26. DOUGLAS HOUSE

89 Gipps Street

This house was built in 1852 by Dr A. W. Hume, who was Coroner, Postmaster and Clerk of Courts. The ground floor was used as a warehouse. In 1872 it Became ‘Western Flour Mills’ under the ownership of Charles Ruffles. It was sold for £301 in 1901 as two residences. It has been a guest house and tourist accommodation since the early 1900s.

In the process, the name (as shown on the house next door) seems to have acquired an extra ‘s’!

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