Darwin

Burnett House

The only remaining two storey house designed by Beni Burnett.

The property is managed by the volunteers of the Larrakeyah Branch of the Trust and opened daily for public inspection.

Visitors can experience the tropical atmosphere of the house and buy a souvenir.

On Sundays, they can experience the delights of a high tea in the gardens.

Audit House

The property is currently leased to Nan Giese.

This most unusual tropical house is opened for public inspection from time to time as part of National Trust events.

Mines House

The property is leased and not open for general inspection. However the gardens are open to the public and can the house can be experienced from the outside at least. Occasionally this property is open to public as part of a National Trust event. for general inspection. However the gardens are open to the public and can the house can be experienced from the outside at least. Occasionally this property is open to public as part of a National Trust event.

Magistrates House

Magistrates House is a Type ‘E’ design of Beni Carr Glynn Burnett. The Type ‘E’ is an elevated, timber framed, asbestos cement clad residence. The original design included asbestos cement louvres (now replaced by metal louvres) and roof sheeting (recently replaced with grey colourbond). There have been a number of changes made since construction, largely due to damage from cyclones and the aging process. For examples, a rather special original feature of the design, now gone, was the staged wooden stairway at the front of the house.

This Type “E” house is believed to have been the first of the houses located in the Myilly Point Heritage Precinct to have been constructed. George Kafcaloudes, a local builder, was awarded the contract in1939. It was completed later that year and occupied first by magistrate C K Ward. Magistrates House became the headquarters of the National Trust in 2000. Office hours are is from 9.00 until 5.00, Monday to Friday (except on public holidays and between Christmas and New year).