Statement of
Significance: |
Kingston House, as it stands today, is a product of both the original prefabricated Marino Inn of c. 1840 and its extensive adaptation through to 1851. The use of prefabricated timber panels imported from England for the original structure is illustrative of the close contact maintained with England, particularly during the early days of settlement.
The substantial adaptations undertaken in 1851 by noted South Australian politician and architect, George Strickland Kingston, clearly demonstrate his new-found wealth, generated by the boom within the state created by the discovery of copper at Burra. The house is primarily significant for its association as the occasional residence of Kingston and his son Charles Cameron Kingston, also a notable politician and a long-serving Premier. However, there is no confirmed evidence for Kingston as the architect for this house. (Adapted from Kingston House 'Marino' Conservation Plan, 2001) |
