Girrahween Estate – 75–77 Kambala Road – Bellevue Hill – NSW
Late Federation / English picturesque house · Built c.1929 (agent) · Standing — private (sold reported $13.2m) · Individual heritage listing not verified this pass
Almost no text on the live post — a frontage number and two pictures. What can be said without invention: a large double-block Federation-era house on Bellevue Hill’s Kambala Road ridge, marketed as Girrahween Estate, sold for a headline price. Not the Parramatta Girrahween. Architect and builder still a Trove gap.
At a glance
- Address: 75–77 Kambala Road, Bellevue Hill NSW 2023 (two titles; live “Kambala” typo)
- Built: c.1929 late Federation / English picturesque (Pillinger marketing)
- Site: level c.1,400 m² double block; 38.5 m Kambala Road frontage; north gardens / flagstone terraces; large figs noted in marketing
- Accommodation (marketing): two-storey; bay windows; original fireplaces; soaring ceilings — treat as agent description
- Heritage: No SHR; no individual Woollahra LEP item verified this pass — re-check Schedule 5 before any “heritage-listed” wording. Neighbourhood context includes listed Kambala Road items (e.g. Caerleon) — different houses.
- Fate: Standing — private; sold $13,200,000 (Pillinger “Sold”)
- Disambiguation: ≠ Girrahween, 14 Isabella Street, North Parramatta
Site & setting
Bellevue Hill ridge — Cadigal / neighbouring clan Country; “premier street” marketing places it near Scots College and Cranbrook, walkable to Double Bay. Elevated harbour/city outlook claimed in sale copy. Flanked by large fig trees in marketing photos — do not invent Significant Tree Register entries without checking Woollahra register.
Timeline
- c.1929 – House built (agent dating only).
- Intervening ownership – “Only a handful of owners” (agent) — names not verified here.
- 2010s–20s – Marketed for sympathetic renovation (with previously approved plans) or rebuild STCA; sold $13.2m (Pillinger).
- 2019-12 – Thin live stub on this blog.
- Today – Private residence / estate holding — confirm current ownership only from public sale records if needed at publish.
Architecture & interiors
Late Federation picturesque massing per marketing: bay windows, fireplaces, high ceilings, two storeys. No measured survey or architect attribution located. Do not invent style labels beyond agent “English picturesque” / “late Federation.” Flagstone terraces and north gardens are outdoor fabric noted in sale copy only.
People & anecdotes
None verified beyond anonymous successive private owners. Leave blank rather than invent Hordern/Fairfax neighbourhood colour as if it were this title.
Gallery placeholder note
Do not invent historic photo URLs — keep existing live-post images; captions and sequence guidance below for the merge pass.
Live post has 2 images — keep if licensed.
1. Kambala Road elevation / 38.5 m frontage
2. Harbour/city view from upper floor (caption as marketing vantage)
3. Fig trees / terraces
4. Pair with Caerleon and other verified Kambala Road listed houses — clear “neighbour, not Girrahween” captions
5. Do not use North Parramatta Girrahween photos
What stands today
Girrahween Estate stands as a private Bellevue Hill house on a large double allotment. No public access. Before publishing “heritage-listed,” re-query Woollahra LEP Schedule 5 for 75–77 Kambala Road.
Sources & further reading
- Pillinger — 75–77 Kambala Road sale page (c.1929 dating, 1400 m², $13.2m sold): https://www.pillinger.com/properties/75-77-kambala-road/
- Woollahra LEP 2014 Schedule 5 — re-check for individual listing before publish
- Live post: https://historicsydneymansionsmanorshouses.blogspot.com/2019/12/girrahween-estate-75-kamabala-road.html
- Disambiguation: Wikipedia / SHR Girrahween, North Parramatta (different house)
Related on this blog
- Caerleon – Bellevue Hill (listed neighbour street context)
- Hordern home – 14 Ginahgulla Road (nearby Bellevue Hill Wilkinson house — different address)
- Fairfax Ginahgulla / Scots College Fairfax House — different house again
Historic live gallery
Images retained from the live Blogger post:
