Rupertswood
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Rupertswood is a mansion and country estate located in Sunbury on the outskirts of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. It is well known as the birthplace of The Ashes, awarded to the winning team in cricket test match series between Australia and England. The house was completed in 1876 for Sir William Clarke a land owner and pastoralist who was one of Australia's wealthiest men and the first Australian born baronet. It was designed by local architect George L Browne in the Free Classical style.
Rupertswood is one of the largest houses constructed in Victoria and, although now subdivided, has significant farm land. The estate also had its own private railway station and even its own artillery battery.
It was sold in 1922 to Hugh Victor McKay a wealthy industrialist and inventor of the Sunshine Harvester. It was later bought by the Salesian Society and is currently used as a conference centre. It is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.
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