Windback Wednesday - Wooton Lea

Wooton Lea was build in Glen Osmond was built by Francis Hardy Faulding circa 1861. Designed by local architect James MacGeorge (1835 - 1918), the large stone house included 17 rooms, with a kitchen and laundry and an extensive garden. MacGeorge is also known for his work designing the first park of the Savings Bank of South Australia on King William Street. The third owner of Wooton Lea, Arthur Crossing (1871 - 1952), sold the mansion in 1921 to Presbyterian Girls' College, now known as Seymour College.

Since 1938, the house has been known as Barr Smith House and continues to be used by and cared for by Seymour College. In 1989 it was confirmed as a State Heritage Place.

Photo: A group of people sitting in the garden at Wooton Lea circa 1880. Courtesy of State Library of South Australia, B 61332.