Drumcondra is a wealthy residential bayside suburb of
Geelong
Geelong ( ) (Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon River, ...
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Victoria
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Australia, overlooking
Corio Bay
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Etymology
When Hamilton Hume and Will ...
. It is the smallest suburb in
Geelong
Geelong ( ) (Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon River, ...
and one of the smallest in Victoria. It was named after
Drumcondra, which is an inner suburb of
Dublin
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Ireland
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. At the , Drumcondra had a population of 560.
Its boundaries are the Melbourne Road, Glenleith Avenue, The Esplanade and Bell Parade. It is classified as a "block" with its main road being Beach Parade, with only 9 streets in total and around 200 houses. Some of Geelong's most-prized and valuable real estate is located along here.
The area was established with the first house built on the site of 5 Glenleith Avenue in April 1912. The houses then were continued to be built on that street in that year, making 2012 their 100th anniversary.
The mansion
Lunan House is located in the suburb, built of Barrabool sandstone for wool merchant
James Strahan in 1849. In later years it became a teachers college, before being converted back to a private house. The house is listed on the
Victorian Heritage Register.
"Lunan House (H0673)"
'' Victorian Heritage Register.'' Heritage Victoria
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Heritage Victoria was formed from the earlier Historic Buildings Pres ...
. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
Image:Lunan House.jpg, Lunan House
References
External links
City of Greater Geelong - Drumcondra
{{Geelong_suburbs
Suburbs of Geelong