Woodlands, Newcastle

Woodlands
Heritage boundaries
Location51 Church Street, The Hill, Newcastle, City of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates32°55′43″S 151°46′31″E / 32.9285°S 151.7754°E / -32.9285; 151.7754
OwnerJS LA TJ JS and K Chahl
Official nameWoodlands
Typestate heritage (built)
Designated2 April 1999
Reference no.306
TypeHouse
CategoryResidential buildings (private)
Woodlands, Newcastle is located in New South Wales
Woodlands, Newcastle
Location of Woodlands in New South Wales
Woodlands, Newcastle is located in Australia
Woodlands, Newcastle
Woodlands, Newcastle (Australia)

Woodlands is a heritage-listed house at 51 Church Street, The Hill, Newcastle, City of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]

History

It was designed by James Henderson and built in 1877 for Joseph Wood, operator of the Castlemaine Brewery. It housed the Cathedral Hill Grammar School, was an Australian Red Cross home for convalescent soldiers, Iluka in 1916–17, during World War I, reverted to use by the school, became the Centaur Hospital during World War II, served as a boarding house for migrants, then was a private hospital run by Dr William Bowmore for 24 years until 1979.[2][3][4]

Joseph Wood's residence Woodlands, Newcastle, New South Wales, as it was in March 1890

The mansion subsequently reverted to residential use. It was thoroughly renovated by the Foggs family, who owned the property prior to 2002. It was then owned by property investors the Chahl family.[5] The Chahl family initially planned to convert the house into a function centre in 2004, but this was abandoned after public opposition. It was later planned to convert the house into a boutique guest house, but this had not occurred when the family sold the property for $3.7 million in 2011, one of the largest house prices in Newcastle history.[6][7][8]

Description

The mansion is built in the Victorian Italianate style. It includes seven bedrooms, three bathrooms, and two kitchens or one kitchen and an eight bedroom with a kitchenette, a billiard room and six fireplaces. It contains intricate moulded ceilings which were rediscovered during the Foggs' restoration of the building.[5] Much of the property's original landholding has been sold.[4]

Heritage listing

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

See also

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Woodlands, Newcastle.
  1. ^ a b "Woodlands". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00306. Retrieved 1 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
  2. ^ "Beauties from a bygone era". The Newcastle Herald. 1 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Centenary of the Great War". Newcastle Herald. 21 September 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Heritage site open to public". Newcastle Herald. 15 April 2006.
  5. ^ a b "History on the market". Newcastle Herald. 27 March 2010.
  6. ^ "B&B concept faces vote by city council". Newcastle Herald. 6 November 2006.
  7. ^ "Track into Hunter giving jobs a lift". The Newcastle Herald. 22 June 2009.
  8. ^ "Bishop's home sold to Newcastle family". Newcastle Herald. 27 May 2015.

Attribution

This Wikipedia article was originally based on Woodlands, entry number 00306 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.