The Hermitage, Vaucluse

*The Hermitage*
The Hermitage
	The Hermitage, Vaucluse
	The Hermitage Location in Greater Sydney
General information
Status	Complete
Type	House
Architectural style	Victorian Free Gothic
Location	22 Vaucluse Road, Vaucluse, New South Wales
Country	Australia
Coordinates	33°51′33″S 151°16′09″E
Construction started	1870
Completed	1878
Technical details
Material	Sydney sandstone
Design and construction
Architect	Alexander Dick; (1840 house); Edward Mason Hunt; (1870-1878 works); Emil Sodersten; (1936 works);
Register of the National Estate
Official name	The Hermitage
Designated	21 October 1980
Reference no.	2499
New South Wales Heritage Database; (Local Government Register)
Official name	The Hermitage
Type	Built
Designated	10 March 1995
Reference no.	Local register
References
	[1][2]

The Hermitage is a historic house in the Sydney suburb of Vaucluse, New South Wales, Australia. It is listed on the (now defunct) Australian Register of the National Estate[2][3] as well as the Municipality of Woollahra local government heritage list.[1]

History and description

The main house was designed and built around 1870-1878 by Edward Mason Hunt, influenced by the design of Roslyndale, in Woollahra, New South Wales. It features a castellated tower, elaborately carved barge boards and a roof of multiple gables. The house was seriously damaged by a fire in 1936, and was restored by Emil Sodersten. It was bought by the Woolworths company in 1964 and used as a staff training centre,[4] but later returned to its original role as a private home. This Gothic house overlooks Hermitage Reserve and has harbour views. The Hermitage incorporates a smaller house, which was built c. 1840 by Alexander Dick.[5]

The Hermitage is owned by the family of Justin Hemmes.[6][7]

References

"The Hermitage". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
"The Hermitage, 22 Vaucluse Rd, Vaucluse, NSW, Australia (Place ID 2499)". Australian Heritage Database. Department of the Environment. 21 October 1980. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
The Heritage of Australia, Macmillan Company, 1981, p.2/134
Paton, Neil. Walks in the Sydney Harbour National Park. p. 54.
Heritage of Australia, p.2/134; Sydney Architecture (Jahn), p.35
Croffey, Amy (13 October 2016). "Justin Hemmes opens waterfront, family mansion in aid of public IVF centre". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
Safe, Georgina (23 June 2015). "Renovation: Justin Hemmes transforms his family's historic waterfront mansion". Vogue Australia. Retrieved 17 November 2019.

External links

"Gardens formerly part of The Hermitage". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
"Norfolk Island Pine, Hoop Pine, Bunya Pine, fencing to Vaucluse Rd". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
"Stone and wrought iron fencing, formerly part of The Hermitage". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 17 November 2019.

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[NSWHD-1] "The Hermitage". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 17 November 2019.

[AHD-2] "The Hermitage, 22 Vaucluse Rd, Vaucluse, NSW, Australia (Place ID 2499)". Australian Heritage Database. Department of the Environment. 21 October 1980. Retrieved 17 November 2019.

[3] The Heritage of Australia, Macmillan Company, 1981, p.2/134

[4] Paton, Neil. Walks in the Sydney Harbour National Park. p. 54.

[5] Heritage of Australia, p.2/134; Sydney Architecture (Jahn), p.35

[6] Croffey, Amy (13 October 2016). "Justin Hemmes opens waterfront, family mansion in aid of public IVF centre". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 November 2019.

[7] Safe, Georgina (23 June 2015). "Renovation: Justin Hemmes transforms his family's historic waterfront mansion". Vogue Australia. Retrieved 17 November 2019.