Cheshunt House

Not to be confused with Cheshunt Great House.

Cheshunt House
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Alternative namesCheshunt Estate
General information
TypeMansion
Architectural styleItalianate
AddressCheshunt Road, Meander
CountryAustralia
Coordinates41°37′19″S 146°35′04″E / 41.621998°S 146.584577°E / -41.621998; 146.584577
Construction started1851
Completed1885
OwnerBowman family
Design and construction
Architect(s)William Archer

Cheshunt House is an Italianate mansion in the Meander Valley, Tasmania, 10 kilometers from Deloraine. It was designed and originally owned by politician, botanist and architect William Archer, started in 1851-52.[1] It was purchased incomplete by the Bowman Brothers from William Archer in 1873,[2] who completed it to his design in 1885. It fell into disrepair during the period of the World Wars and the Great Depression, before a restoration project was undertaken by the family in the 1970s. It is still owned by the Bowman family.[3]

Cheshunt House is listed on the Tasmanian Heritage Register,[4] and was on the Register of the National Estate until that list was replaced.[5] The house was featured on a stamp issued by Australia Post in 2004.[6]

References

  1. ^ Archer, William (1820–1874). Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 27 September 2014. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  2. ^ "Our Launceston Letter". The Mercury. Hobart, Tasmania. 26 February 1879. p. 2. Retrieved 24 October 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ Bennet, Alice; Warner, Georgia (2012). Country Houses of Tasmania (2nd ed.). Allen & Unwin. pp. 52–56. ISBN 978-1-74331-079-3.
  4. ^ "Tasmanian Heritage Register" (PDF). heritage.tas.gov.au. Heritage Tasmania. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Cheshunt House and Outbuildings, Cheshunt Rd, Deloraine, TAS, Australia". environment.gov.au. Department of Environment, Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Stamp Bulletin" (PDF). auspost.com.au. Australia Post. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014.