"Willandra" - 782 Victoria Road - Ryde - New South Wales 

Darling House 

8-12 Trinity Avenue - Millers Point 

 

"Emu Hall" - 2-26 Great Western Highway - Emu Plains - New South Wales 

The house is on the western side of the Nepean River, located at the foot of the Blue Mountains. 
It's Mid 19th Century Italianate Style

"Emu Hall" was erected for James Tobias Ryan (1818-1899) between 1851 & 1854.

Ryan was a pastoralist, a butcher, politician & sportsman who was born near Penrith NSW. Fropm 1860-1872 he was the member for Nepean in the NSW Legislative Aassembly. He was a popular Parliamentatiran but did not aspire to a Ministerial Appointment 

Ryan was a well known sportsman, a good boxer, and pidgeon shooter. he was also a race horse owner, breeder as well as a gambling man. This led to his decline and on his death he was penniless. 

The siting of the house in riverside grounds is indicative of a new wealthy class of family durin gthe mid 19th Century. It has landmark Status on Both highway and River

It has a hipped Corrugated steel roof & verandahs to the southern and eastern elevations with cast iron columns, decorative lace friezes and blaustrading. 

Fenestration consists of large sashed windows and french doors. Newer dormer windows have been added to the roof. The house has an enclosed service yard and a free standing service wing. 

within the property there are brick stables and a derelict timber slab barn.