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Ravenswood (house)

1891 establishments in AustraliaBuildings and structures in the City of BanyuleHouses completed in 1914Houses in MelbourneItalianate architecture in Melbourne
Places on the Victorian Heritage Register in the City of BanyuleUse Australian English from September 2026Victorian places listed on the defunct Register of the National Estate

Ravenswood is an Italianate mansion located at 40 Beauview Parade in Ivanhoe East, in the City of Banyule, in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, in Victoria, Australia. Built in stages from 1891, on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri people, the mansion was added to the Victorian Heritage Register on 9 October 1974 in recognition of its architectural and historical significance; and was also added to the non-statutory and now defunct Register of the National Estate on 21 March 1978; and by the City of Banyule to a non-statutory list on an unknown date. Between 1951 and 1982, the mansion was used as a nursing home for elderly women; and was subsequently restored as a private residence after 1988.

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Ravenswood (house)
Beauview Parade, Melbourne Ivanhoe East

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Beauview Parade 40
3079 Melbourne, Ivanhoe East
Victoria, Australia
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