Explore – National Trust

Como House and Garden

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Built in 1847, Como is an intriguing mix of Australian Regency and classic Italianate architecture. Como offers a glimpse into the privileged lifestyle of former owners, the Armytage family, who lived there for nearly a century. The Armytages became famous amongst Melbourne high society and equally famous for their many

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Old Melbourne Gaol

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The original cells also held petty offenders, debtors, children, the homeless and the mentally ill along with Australia’s most infamous citizen, the bushranger Ned Kelly. The gallows, where prisoners were hanged are still in place at the gaol. Today you can visit the Old Melbourne Gaol and find out

Rippon Lea Estate

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Rippon Lea is a National Heritage Listed heritage site and one of the last surviving examples of a grand estates.

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Tasma Terrace

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The headquarters of the National Trust (Victoria), Tasma Terrace has a gift shop and features regular exhibitions and other events throughout the year.

The Briars

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Situated at Mount Martha on the Mornington Peninsula, The Briars is a beautiful, rural property.

The Federal Standard Printing Works

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One of the few substantially intact provincial newspaper printeries remaining from the gold mining era.

The Heights Heritage House and Garden

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Prefabricated in Hamburg, Germany, the Heights was erected in 1854 and is the largest dwelling of its kind in Victoria.

Barwon Grange

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The only surviving example of the many fashionable river front residences built along the Barwon River during the 1850s and 1860s for the wealthy of Geelong.