Cliffbrook - Coogee

Lyons Terrace - Sydney - DEMOLISHED

Lyons Terrace - Liverpool Street 

Drumoyne House -DEMOLISHED

Normanhurst House - Randwick - DEMOLISHED

Barham - Forbes Street - Darlinghurst

Buckinghams Department Store - Oxford Street

"Tusculum" - 

1 - 3 Manning Street - Potts Point

33 Degrees 87'11"S

151 Degrees 22'45"E

Tusculum is named after a town in Alban Hills 10km from Rome. 

Tusculum represents the High Point of Regency Architecture

This design is only 1 of 3 houses left designed by John Verge (1782 - 1861)

It was Built 1830 - 1835 for Alexander Brodie Spark (1792 - 1856)

2 Storey Colonial Regency

Cedar interiors imported from Lebanon, marble for flooring and chimney pieces imported from Tusculum in Italy. 

Normanhurst House - Randwick 

“Barham” - Forbes Street - Darlinghurst

"Barham " 

"Barham" was built in 1833 & is the oldest residential building in Darlinghurst. It was purchased by SCEGGS in 1900 & has been part of the school since then. 

The Grand Villa was bought for Sir Edward Deas Thomson, who was granted over 6 acres in the new Darlinghurst Estate in 1831. Thomson was born in Edinburgh and migrated to Australia in 1828-1829 when he was appointed the dual role of Clerk to the Executive and Legislative Councils in NSW on a salary of 600 Pounds a year

Governor Sir Ralph Dowling was very happy with Thomsons hard work & competance & granted him the land in Darlinghurst. John Verge was employed to design "Barham"whicvh was initially leased to Colonel Kenneth Snodgrass, before Thomson moved in with his wife, Anna Maria, the daughter of Sir Richard Bourke. 

When Thomsonleft public office he was elected as Vice Chancellor Of University of Sydney in 1865, retaining his position until he was forced to resign due to ill health in 1873. 

the couple raised their 2 sons and 5 daughters at "Barham" & remained there for 40 Years until Thomsons death in July 1879. He was buried at St Judes Church of England, Randwick

Thomson's daughter, Susan, married William John Maclaey, who was Colonial Secretary Alexander Macleays oldest son. Alexander was granted 54 Acres at Elizabeth Bay and he also employed John Verge To design his Villa. 

After Thomson's death in 1879, "Barham" was purchased by members of the Ogilvie Pastoralist family who then sold it to SCEGGS in 1900 

"Barham" is located just off Forbes Street within the grounds of SCEGGS and not be viewed from the street

BishopsCourt -

Bishops  Court At Darling Point Was The Original Site Where ThoMas Mort Had His Cottage. 

The Original Mansion Was Built In The 1860's And Was Designed By Edmund Blackett. 

"Craigend" - Darlinghirst

Craigend

Pechey family, photographer unknown. Sydney Architecture Images- Demolished. Craigend, Darlinghurst. Built 1829 by Thomas Mitchell, Surveyor-General of NSW. Demolished 1922 for a residential subdivision. Darlinghurst ( in the area of present day Surrey and Caldwell Street

The Hordern Family Home - 14 Ginahgulla Road - Bellevue Hill

This Was The Home To One Of Australia's Mosr Imoortant And Influential Dynasties. This House Is Firmly Entrenched In Rhe Nations History

It Occupies A Magnificent 2,700 sqm Parcel Of Land 

More Than Likely The Best Example Left In Sydney Of Professor Leslie Wilkinson's Style. 

Sydney Cove 1788

Here is a sketch I Did of Sydney cove in July 1788

"Cairo" - 81 Macleay Street, Potts Point

Ok

This Was Pulled Down To Make Way For The Chevron Hotel. 

WHAT A SHAME!!!'  THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A BEAUTIFUL MANSION 

Sophienburg estate Liverpool

RUINS of a long lost Georgian estate once owned by prominent figures from Liverpool’s history have been discovered but an archaeologist is now needed to uncover the story behind the enigmatic site.

The remnants of Sophienburg estate were found last year by the City of Liverpool and District Historical Society’s president Glen op den Brouw.

Working on a hunch about where the estate would have lain, the Liverpool resident was walking through dense bushland in Casula when he stumbled upon several stone pieces.

A Classic Georgian Manor - Mosman

Positioned In The Prestigious Balmoral Dress Circle, This Impeccably Reatored Georgia. colonial Manor Is Neatled On A Bast 2163sqm Landholding. Reminiscent Of The Sttely Rural Retreat, The Reaidence Is Set Amid Magnificent Heritage Hepunds Which Provide A Unique Level Of Peace And Seclusoon. 

