 Madden purchased the property, previously Flemington House, from the relatives of Hugh Glass in 1906 and renamed the property.Henry exported horses to India (hence the property is named after the Indian state of Travancore present day city of Trivandrum).When the land around Travancore Mansion was sub-divided, many of the streets were named in keeping with the Indian theme, such as Baroda Street, Lucknow Street, Bengal Street, Cashmere Street and Mangalore Street.