Innisfallen Castle and grounds

Innisfallen Castle and grounds
Location14 Cherry Place, Castle Cove, City of Willoughby, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates33°47′29″S 151°13′25″E / 33.7914°S 151.2236°E / -33.7914; 151.2236
Built1903 – 1905
Built forHenry Hastings Willis
Official nameInnisfallen Castle and Grounds
TypeState heritage (built)
Designated2 April 1999
Reference no.404
TypeMansion
CategoryResidential buildings (private)
Innisfallen Castle and grounds is located in Sydney
Innisfallen Castle and grounds
Innisfallen Castle and grounds, pictured in 2010
Innisfallen Castle and grounds is located in Australia
Innisfallen Castle and grounds
Innisfallen Castle and grounds (Australia)

Innisfallen Castle and grounds is a heritage-listed mansion located at 14 Cherry Place, Castle Cove, City of Willoughby, New South Wales, Australia.[1] The castle is situated on a point overlooking Sugarloaf Bay in the Middle Harbour of Sydney.[2]

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. ^ a b c d e f "Innisfallen Castle and Grounds". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00404. 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. ^ "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. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 23 August 2018.

Attribution

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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