5 Eastbourne Road, Darling Point.

Wednesday 9th Nobemver 2016

Historic Charm 

Beathtaking Views 

Built In The 1880's, This Freestanding Villa Presents A unique  Opportunity

Lectura - 24 Lang Road - Centennial Park

Lactura c1910. 1031sqm

265 Oxford Street- Town Homes

Without A Doubt One Of Paddingtons Finest Transformations, This Divine Turn Key Projecy Offers An Enviable Lifestyle. Hints Of Character, Intertwined With Contrmporary Chich Finishes Gives Thus Once In A. lifetime Town home A Truly Unique Aesetic. 

Reflecting Pure Quality, No Expense Has Been Spared Creating This Exclusive Sanctuary. 

"Rona" - 2 Ginahgulla Road - Bellevue Hill

"Rona' Is A 2 Storey Ssndstone Mansion Set On A 5,700m Estate With Harbour Views. 

It's One Of Sydney's Finest Residential Estates. A Trophy Residence Of Unparalleled Prestige, Size & Significance. 

It's In The Best Position In Bellevue Hill. 

It's Built In The Victorian Gothic Revival Style - Designed by G. A Morell And Built In Sydney Sandstone in 1883 For Mr William Knox, The Founder Of CSR Limited. 

'Rona" Was Severely Damaged By fire in 1905, & Is Restored With Modifications by the Architect William Wardell Jnr.

The House Sold For $58 Million in 2018, Making It One Of Australia's Most Expensive Homes At The Time.

What You See From The Street & What Exists Beyond The Iron Gates Are 2 Very Different Things.

12 Ferdinand Street - Hunters Hill

Exuding An Elegance & Granduer Unmatched In Heritage Value Of Period Grace, This Breathtaking 1856 Sandstone Manor Is A Remarkable Rarity. One Of Hunters Hills Oldest Homes, The Residence Is Set On Approx1,037sqm. 

"Atherfield"- 1870 Gothic Revival Estate

 

Bulwarra - Hunter's Hill - New South Wales

This Estate Was Originally Built In 1877

Vaucluse - South Head - The Keepers Cottage

Unrivalled In Prestige, Setting Or Historical Significance. Built In 1881 As The Keepers Residence Adjacent To The 1818 Macquarie Lighthouse And Set On Over 2,600 sqm

"Boomerang" - Potts Point - New South Wales

"BOOMERANG"

"Swifts" - Darling Point - New South Wales

"SWIFTS"

Originally Built For The Tooth's Brewing Family 

Swifts Is Cirrently Owned By Shane Moran Of The Moran

Health Care Family. The Gothic

Revival Mansion Was Originally

Built by Beer Baron Sir Robert Lucas tooth In 1882 And At One Stage Was Owned By The Catholic Church. 

Goderich Lodge - Darlinghurst - New South Wales

This Darlinghurst mansion-house, or villa, was designed by John Verge for the High Sheriff of NSW, Thomas Macquoid, and was situated near what is now the corner of Bayswater Road and Penny Lane. 

Born in Ireland, Macquoid came to Australia in 1829, following a period in Java, where he produced coffee crops for the East India Company, as well as a tenure as Sheriff of India.

The 1832 mansion house was named Goderich Lodge, after Lord Goderich (Frederick John Robinson), the then Secretary of State for the colonies, who was also the British Prime Minister for a brief period. 

Macquoid arrived in Australia full of optimism for his new role in a new colony, but very soon had slunk into depression.

His first major issue was with his new job, which he believed did not have the appropriate status for such an important position. His office was also understaffed and overwhelmed with work. Litigation and bankruptcy proceedings were rife and there were over 700 summonses to be served.

To worsen things, Macquoid was also suffering financially after investing in a large farming property in the Tuggeranong Valley, near Canberra, which he named Waniassa. The country had been hit by drought, while the colony was also in financial collapse. 

Unable to cope, Macquoid committed suicide in October, 1841, leaving his son Thomas Hyam to deal with his mounting debts.

(Incidentally, Thomas Hyam was one of 121 people who died aboard the wreck of the clipper, Dunbar, which crashed into rocks at South Head, at the base of suicide-spot, The Gap, in 1857; his body was never recovered. The Dunbar's anchor was retrieved and is mounted at The Gap as a memorial.)