Lorne Victoria Australia
The streets of Lorne have evolved over time and housed many buildings at different times. This page aims to show some of the history of the buildings that have been on Lorne’s streets.
Lorne 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
Charles Street
The Flower Patch, 24 Charles Street 24 Charles Street, photo 2026 On the corner of John and Charles Street, Charles C Herbert at one time operated a Tearooms called The Flower Patch. They also offered accommodation, next door was the Lavender Cottage and Oakwood Cottage. Sources: Lorne Historical Society Collections Jane Trippier, Facebook post 2...Read more
Mountjoy Parade
A very significant improvement to the flow of traffic along the Lorne foreshore and today’s main street, took place in late 1879 when the Roads Board Authority of the day offered to fence 24 chains of the Mountjoy’s property between Otway Street and Grove Road in exchange for some prime acres of river flat that...Read more
Hall Street
Summerhill, 39 Hall Street Summerhill a much loved holiday home built by the Morrison family from Colac at 39 Hall Street Lorne. The Morrison sisters, of Nellie and Elizabeth purchase a block of land in North Lorne, on the 7 June 1922. Purchased from Mr. P. C. Hancox for £20 cash (Block in section 19,...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
