This site was created by the subdivision of Crown Allotment 7 into three sections, following Andrew Kirkpatrick's purchase of Acadia Cottage from the estate of Thomas Jackson in 1880. The house became a guest house from ca. 1910 and was demolished for flats in ca. 1960.
| Other names: | none |
| Date constructed: | ca. 1882 |
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Architect: |
Smith & Johnson ? |
| Builder: | unknown |
| Cost: | unknown |
| Owners: |
[1882-1887] Edward Quin (1843-1922) 1887-1900] Charles Gibson Millar (d.1900) partner in C & E Millar railway contractors |
| Occupants: | Edward Quin [1883-] |
| MMDB Entry: | 5224 https://aai.app.unimelb.edu.au/apex/f?p=198:5:102780814714654::NO:RP:P5_ID:5224 |
| Obituaries Australia Entry: | http://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/millar-charles-gibson-29931 |
Questa letterhead ca 1920, City of Port Phillip Collection
| Source | Description or [note] | |
| 1. | Argus 1880.10.29 p.2 |
Sales by Auction: This Day at 3 o'clock on the ground … Being subdivision of Crown Allotment 7 into six valuable allotments. In the estate of Thomas Jackson. |
| 2. | Argus 1884.11.09 p.1 |
Births: On the 8th inst., at Questa, Esplanade, St Kilda, the wife of Edward Quin of a son. |
| 3. | Argus 1885.01.29 p.8 | Cook and Laundress, good, wanted. Apply before noon, Mrs Quin, Questa Esplanade, St Kilda. |
| 4. |
Argus 1901.2.9 p.2 |
Sales by Auction: Thursday 21 at 12 o'clock. Executor's sale. In the estate of late C G Millar deceased, charming villa residence on Esplanade, corner Robe Street, St Kilda, and known as 'Questa' [description follows]
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Image from Questa letterhead ca 1920, City of Port Phillip Collection
E Graeme Robertson, Victorian Heritage, p.179