Como House and Garden

Como House is a historical house, with associated gardens in the City of Stonnington, Victoria, Australia.

It was constructed in 1847 for Sir Edward Eyre Williams, and now serves as a tourist attraction under the custodianship of the National Trust of Australia. The gardens are open Monday to Saturday from 9am to 5pm and Sunday from 10am to 5pm.. The house and landscaped area is located in the suburb of South Yarra, Victoria, adjacent to Como Park.. Como House was constructed in 1847 and owned by Sir Edward Eyre Williams, a supreme court justice, until 1852 when it was sold to investor Frederick Dalgety. After only a year, it was sold to John Brown - a master builder who commenced a program of works to transform the property. A second storey was added, with significant landscaping progressing under renowned gardener William Sangster from 1855 until 1866. In 1864 bankruptcy forced a mortgage to the Bank of Australasia.