Ventnor, Randwick

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Ventnor
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Location in Greater Sydney
Etymology Ventnor on the Isle of Wight
General information
TypeHouse
Location193 Avoca Street, Randwick, New South Wales
Country Australia
Coordinates 33°54′56″S151°14′31″E / 33.91565°S 151.24208°E / -33.91565; 151.24208 Coordinates: 33°54′56″S151°14′31″E / 33.91565°S 151.24208°E / -33.91565; 151.24208
Construction started1870
Completed1888
Client George Kiss
Owner Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church, Randwick
Official nameVentnor, 187 Avoca St, Randwick, NSW, Australia
TypeHistoric (defunct register)
Designated21 March 1978
Reference no.1751
New South Wales Heritage Database
(Local Government Register)
Official nameOur Lady of the Sacred Heart Church and Ventnor (sandstone house)
TypeBuilt
Designated26 June 1998
Reference no.2310074
GroupReligion
CategoryChurch
References
[1] [2]

Ventnor is an historic home in the suburb of Randwick, a suburb of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. It was built as the home of George Kiss, one of the earliest politicians in Sydney. It is listed on the local heritage register [1] and is listed on the (now defunct) Register of the National Estate. [2] [3] [4]

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Description and history

George Kiss arrived in Sydney as a migrant who had been born in Warwickshire, England. He established successful businesses very quickly. Later he entered politics, becoming Mayor of Randwick, the oldest municipality in Sydney after the City of Sydney itself.

Kiss built his home in Randwick in c. 1870, creating a two-storey, Georgian house of Sydney sandstone. He called it Ventnor, most probably after the town Ventnor on the Isle of Wight, England. Situated on what is now Avoca Street, the house faced east to take advantage of the views to the ocean. In spite of its Georgian character, the house featured Victorian detailing in its cast-iron columns and various sash windows. The main entrance, situated on the east side of the house, featured a six-paneled door and a fanlight. On the west side of the house, facing Avoca Street, a single-storey wing was created.

Kiss died 13 August 1882. Two days later, the Sydney Morning Herald reported that Kiss had died in Ventnor on the previous Sunday. It described how he had made himself prominent in Sydney by his untiring energy and business capacity, laying the foundations of his businesses soon after arriving in the colony. He had gone on to become Mayor of Randwick and was still an alderman of Randwick at his death. [5]

Ventnor was eventually acquired by the Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church, situated just south of the house. It is used as a community centre by groups such as GROW.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church and Ventnor (sandstone house)". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment & Heritage . Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Ventnor, 187 Avoca St, Randwick, NSW, Australia (Place ID 1751)". Australian Heritage Database . Australian Government. 21 March 1978. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  3. ↑ The Heritage of Australia, Macmillan Company (1981), p.2/62
  4. ↑ Randwick Council
  5. ↑ Trove.nla.gov.au
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