Heritage Places of Adelaide
Light's Vision and Memorial to Colonel William Light
Montefiore Hill NORTH ADELAIDE
State Heritage Place
Light's Vision, the look-out and monument on Montefiore Hill, North Adelaide, commemorates Colonel William Light, South Australia's first Surveyor-General, who selected the site for the capital of the colony and laid out the city of Adelaide in 1836-37.
Listing Information
- Date of Listing: 8 October 1998
- Heritage Listing Criteria:
Criteria G: it has a special association with the life or work of a person or organisation or an event of historical importance.
More Information
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Light's Vision, Montefiore Hill - Heritage Information Sheet
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Heritage information about Light's Vision, Montefiore Hill, North Adelaide from the City of Adelaide Heritage Study 1990