John Verge
Born - 1782 - Christchurch - Hampshire - England
Died - 9th July 1861 (Aged 78-79) - Austral - Eden - Near Macleay River
Spouses
1.Catherine Nee Bowle (Married - 1804-1828)
2. Mary Nee Alford (Married 1858)
Children
George Phillip Verge (to Bowle)
Austral Verge (to Alford)
DESIGN - GREEK REVIVAL - VICTORIAN REGENCY
- Many generations of Verge family had been Bricklayers & Stonemasons, Married Catherine Bowles Aged 22 in London.
- His marriage failed & in 1828 he migrated to Sydney
- His first land grant was in 1829, on The Williams River South Of Dungog, New South Wales called Lyndhurst Vale
- His second land grant was in 1838, on the Macleay River Named Austral Eden
- Builders were in high demand. He was patronised by many, prominant Businessmen & Colonists
- In 1858 he married 50 Year Old Mary Alford
- He was buried as Anglican in St Thomas Burial Ground At Port Macquarie
Some Of The Residences And Buildings He Was Responsible For
- Toxteth Park Estate - Glebe
"Barham" - Darlinghurst
St Scholasticas - 1829
Goderich Lodge (1830-1832)
Tusculum (1830 - 1835)
Auburn Cottage - 1832
Rockwall (1831 - 1837)
Denham Court (1832 - 1833)
Hereford House (1832-1834)
Lyndhurst (1833)
Tempe House (1833 - 1836)
St Mary The Virgin Anglican Church (1833 - 1838)
Rose Bay Lodge (1834)
Elizabeth Bay House (1835 - 1839)
Enmore House (1835)
Forest Lodge Villa (1836)
Lyons Terrace - Liverpool Street - 1837
Orwell House - Potts Point
Springfield - Potts Point
Bedervale Homestead - Near Braidwood - 1842
Camden Park Estate
Salisbury Court
Main Projects
Camden Park - Menangle (1835)
Camden House was completed 1 Year after John Macarthur died. The style is Palladian Style with Central 2 Storey block, one Storey wings and extensions at each side. The facade is giving a Colonial Elegancy Sense Of Looking
- White Stucco Walls
- Stone Porch
- Window Trimming That Results in visual Excellency
Denham Court - Ingleburn - (1832)
Originally one storey, but from 1832 - 1833, Captain Richard Brooks, added 2 storey wings with two flanking bow fronted one storey room. This Court is Regency influenced With
- Trim Lines
- Stucco Walls
- Denham Courts Ceiling is 14 Feet High with a Geometrical stair Along The West Wall Of The House
The Vineyard - Rydlemere
Built for John Macarthur's Son William Macarthur. Later it became Subiaco Convent. designed for Hannibal Macarthur.
John Verge Also did additions to Earlier Buildings
1833 - Additions to Elizabeth Farm
1832 -1833 - Vestries added to Francis Greenways St James Church
