Built on an eight-acre block, and featured a drawing room, bay window and ballroom. The part of the block fronting Alma Road was eventually sold off in the early 1900s and the address of the house became 24 Lansdowne Road (since demolished).
Outline of house, later known as Trecaere, MMBW detail plan 1410, dated June 1900
Maps Collection, State Library of Victoria
| Other Names | Treceare |
| Date Built | 1870 |
| Architect | Leonard Terry |
| Builder | Unknown |
| Owners | William Alexander Brahe; Sir Archibald Michie |
| Description | Built on an eight-acre block, and featured a drawing room, bay window and ballroom. |
| History | Built for William Alexander Brahe, solicitor and founder of the legal practice now known as Garland Hawthorn Brahe. Brahe was also the Prussian Consul until 1871 and the Imperial German Consul until around 1900. Brahe lived there until 1876, and then Sir Archibald Michie, barrister and politician, bought the place and lived there until he died. Michie renamed the building Treceare. The part of the block fronting Alma Road was eventually sold off in the early 1900s and the address of the house became 24 Lansdowne Road. It was demolished in the 1970s to make room for a block of flats. |
| Occupants | William Alexander Brahe; Sir Archibald Michie |
| MMDB Entry | 1005 |
| Obituaries Australia Entry | http://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/michie-sir-archibald-4196 |
Reference/s: St Kilda Historical Society. (2018, April). St Kilda's Lost Mansions: Westphalia Villa (Treceare) 182-190 Alma Road, St Kilda East. St Kilda Times, (224), 2 - 3. Retrieved from https://stkildahistory.org.au/news-and-events/newsletters
Compiled by: Peter Johnson; Sally Moore
Last updated: 17.09.20
25 Murchison Street
St Kilda East,Victoria
Australia 3183
St Kilda East,Victoria
Australia 3183
Previously stnading on hill subsequently entry from Murchison Street and Landdown Road