Raheen is an historic 19th-century Italianate mansion located at 92 Studley Park Road in the Melbourne

Melbourne

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, Australia

Australia

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, suburb of Kew

Kew, Victoria

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. It was built in the 1870s, and its name means "little fort" in Gaelic

Irish language

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Raheen was once the residence of Daniel Mannix

Daniel Mannix

Daniel Mannix was an Irish-born Australian Catholic bishop. Mannix was the Archbishop of Melbourne for 46 years and one of the most influential public figures in 20th century Australia....

, the former Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne

Archdiocese of Melbourne

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 and was bequeathed to the Catholic Church by John Wren

John Wren

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It was purchased in 1980 by the Australian businessman Richard Pratt

Richard Pratt (Australian businessman)

Richard J. Pratt was a prominent Australian businessman, chairman of the privately-owned company Visy Industries, and a leading figure of Melbourne society. In the year before his death Pratt was Australia's fourth-richest person, with a personal fortune valued at billion...

 and his family and is not currently open to the public. Pratt extensively renovated the house and gardens, including the addition of a new wing designed by Glen Murcutt.

The site is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register

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