Streets of Lorne
The streets of Lorne have evolved over time and housed many buildings at different times. This page is to show the history of the buildings that have been on Lorne’s streets.
Old Lorne map with some House names
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- Mountjoy Estate Map
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- Early Map
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- Map of Lorne showing Little Colac
Sources:
- WHAT’S IN A NAME by John Agar
- Lorne Historical Society Collections
Albert Street
23 Albert Street Wendt Family House This is the story of the modest house at 23 Albert Street, leading to the creation of many happy family memories. In 1974 Cyclone Tracey destroyed most of the houses in Darwin. Construction company A. V. Jennings built a prefabricated house out of steel panels inside and out. They...Read more
Mountjoy Parade
Mountjoy Parade was formerly known as Marine Parade. Early maps show Otway Street was named before Marine Parade or Mountjoy Parade were shown on the map. Earlier in history, many buildings were built on both the ocean side of the street and the hill side. Overtime, buildings have been removed from the ocean side of...Read more
Ocean Road
Ocean road or Great Ocean Road is divided into blocks of land in North Lorne with odd numbered blocks and South Lorne numbered with even block numbers. 22 Ocean Road South Lorne Morva In 1914 Edward Stribling built Morva at 22 Ocean Road South Lorne. Morva in the Cornish language means “the seaside” or “a...Read more
