Martindale
| Place type: | Building |
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| Also known as: | Martindale Nursing Home |
| Address: | 1 Duffield Street |
| Town or Locality: | Gawler East |
| Year constructed: | 1872, 1895 |
| Year demolished or re-purposed: | 1966 |
| Built by: | Thorup Emil, Martin John F |
| Used for: | Private Residence |
Martindale is historically significant for its association with some of Gawler's leading families, particularly the Martin family which played a major role in the town's industrial and commercial development.
Architecturally, the place is significant for the way in which it reflects the style of large residences built in Gawler during firstly, the period of settlement and secondly, the period of industrial expansion. The house therefore reflects two different styles from the Victorian era.
Having a commanding position in Gawler, Martindale has important townscape value.
Martindale is in two sections, the earlier having been built in 1872 and the later in 1895. The 1872 section, built for Gawler chemist Emil Thorup, is two storey and of stone with a flat roof. Its style is a reminder of arcaded Mediterranean design. The 1895 section, built for John F Martin (manager of the James Martin and Company Foundry), is of an entirely different style and it dramatically altered the house. It too is of stone and is two storey, but it is much more pretentious, featuring stained glass, ornate plasterwork around openings and comers, cast iron work, a central ornate entrance doorway and a large formal drive. Its style is ornate late Victorian.
The building remained a private residence until 1966 when it became a nursing home. Conversion of the place's function saw some unsympathetic alterations, though the building still has reasonable integrity and is in good condition.
Gawler Council has given Development approval, subject to conditions, for the multi million dollar redevelopment of the existing aged care complex by constructing a three story "state of the art" Nursing Home and a "village" of three, three story Independent Living Units
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