Vaucluse House
| Vaucluse House | |
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Vaucluse House, Sydney | |
Interactive map of the Vaucluse House area | |
| Etymology | Fontaine de Vaucluse |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | House, re-purposed as a museum |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| Location | 69A Wentworth Road, Vaucluse in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Coordinates | 33°51′20″S 151°16′25″E / 33.855512°S 151.2736407°E |
| Current tenants | Sydney Living Museums |
| Groundbreaking | 1803 |
| Construction started | 1803 |
| Completed | 1839 |
| Client | Henry Browne Hayes |
| Owner | Museums of History NSW |
| Technical details | |
| Grounds | 11 hectares (28 acres) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | W. C. Wentworth (attrib.) |
| Developer | Sir Henry Browne Hayes |
| Official name | Vaucluse House |
| Type | Built and landscape |
| Criteria | a., c., d., e., f. |
| Designated | 2 April 1999 |
| Reference no. | 00955 |
| Type | Historic Landscape |
| Category | Landscape - Cultural |
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Vaucluse House is a heritage-listed residence, colonial farm and country estate and now tourist attraction, house museum and public park, formerly the home of statesman William Charles Wentworth and his family. It is located at 69a Wentworth Road, Vaucluse in the Municipality of Woollahra local government area of New South Wales, Australia. Completed between 1803 and 1839 in the Gothic Revival style, its design was attributed to W. C. Wentworth and built by Sir Henry Browne Hayes and W. C. Wentworth. The property is owned by Museums of History NSW, an agency of the Government of New South Wales. The site was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.
Vaucluse House is a 19th-century estate with house, kitchen wing, stables and outbuildings, surrounded by 11 hectares (28 acres) of formal gardens and grounds located on the south-eastern shores of Port Jackson. The house is one of the few 19th-century houses near Sydney Harbour retaining a significant part of its original setting.