Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 46. Chapters: Homesteads in Western Australia, Houses in Adelaide, Houses in New South Wales, Official residences in Australia, Marble Hill, South Australia, Government House, Canberra, Admiralty House, Kirribilli, The Lodge, List of historic houses in South Australia, Government House, Sydney, Old Government House, Queensland, Bedervale, Beaumont House, Lambrigg, Riversdale, Goulburn, Benacre, Glen Osmond, Rippon Lea Estate, Eildon Mansion, Werribee Park, Peter Waite, Stonington mansion, Burnham Beeches, Government House, Adelaide, Government House, Melbourne, Government House, Hobart, Tuggeranong Homestead, Ayers House, Residence of John Curtin, Kingston Historical House, Government House, Perth, Newstead House, Brisbane, Model Timber Home, Martindale Hall, Boolardy, Rupertswood, Kirribilli House, Model Brick Home, Carrick Hill, Government House, Darwin, La Trobe's Cottage, Toorak House, Government House, Brisbane, Old Government House, South Australia, Pardoo Station, Gnaraloo, Brindabella Station, Barkly Homestead, Abercrombie House, Anna Plains Station, Government Houses of Australia, Mandora Station, Thundelarra, Wandilla. Excerpt: Marble Hill was the Vice-Regal summer residence for the Governor of South Australia from 1880 to 1955. It is also the name of a district of the Adelaide Hills Council, named after the residence and in which the residence is located. It is about 20 km east of Adelaide between the towns of Ashton and Cherryville, and has expansive views of the Adelaide Hills to the North and East, and the Adelaide Plains to the West. Governor William Jervois is said to have given the hill its name during construction of the residence, when informed that marble had been found during the excavation of the site. To this he remarked "Then we shall call it Marble Hill." In fact, there is no true marble at Marble hill. T...