Chislehurst, Chatswood

Chislehurst is a former house and now school building located in West Chatswood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Completed in 1892 by the merchant and pastoralist John de Villiers Lamb, the former house was originally known as Maroomba.

Chislehurst
Chislehurst, in 1913
Location in greater Sydney
Former namesMaroomba
General information
StatusComplete
Type
  • House (1892-1954)
  • School (since 1959)
Location24 Centennial Ave, West Chatswood, Sydney, New South Wales
CountryAustralia
Coordinates33°47′55″S 151°10′29″E
Completed1892 (1892)
OwnerNSW Department of Education

History

In 1900, the house was bought from Lamb by a K. Weidlmann. Weidlmann sold the house in 1906 to Edward Carr Hordern, a member of the Hordern family.. It was renamed Chiselhurst after the birthplace of Carr's wife, Lillie. Hordern expanded the house significantly and lived there until his death in 1940. His widow and sister continued to live there until the house was vacated in 1954.

The property was then acquired by the NSW Department of Education as a site for Chatswood High School, which opened in 1959.[1][2][3][4][5]

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References
  1. "Heritage Plaques, Chislehurst, 24 Centennial Ave, Chatswood". Willoughby City Council. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  2. Walsh, G. P. "John de Villiers Lamb". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  3. Peter Woodard & family. "Flickr photo from Willoughby City Library". Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  4. "Cowra Stewart Hordern, military record". The AIF Project. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  5. "Chatswood Local History". Wikifoundry & Willoughby City Council Fact Sheet 2. Retrieved 1 February 2016.


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