Berith Park, Wahroonga

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Berith Park
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Berith Park
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeHouse
Architectural style Federation Queen Anne [1] [2]
Location19 Billyard Avenue, Wahroonga, Upper North Shore, Sydney, New South Wales
CountryAustralia
Coordinates 33°43′07″S151°07′24″E / 33.7186°S 151.1233°E / -33.7186; 151.1233
Completedc. 1909
ClientAlfred Smith
OwnerKarthika Gunalingam
Dimensions
Other dimensions
  • Tennis court
  • Swimming pool
  • Golf range and gym
Technical details
Floor count1
Floor area743 m2 (8,000 sq ft)
Grounds7,583 m2 (2 acres)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Francis Ernest Stowe
Other designersAnnie Wilkes (garden)
New South Wales Heritage Database
(Local Government Register)
Official nameBerith Park
Type Ku-ring-gai Council local heritage (built)
Designated4 November 1989
TypeHouse
CategoryResidential buildings (private)
References
[2] [3] [4] [5]

Berith Park is an historic house located in Wahroonga, an upper north shore suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Completed in the Federation Queen Anne style, [1] [2] the house was listed on the Ku-ring-gai Council local government heritage register in 2015 and is in a heritage conservation area. [6] [7]

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History

Berith Park was designed by Francis Ernest Stowe for Alfred Smith, who came from Queensland. Smith acquired the land in 1897 and the house was finished around 1909. By 1914 the house was in the hands of Sir Arthur Rickard, the founder of the Dr Barnardos charity for children. Rickard made substantial changes to the house, putting in tennis courts, a swimming pool, a ballroom, an ornamental lake, cricket oval and gardens. The house was later bought by Alderman Stanley Crick, the Lord Mayor of Sydney and a founder of Fox Studios. Berith Park was used extensively as a location in a number of films. Crick later started selling off parts of the property. The Catholic Church bought the house in 1955 for use as a home for the Dominican Fathers and then Dominican Sisters. [2] It was sold again in 1979 and extensive changes were made. In 2004 more subdivisions were made and an acre of the land was sold off. [8]

Vivian and Wendy King purchased the house in 1990 for $5 million from retired bookmaker Bruce McHugh. [2] The Kings sold the house in 2002 for $5.59 million. In December 2016 the house was sold by Warwick and Karen White for an estimated $20 million dollars. It is now believed that the house is worth up to $40 million dollars due to its large land area, and Victorian Architecture [3] [4] It is a very precious house that is over 100 years of age.

Description

Berith Park is a double-story house with an area of over 743 square metres (8,000 sq ft). It is situated on 7,583 m2 (2 acres) of land, with tennis courts and a swimming pool added by owners in the early 20th century as well as another 2 story summer house on the 2 acre property. The property also hosts the last piece of the endangered Blue Gum Forest, adding to its luscious green lawns and sprawling gardens. The main house has over 7 bathrooms and 5 bedrooms, it also has an additional other 8 rooms including a kitchen, library, gym, lounge room, laundry room, study, dining room and a ballroom with 10m high ceilings. The summer house than has an additional 3 bathrooms, 2 bedrooms, a kitchen, lounge room, a study and a Billiards room bringing the grand total to 7 bedrooms, 10 bathrooms and 12 other rooms. The grounds also contain a championship sized tennis court, a pool, a golfing range, 3 ponds, 2 fountains as well as 4 large lawns and a forest area. It is currently the most expensive house ever sold in the North Shore Region due to its acres of land as well as the Victorian Styled mansion and one of the largest as well. [8]

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References

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