I wish I knew the history of this grand lady...I did it...a morning walk in Dromana...Apart from a bit of a rising panic attack (who knows why), shortening my intended walk a little, it was lovely to feel warm winter sun. I walked a little beachside + Dromana streets. Here is a lovely heritage home -Nepean Highway in Dromana pic.twitter.com/RntOKzRVrl— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 1, 2020
There is no sign to identify her near the front and there never seems to be anyone there...
(Tried Google images with no luck)...
She seems to be always sleeping behind tree foliage...
Now I have just contacted the Dromana and District Historical Society on Facebook
to see if they can help me with information.
Just replied...
The name of the house is 'Piawola'....
The home is a double-storey Italianate residence, built in 1894 for Nelson Rudduck (1849-1935).
Originally called 'The Nest',
it was re-named 'Piawola' (meaning 'nest') by Ruddock's wife Jane Sophia in 1905.
Rudduck was a prominent figure in the Dromana community around this time.
He built a General Store in Dromana, was a JP and councillor,
donated land for the Dromana Bush Nursing Hospital
and is believed to have financed the construction of the former Methodist manse.
MORE information from the Dromana and District Historical Society...2.8.20
PIAWOLA - This two-storey Italianate brick cement rendered house in Point Nepean Road, Dromana was built by Nelson Rudduck for his wife Jane. The bricks for his home were made from clay from the brick pit on ‘Karadoc’ owned by his brother Samuel. Nelson Rudduck arrived in Melbourne in 1868 on a ship carrying cargo for his brother Samuel’s store in Dandenong. In 1870 Nelson married Jane Sophia Chapman who was the sister of his brother Samuel’s wife. Nelson decided in 1871 that there were greater opportunities in Dromana and moved his family there. Camped under a tarpaulin thrown over a post and rail fence, he built a small shop and home near the corner of today’s Pier Street. The family grew, and Nelson’s business prospered. However, in the depression following the land boom, Nelson went bankrupt. He vowed that given time he would repay every penny he owed his creditors, and this he did. He was also able to build ‘Piawola’. The Rudducks were very hospitable and took into their home people from the slums of Melbourne for holidays. ‘Piawola’ remained in possession of Rudduck family members for over a century. The property was sold in the late 1990’s to a Melbourne couple who retain ownership to this day.
He rests in Dromana Cemetery.
PIAWOLA - This two-storey Italianate brick cement rendered house in Point Nepean Road, Dromana was built by Nelson Rudduck for his wife Jane. The bricks for his home were made from clay from the brick pit on ‘Karadoc’ owned by his brother Samuel. Nelson Rudduck arrived in Melbourne in 1868 on a ship carrying cargo for his brother Samuel’s store in Dandenong. In 1870 Nelson married Jane Sophia Chapman who was the sister of his brother Samuel’s wife. Nelson decided in 1871 that there were greater opportunities in Dromana and moved his family there. Camped under a tarpaulin thrown over a post and rail fence, he built a small shop and home near the corner of today’s Pier Street. The family grew, and Nelson’s business prospered. However, in the depression following the land boom, Nelson went bankrupt. He vowed that given time he would repay every penny he owed his creditors, and this he did. He was also able to build ‘Piawola’. The Rudducks were very hospitable and took into their home people from the slums of Melbourne for holidays. ‘Piawola’ remained in possession of Rudduck family members for over a century. The property was sold in the late 1990’s to a Melbourne couple who retain ownership to this day.
He rests in Dromana Cemetery.
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