Calthorpes' House is a window into an almost forgotten world. Built in 1927, this genuine survivor is a treasure house of domestic history.
Original furnishings, household appliances and photos reflect the fashionable ideal of style and taste in the middle class Australian home of the late 1920s.
Education Programs
Calthorpes’ House is a window into an almost forgotten world. Built in 1927, this genuine survivor is a treasure house of domestic history. A visit to Calthorpes’ House will take students back to a time when Harry and Dell Calthorpe and their two daughters Del and Dawn lived in the house. Enjoy hearing the pianola and learning about daily life in the new National Capital.
Calthorpes’ House
24 Mugga Way
Red Hill ACT
Tel: 6295 1945
Group bookings are essential.
Please contact the Booking Officer: (02) 6207 9943 or fax a completed
School Booking Enquiry Form to: (02) 6207 2177
Cost: $5.50 per student $8 per student for a double program
Teachers and supervisors are free of charge
Transport and Parking
Calthorpes’ House is situated on the crest of a hill on Mugga Way. To avoid an accident risk, buses should not drop students off on the hillcrest. Buses should drop students further down the street, at a point where the bus is clearly visible to other traffic. The bus will not be able to park on Mugga Way. Parking is available on Torres, Wickham or Vancouver Streets. There is limited parking for cars on site at Calthorpes’ House, just follow the circular driveway around to the parking area.
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Risk Management Plans:
Electric Servents
Dawn’s Surprise
Rhymes and Games
Snakes
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Artefact Chat
Can artefacts tell stories? Explore the past with your ears by listening to oral histories, become artefact detectives using primary sources, and craft your own scrapbook page inspired by the place you visit...
Rhymes and Games
Learn about Canberra’s olden days the fun way. Sing your way around the house with nursery rhymes and play old-fashioned games as you learn about life in the past. One of our most popular programs...
Dawn’s Surprise
Join seven year old Dawn Calthorpe as she searches for a place to hide her sister’s birthday present. Will it fit under the radio? Or in Dawn’s bedroom? Journey around the house to discover the present and play the kind of games that Dawn and Del played so long ago...
Electric Servants
It is 1927 and the Calthorpe family have just moved into their brand new home. The house includes all the modern appliances and labour-saving devices of the time. Explore changes in technology and find out whether toast really does taste better cooked the old-fashioned way...
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