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In 1873 whilst holidaying in Port Victor, Mrs Agnes Hay, sitting at Granite Island viewed the mainland and in particular a hill rising 100 feet above the sea and said to her husband “Now, I should like a house on that mount”, to which Alexander replied “Well, we’ll see; perhaps you may”.

In 1876 Alexander purchased the land and engaged William McMinn, to provide a commodious structure in which social reunions might be held in gaiety and comfort. The building of the residence at “Mount Breckan” cost £25,000 and was completed around 1880 -1881, following 3 years of construction.

Following Alexanders death in 1898, Agnes Hay spent a few years in England, before returning to Mount Breckan in January 1902. Fire en-gulfed Mount Breckan on 25th February 1909, caused by a plumber repair-ing a water leak in the upstairs ceiling, and within 2 hours the beautiful sum-mer residence of Alexander Hay stood a charred ruin.

In 1912, the ruin of Mount Breckan and 260 acre estate was purchased by Mr W F Connell, who had earlier cancelled his passage on the fateful cruise of the “Waratah” in 1909. In 1913, work commenced on rebuilding the mansion which was completely renovated and rebuilt to function as the Mount Breckan Club, an exclusive, high quality guest house. Additions were added to the house on the Western and North Eastern faces about 1920, with the estate gradually being subdivided over the years reducing the curtlage of the property eventually to the current 5 acres.

Between 1920 and 2014 the property has been utilised variously as a private residence and guest house, and during World War Two between 1940 – 1945 Mount Breckan was taken over by the RAAF and used as a Training School for pilots, navigators and flight engineers.

After the RAAF left Mount Breckan the mansion was unoccupied for a period and was then taken over as a Civilian Rehabilitation Centre until 1962 when the property was purchased by the Adelaide Bible Institute Inc., who remained there until selling to a private developer in 1978.

The property fell into disrepair again between 1985 – 1995 after which further improvements were made with the mansion being used as a private residence up to present time.