Rippon Lea Estate - 2 February
Built in 1868, originally consisting of 15 rooms, it now has 33. Ripponlea was originally on 26 Acres of land. The interior shots were taken in rather dark rooms and no flash was allowed.
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Rippon Lea Estate
On Frederick's death in 1903, the property was sold to a consortium of real estate developers who had plans to demolish the house and subdivide the land.
The house was empty for six years, while the developers sold off various parcels of land, particularly the orchards and paddocks. However, before the final carve-up of the estate could be undertaken, the leader of the consortium, Sir Thomas Bent, died and the property was put on the market in 1910.
It was bought by Ben and Agnes Nathan, who owned the Maples chain of furniture stores in Melbourne.
