Urrbrae House, the former residence of Peter and Matilda Waite, was built in 1891. Following the death of Peter Waite in 1922, a large parcel of land and this residence was handed over to the University of Adelaide; to be used for agricultural research and for public recreation.
Urrbrae House has had many uses since then; a residence for the directors of the Waite Agricultural Research Institute, administrative offices and library, staff club and cafeteria. Today it is an accredited museum open to the public for tours.
Urrbrae was the name given by Robert Forsyth MacGeorge, the original owner of the estate; "Urr" after his home parish in Scotland and "brae" denoting a slope or hillside especially near a creek or river.
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8 comments:
Great explaination of the name and its a lovely building. Perfect choice for the letter U.
I like those rich people who donate their properties for the public. Good on them.
Ann
My favorite posts are when I learn something I knew nothing about.
Thatnk you for telling us how the name was derived too! Fascinating!
Beautiful building and interesting information, especially for the "Urrbrae". Thank for sharing
This was very interesting and the house is gordious!
The name certainly sounds Scottish! Interesting piece of local history.
I really should have guessed where the day came from before I read the text but didn't. I do like local links makes the letter each week unique.
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