Innisfallen Castle and grounds

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Innisfallen Castle and grounds
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Location14 Cherry Place, Castle Cove, City of Willoughby, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates 33°47′29″S151°13′25″E / 33.7914°S 151.2236°E / -33.7914; 151.2236
Built1903 –1905
Built for Henry Hastings Willis
Official nameInnisfallen Castle and Grounds
TypeState heritage (built)
Designated2 April 1999
Reference no.404
TypeMansion
CategoryResidential buildings (private)
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Innisfallen Castle and grounds, pictured in 2010
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Innisfallen Castle and grounds (Australia)

Innisfallen Castle and grounds is a heritage-listed Australian mansion in Sydney's Lower North Shore. Located at 14 Cherry Place, Castle Cove, New South Wales, [1] the castle is situated on a point overlooking Sugarloaf Bay in Middle Harbour. [2]

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The property is privately owned. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. [1]

History

The mansion was built by Henry Hastings Willis, a former Member and Speaker of the Parliament of New South Wales, as a home for his family. Construction began in 1903 and was completed in 1905. Originally, the area surrounding the castle was 55 acres. [1]

The castle was built from local sandstone in the late English Gothic style. Access to the castle was originally via rowing boat and a rough bush track. A wharf was later added. [1]

The castle has nine major rooms, with numerous small rooms including a large reception room, drawing room, dining room, four main bedrooms, staff quarters, and a large basement. [1]

The house was named in honour of a ruined abbey at Killarney, Ireland. [3]

Heritage listing

Innisfallen Castle and Grounds was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. [1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Innisfallen Castle and Grounds". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning & Environment. H00404. Retrieved 1 June 2018. CC BY icon.svg Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence .
  2. ↑ "Sydney businessman pays millions for his castle". The Australian Jewish News . 29 July 1988. p. 34.
  3. ↑ Spearritt, Peter; Stewart, Elizabeth (1990). "Willis, Henry (1860–1950)" (first published in hardcopy). Australian Dictionary of Biography . National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN   978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN   1833-7538. OCLC   70677943 . Retrieved 23 August 2018.

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CC BY icon-80x15.png This Wikipedia article was originally based on Innisfallen Castle and Grounds , entry number 00404 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence , accessed on 1 June 2018.

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