"Brush Farm House" - 19 Lawson Street - Eastwood - New South Wales
This Is One Of Australia's Oldest Houses And Is One Of A Few That Survived From The Macquarie Period.
The House Was Originally Built In The 1820s, Following The Purchase Of The Brush Farm Estate In 1807.
The Verandahs Were Added In The 1880s.
In The First Half Of The 19th Century, The Estate Was Famous For Its Vineyard & Wine Production.
The House Was Also Known As Home For Boys, Eastwood Home For Mothers & Babies, Brush Farm Home For Mentally Deficient Children, & Brush Farm Girls' Home.
In 1988 The Property Was Transferred To The Department Of Corrective Services, According To The Earlier Account On This Blog. The Brush Farm Corrective Services Academy Offers Training For Corrections Officers.
In 1990, Brush Farm House Was Bought By Ryde Municipal Council (City Of Ryde). Corrective Services NSW Dates The Academy’s Establishment To 1990, Following Its Purchase Of The Eastwood Site From The Department Of Community Services. Restoration Of The House Began In May 2006, At An Estimated Cost Of Over $5 Million In The Earlier Account On This Blog. City Of Ryde Records That The House Was Officially Reopened On 27 April 2007 After A $3.3 Million Restoration. It Now Serves As A Community Facility, Exhibition & Meeting Venue.
At a glance
- Address: 19 Lawson Street, Eastwood (City of Ryde)
- Built: c.1820 for Gregory Blaxland, who bought the Brush Farm estate (from D’Arcy Wentworth) in 1807
- Land: part of 1794 grants to Zadoc Pettit and Thomas Bride, consolidated by William Cox in 1801–03 as Brush Farm (Heritage NSW)
- Style: Colonial Georgian; verandahs added 1880s
- Later uses: boys’ home, mothers’ and babies’ home, girls’ home; Brush Farm Corrective Services Academy from 1990
- Restoration: reopened 27 April 2007 after a $3.3 million restoration (City of Ryde)
- Heritage: State Heritage Register (Permanent Conservation Order No. 612); National Trust; former Register of the National Estate
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