TOUR: Calthorpes House Gardens Unearthed

12 Apr 2025—26 Apr 2025

TOUR: Calthorpes House Gardens Unearthed

📅 Saturdays 12, 19 and 26 April

🕚 1pm and 2:30pm

📍 Calthorpes House

🎫 General Admission $12 - Concession $10 (+bf)

Calthorpes House and its garden were designed by the firm Oakley and Parkes. Built in 1927 in the Spanish Mission and Mediterranean style both the house and garden remain virtually unchanged. Enjoy a tour of the public and private ‘rooms' in the garden and hear the stories of Dawn Waterhouse (née Calthorpe) about her life growing up on Mugga Way.

This is a garden tour only. Wear walking shoes, hat and suitable clothing. Bring your water bottle.

Image: Del Calthorpe and her cousin Judy in the garden of 24 Mugga Way, n.d, Calthorpes House Collection, ACT Historic Places