 Miss Sandison and her sister had inherited the land from Mr. E. L. J. McHenry son of Dr. McHenry, the original owner.As Mr McHenry had no descendants and the Sandison's family had been tenants on the property 87 years prior, the land was willed directly to the sisters.Da Costa Park, now included in the suburb, is named after Benjamin Mendes Da Costa, a resident of Adelaide who engaged in mercantile pursuits in the early days of the crown colony.