Finniss Street Sites

Buffalo Cottage – House

Buffalo Cottage – House
George Stevenson arrived in South Australia in H.M.S. Buffalo in December 1836 as Private Secretary to Governor John Hindmarsh, the Colony's first Governor. In June 1837 Stevenson became editor of South Australian Gazette and Colonial Register.  A year after his arrival, in December ... Continue Reading »

Houses at 42-44 Finniss Street

This pair of semi-detached houses was built in 1851 for William Johnston.  The absence of any verandas suggests that they were designed by a new-comer from England.