Eaglemont, Victoria
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Eaglemont is a suburb in Melbourne
, Victoria
, Australia
, 10 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district
. Its Local Government Area is the City of Banyule. At the 2006 Census, Eaglemont had a population of 3,767.
The suburb was formerly known as Mount Eagle.
During the landboom of the 1880s, the "Mount Eagle" and "Leighton" properties were bought by a syndicate and subdivided. The area was named Mount Eagle Estate. The "Mount Eagle" property failed to sell, and remained vacant until 1888 when it was made available to a group of artists. This group became known as the Heidelberg School
, and included Tom Roberts
, Arthur Streeton
, Charles Conder
, and Frederick McCubbin
.
In 1915 Walter Burley Griffin
was commissioned to design a subdivision now the Mount Eagle Estate. The design incorporated curving streets which followed the contours of the land, and private parklands, as an early example of Garden Suburb design. In 1916 he designed the nearby Glenard Estate upon similar principles. Griffin became a resident of Eaglemont living at 23 Glenard Drive in the small knitlock house 'Pholiota' alongside the house of brother in law Roy Lippincott at no. 21. Griffin with wife Marion Mahony designed numerous houses in the area.
Eaglemont Post Office opened on 14 October 1929 some time after the opening of the railway station in 1926.
Eaglemont's small shopping strip includes a newsagency/licensed post office, fruit shop, grocery store, book shop, along with the Eagle Bar. The suburb's median house prices have been amongst the highest in Melbourne, and the market for its properties is notoriously tough to break, with few houses going up for sale. The suburb is well serviced by public transport, having its own train station, as well as bus routes.
Melbourne
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, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
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, 10 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district
Melbourne city centre
Melbourne City Centre is an area of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. It is not to be confused with the larger local government area of the City of Melbourne...
. Its Local Government Area is the City of Banyule. At the 2006 Census, Eaglemont had a population of 3,767.
The suburb was formerly known as Mount Eagle.
History
Two properties were built in the area in the 1840s; "Leighton" was built by the Bolden brothers, whilst "Hartlands" was built by novelist S. J. Browne. "Hartlands" was located on the elevated region known as Mount Eagle, and was subdivided in 1853. The area remained agricultural, apart from a large house and gardens, named "Mount Eagle", built in the late 1850s by parliamentarian J. H. Brooke.During the landboom of the 1880s, the "Mount Eagle" and "Leighton" properties were bought by a syndicate and subdivided. The area was named Mount Eagle Estate. The "Mount Eagle" property failed to sell, and remained vacant until 1888 when it was made available to a group of artists. This group became known as the Heidelberg School
Heidelberg School
The Heidelberg School was an Australian art movement of the late 19th century. The movement has latterly been described as Australian Impressionism....
, and included Tom Roberts
Tom Roberts
Thomas William Roberts , usually known simply as Tom, was a prominent Australian artist and a key member of the Heidelberg School.-Life:...
, Arthur Streeton
Arthur Streeton
Sir Arthur Ernest Streeton was an Australian landscape painter.-Early life:Streeton was born in Mount Duneed, near Geelong, and his family moved to Richmond in 1874. In 1882, Streeton commenced art studies with G. F. Folingsby at the National Gallery School.Streeton was influenced by French...
, Charles Conder
Charles Conder
Charles Edward Conder was an English-born painter, lithographer and designer. He emigrated to Australia and was a key figure in the Heidelberg School, arguably the beginning of a distinctively Australian tradition in Western art.-Early life:Conder was born in Tottenham, Middlesex, the second son,...
, and Frederick McCubbin
Frederick McCubbin
Frederick McCubbin was an Australian painter who was prominent in the Heidelberg School, one of the more important periods in Australia's visual arts history....
.
In 1915 Walter Burley Griffin
Walter Burley Griffin
Walter Burley Griffin was an American architect and landscape architect, who is best known for his role in designing Canberra, Australia's capital city...
was commissioned to design a subdivision now the Mount Eagle Estate. The design incorporated curving streets which followed the contours of the land, and private parklands, as an early example of Garden Suburb design. In 1916 he designed the nearby Glenard Estate upon similar principles. Griffin became a resident of Eaglemont living at 23 Glenard Drive in the small knitlock house 'Pholiota' alongside the house of brother in law Roy Lippincott at no. 21. Griffin with wife Marion Mahony designed numerous houses in the area.
Eaglemont Post Office opened on 14 October 1929 some time after the opening of the railway station in 1926.
Present
Notable residents
Eaglemont has been home to many notable residents over the years, many of whom have been involved in the artistic professions, including:- Harold Desbrowe Annear - architect
- Robin BoydRobin BoydRobin Gerard Penleigh Boyd CBE was an influential Australian architect, writer, teacher and social commentator...
- architect - Charles ConderCharles ConderCharles Edward Conder was an English-born painter, lithographer and designer. He emigrated to Australia and was a key figure in the Heidelberg School, arguably the beginning of a distinctively Australian tradition in Western art.-Early life:Conder was born in Tottenham, Middlesex, the second son,...
- artist - Grant Featherstone - designer
- Murray Griffin - artist
- Walter Burley GriffinWalter Burley GriffinWalter Burley Griffin was an American architect and landscape architect, who is best known for his role in designing Canberra, Australia's capital city...
- architect and town planner - Alistair Knox - builder
- Clewin Harcourt - artist
- Frederick McCubbinFrederick McCubbinFrederick McCubbin was an Australian painter who was prominent in the Heidelberg School, one of the more important periods in Australia's visual arts history....
- artist - Tom RobertsTom RobertsThomas William Roberts , usually known simply as Tom, was a prominent Australian artist and a key member of the Heidelberg School.-Life:...
- artist - Frederick RombergFrederick RombergFrederick Romberg, , born on June 21, 1913 in Tsingtao, China, is a Swiss-trained architect who migrated to Australia in 1938....
- architect - Arthur StreetonArthur StreetonSir Arthur Ernest Streeton was an Australian landscape painter.-Early life:Streeton was born in Mount Duneed, near Geelong, and his family moved to Richmond in 1874. In 1882, Streeton commenced art studies with G. F. Folingsby at the National Gallery School.Streeton was influenced by French...
- artist - Walter WithersWalter WithersWalter Herbert Withers was an Australian landscape artist and a member of the Heidelberg School of Australian impressionists.- Biography :...
- artist
See also
- City of HeidelbergCity of HeidelbergThe City of Heidelberg was a Local Government Area located about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1840 until 1994.-History:...
- the former local government area of which Eaglemont was a part.