Park Teachers Centre. In 1989 it was sold to Southern Cross Care and the property was converted into retirement living.

Photograph: Wattle Grove, circa 1930. Burnside Local History Collection.