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Charterisville is the name given to the residence and property at 77 Burke Road Ivanhoe, Victoria Australia closely associated with the Heidelberg School of Australian art. David Charteris McArthur, Melbourne's first banker (with the Bank of Australasia), sportsman (player in first cricket match in Australia and later captain of the Melbourne Cricket Club)〔(''Argus'' 30 August 1938 )〕 and prominent public figure (the McArthur Gallery in the National Gallery of Victoria is named for him),〔(''The Argus'' 23 March 1946 )〕 purchased 84 acres (34 hectares) for £350 in 1838 from one Thomas Walker. He moved there (while keeping a "cottage" in Little Collins Street, Melbourne)〔(''Argus'' 8 May 1934 )〕 in 1840 giving it the name Charterisville. It eventually consisted of a single-storey mansion, with coachhouse, cottages, stables and winery. In 1853 he acquired an adjacent 153 acres (62 hectares) "Waverley" for £850 from his brother-in-law William Darkes. The house was extended substantially around 1868 when McArthur retired. After his death in 1887, the property (by then 108 acres) was sold at auction〔(''Argus'' 26 March 1888 )〕 to John Fergusson and John Roberts, who let the south half of the house to the painter Walter Withers, initiating a 40-year association with the arts. "Charterisville" was owned by Francois de Castella, government viticulture expert, in the 1920s.〔(''Argus'' 29 March 1924 )〕 It passed to Hubert de Castella, owner of the Yeringberg Winery, and remained in his family until around 1960. In its most developed form, it was built on a U-shaped plan, for the most part of local sandstone, with a long east-facing front wing and north and south wings extending to the rear forming a courtyard. An extensive cellar was built under the drawing room. The north wing was demolished in 1962 and rear verandahs enclosed.〔http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/places/heritage/31172〕 ==First Period== With the depression of the late 1880s, grand rural properties became practically valueless, and it was let to a dairy farmer, who (from September 1890 to 1904) let the south wing to painter Walter Withers and his family. They lived there from 1890 to 1894 before moving to nearby Heidelberg〔http://www.artiststrail.com/index.php?page=walter-withers〕 and sublet rooms to artists Hal Waugh, Arthur Bassett, Fred Monteath, Thomas Humphrey and Leon Pole.〔http://www.artistsfootsteps.com/html/Withers_Bio.htm〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Charterisville」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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