12 Hodgkinson Street, Griffith ACT 2603, Australia
12 Hodgkinson Street is a detached house set on a generous 1,127 m² block. The sizable land provides ample space for a garden or outdoor activities.
Janzs Park is about 0.2 km away, Willem Janszoon Commemorative Park is roughly 0.5 km, Captain Cook Park is around 0.7 km, Rocky Knob Park is about 0.8 km, and Voyager Park is near 0.9 km from the house.
A Stuart Street bus shelter is located approximately 0.6 km away in Griffith, with another shelter about 0.8 km away in the neighboring Narrabundah, offering convenient bus routes for residents.
Within 1 km you’ll find St Paul’s Church (≈1.1 km), the Russian Embassy (≈1.1 km), the Embassy of Ethiopia (≈1.0 km), the Apostolic Nunciature (≈0.8 km), and the historic Capitol Theatre (≈1.1 km). These sites reflect the suburb’s diplomatic and heritage character.
Griffith sits on Silurian‑age rocks, with Mount Painter Volcanics dacitic tuff to the southwest of the Deakin Fault and calcareous shale of the Canberra Formation to the northeast. The Deakin Fault itself runs through the suburb from Canberra Avenue to Frome Street.
Griffith is one of Canberra’s oldest inner‑south suburbs, featuring early 20th‑century planning by Walter Burley Griffin and a rich heritage of buildings such as the Russian Embassy and St Paul’s Anglican Church. The area includes 20 parks covering nearly 12 % of its 3 km², highlighting its early Garden City design.
