Melbourne - Other Suburbs

The suburbs of South Melbourne, Middle Park and Albert Park, to the south of the city center and the Yarra, have preserved many typical 19th C houses. Armadale, Malvern, Hawthorn, Camberwell and South Yarra, with fine villas set in large gardens, reflect the wealth of their founders. Particularly notable are two grand houses open to the public, Rippon Lea (192 Hotham Street, Elsternwick, to the south of St Kilda), and Como (near Toorak Road, South Yarra).

The suburbs of Heidelberg, Box Hill and Beaumaris are associated with the Heidelberg School, the first independent Australian school of painting. The chief members of the group were the painters Roberts, Streeton, McCubbin, Conder and Abrahams. The Montsalvat gallery in a spacious park in the suburb of Eltham is particularly worth noting.