Berrilea

Berrilea
Berrilea
Location	29 Summer Street, Orange, City of Orange, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates	33°16′54″S149°05′24″E / 33.2816°S 149.0901°E
Built	1902
Built for	Mrs Robert Frost
Architect	John Job (J. J.) Copeman
Architectural style(s)	Edwardian
Owner	Uniting Church in Australia
New South Wales Heritage Register
Official name	Berrilea; Berrilee; Tabratong
Type	State heritage (built)
Designated	2 April 1999
Reference no.	361
Type	House
Category	Residential buildings (private)
Builders	J H Gain
	Location of Berrilea in New South Wales

Last updated July 05, 2024

Berrilea is a heritage-listed residence at 29 Summer Street, Orange in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by John Job (J. J.) Copeman and built by J. H. Gain. It is also known as Berrilee and Tabratong. The property is owned by the Uniting Church in Australia. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.^[1]

History

The house was designed by J. J. Copeman and built by J. H. Gain for Mrs Robert Frost in 1902.^[1]

Being located in the main street of the town, opposite Cook Park, it is a key domestic architectural element in the townscape of Orange. Its location, landscape setting and high architectural quality indicate its importance.^[1]

The house was first owned by Robert Frost (a major local brick-maker), and eventually was bought by P. C. Weston, whose daughter Miss F. Weston left it to the church for use in association with the adjacent Wontoma Private Hospital.^[2] Its bathroom was modified in the 1930s.^[1]^[2]

Miss Weston became a patient in the nursing home in 1980 until her death on 14 December 1981.^[1]^[3]

In 1983 Berrilea cottage bequeathed to the Uniting Church. The church's Wontama Village Nursing Home has been operating on parts of the site since 1967.^[3] The home (cottage) was initially considered for self-contained flats, but in May 1987 it became the Wontama Day Care Centre and incorporated the administration office. 24 self-contained units called "Carinya" (Happy home)') were opened in 1991.^[3] 1990 plans of the Wontama site show the proposed use of Berrilea as a day therapy centre, a use which did not eventuate at the location of the former stables.^[3] Another plan from 1990 approved by the Heritage Council was for demolition of the former tack room at the north of the stables to construct the Wontama Workshop.^[1]^[3]

Orange City Council listed Berrilea on its Local Environmental Plan in 2011 as an item of state heritage significance.^[1]^[3]

Description

The Edwardian house has wide wooden verandahs, external lacework and a large formal garden and includes stables at rear (now a double garage). The house is a particularly fine example of Edwardian architecture with excellent external detailing. Being located in the main street of the town, opposite Cook Park, it is a key domestic architectural element in the townscape of Orange. Its location, landscape setting and high architectural quality indicate its importance.^[1]^[2] The house is set in a peaceful shadowy garden with large trees. Curtilage to be the lot boundary.^[1]^[2]

The house was designed by J. J. Copeman and built by J. H. Gain in 1902. It is of tuckpointed Flemish bond brick with a hipped slate roof, moulded chimneys and projecting roughcast gable. The verandah to three sides has cast iron corinthian columns and excellent decorative cast iron brackets and valances. It has a straight-pitched iron roof and a gabled portico above the main door. Windows have moulded brackets and there is a rendered string course at sill height. The front door has leadlighting, and three french doors open onto the verandah. Other than a few alterations such as the 1930s bathroom and the fireplaces in the drawing room and dining room, the interior layout and detail remain in substantially original condition.^[1]^[2]

The stables at the rear (now a double garage) are of plain brick like the house with a timber extension at the back. They are in fair condition.^[1]^[2] A tankstand on very high piers is attached to the stables – it is still used in drought.^[1]^[2] The house in made of Flemish bond brick, with tuckpointing, slate roof, cast iron, leadlighting, and timber.^[1]

Modifications and dates

In 1983 Berrilea cottage was bequeathed to the Uniting Church. Wontama Village Nursing Home has been operating on parts of the site since 1967.^[3]^[1]

Heritage listing

Berrilea was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.^[1]

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References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Berrilea". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning & Environment. H00361. Retrieved 1 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence .
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 National Trust of Australia, 1983.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 City Plan Heritage (2012). Conservation Management Plan - "Berrilea" - Wontama Village Nursing Home, 27 Summer Street, Orange.

Bibliography

City Plan Heritage (2012). Conservation Management Plan - "Berrilea" - Wontama Village Nursing Home, 27 Summer Street, Orange.
Maroney, R (1998). Orange City heritage Trail.
Orange City Council (1986). Orange Heritage Study.

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[nswshr-361-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Berrilea". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning & Environment. H00361. Retrieved 1 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence .

[nswshr-361-1634-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 National Trust of Australia, 1983.

[nswshr-361-1992-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 City Plan Heritage (2012). Conservation Management Plan - "Berrilea" - Wontama Village Nursing Home, 27 Summer Street, Orange.

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