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Charles Henry Armytage (1824-1876) and Frederick William Armytage (1838-1912), pastoralists, were the fourth and sixth sons of George Armytage and his wife Elizabeth, née Peters. Charles Henry was born on 24 August 1824 at Bagdad, Van Diemen's Land.
- George Armytage
George Armytage (1795-1862), farmer and pastoralist, was...
- George Armytage
Como was purchased in 1864 by Charles Henry Armytage and it became the home of Charles, his wife Caroline, and their ten children. Charles died in 1876 and Caroline in 1909. Their daughters Leila, Constance, and Laura lived on at Como and left an indelible impression there.
One member, Charles Henry Armytage, who was staying in Melbourne on business, became particularly interested when he found out that it would be a mortgagee's auction. He and his wife Caroline lived with their eight children at Fulham Station, a large sheep holding just outside Geelong.
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.
Known by many Melburnians as ‘the white house on the hill,’ Como overlooks the Birrurung (Yarra) river and is surrounded by a pleasure garden and community parkland. Leila Armytage called her home ‘the last remaining oasis.’.
In 1864, wealthy pastoralist Charles Armytage bought Como, originally as a town house for himself and his wife Caroline. The Ballroom wing was added in 1874 and includes an upstairs children's wing. Charles died in 1876, leaving the property to Caroline.
Charles Armytage died in 1876, leaving Caroline with a vast pastoral empire. The Como property became the main family home, owned and managed by two generations of Armytage women. After Caroline's death in 1909, the property was subdivided into 64 allotments and auctioned in 1911.
