Burnbank School House - Circa 1862 - 1.532 Hectares
Owning a property of this type is a privilege. You become a part of its history and a caretaker of its future.
History
The community at the small settlement of Mount Barker Springs, 3 km east of Mount Barker, joined together to build the school house in 1862. It was a fee paying school (sixpence to one shilling per week) and designed by its first School master, Mr Schakleford on land donated by Mr John Frame. The local children were educated at Burnbank School until 1910. The building then remained empty for 10 years, when it, and the surrounding land was purchased back by the Frame family. Among its notable students in the very early days were Sir Langdon Bonython, journalist and philanthropist and Dr C T Madigan, a Rhodes Scholar, Geologist and member of Douglas Mawson's Antarctic expedition.
As you wander through this charming historic property take some time to consider what life must have been like for these early settlers - they must have taken a day or two to get to Adelaide by bullock cart - unlike us popping down to the city via the freeway in just 25 minutes.
Heritage listings
The school house is considered most worthy of listing by the
Lot/Plan No: D15551/A20 翻译中文