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Minnie Maughan Cottage (1955 - 1980?)

  • Minnie Maughan Cottage

    Minnie Maughan Cottage, 1970s, courtesy of Uniting Communities.
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From
1955
To
1980?
Categories
Cottage Home, Home and Methodist

Minnie Maughan Cottage opened in 1955 at Magill as the first cottage home of the Methodist Children's Homes. It provided accommodation for up to 12 children. The Cottage continued to operate after the Methodist Children's Homes changed to Lentara in 1960. When Lentara ceased to operate in 1977 Minnie Maughan Cottage remained open until around 1980.

Details

Minnie Maughan Cottage opened in 1955 at Penfold Road, Magill, as the first cottage home at Methodist Children's Homes run by the Adelaide Central Methodist Mission. The new purpose built cottage provided accommodation for up to 12 children.

It was named after the daughter of the founder of the Maughan Church. She had also worked as Treasurer for the Home's management committee for many years.

Until the mid-1950s, although girls and boys were cared for in separate buildings at the Methodist Children's Hmes, they still slept in dormitory style rooms. The building of Minnie Maughan represented a move towards providing cottage care in 'family' groups.

Minnie Maughan Cottage continued to operate after the Methodist Children's Homes changed its name to Lentara. In the late 1970s Lentara ceased to operate and the site at Magill was subdivided and sold. Minnie Maughan Cottage, along with Roberts Cottage, continued to run for a number of years after Lentara ceased to operate. It is thought to have closed around 1980.

Location

1955 - 1980?
Location - Minnie Maughan Cottage was situated at Penfold Road, Magill. Location: Magill

Related Archival Collections

Related Glossary Terms

Related Organisations

  • Lentara (1960 - 1977)

    Minnie Maughan Cottage was one of the children's cottage style residences that made up Lentara

    Date: 1960 - 1977

  • Methodist Children's Homes (1924 - 1960)

    Minnie Maughan Cottage was the first cottage style residence for children to be opened as part of the Methodist Children's Homes

    Date: 1955 - 1960

  • Roberts Cottage (1964 - 1980s)

    Minnie Maughan Cottage and Roberts Cottage were the two cottage homes that continued to operate after Lentara ceased to operate in 1977

Publications

Books

  • Bailey, Ivor, Mission story: the story of the Adelaide Central Mission, 1987. Details

Online Resources

Photos

Minnie Maughan Cottage
Title
Minnie Maughan Cottage
Type
Image
Date
1970s
Source
Uniting Communities

Details

Sources used to compile this entry: Bailey, Ivor, Mission story: the story of the Adelaide Central Mission, 1987; George, Karen, Finding your own way, Nunkuwarrin Yunti of South Australia Inc., 2005, http://nunku.org.au/resources/.

Prepared by: Karen George and Gary George