Darwin - British-Australian Telegraph Residence (Lyons Cottage)

Lyons Cottage is a massive bungalow-style house built by the British-Australian Telegraph Company for their head man in Darwin, the first building in the town to have electric light. It is named after a John Lyons, a lawyer who bought the house in 1952 and occupied it during his term of office as mayor of Darwin. After his death it was due to be demolished and replaced by a high-rise hotel, but Cyclone Tracy put an end to the plan. The original stone house was then rebuilt and is now the British-Australian Telegraph Residence Museum.