Ginahgulla

Ginahgulla, also known as Fairfax House, is a historic house in the Sydney suburb of Bellevue Hill, New South Wales, Australia. Completed in 1858 in the Victorian Free Gothic style, Ginahgulla and its gardens are listed on the (now defunct) Australian Register of the National Estate[2] and the Municipality of Woollahra local government heritage list.[1]

Ginahgulla
Ginahgulla, Bellevue Hill
Ginahgulla
Location in Greater Sydney
Alternative namesFairfax House
General information
StatusComplete
TypeHouse
Architectural styleVictorian Free Gothic
Location17-25 Ginahgulla Road, Bellevue Hill, New South Wales
CountryAustralia
Coordinates33°52′32″S 151°15′05″E
Completed1858 (1858)
ClientJohn Fairfax
OwnerThe Scots College
Technical details
MaterialBrick and Sydney sandstone
Design and construction
ArchitectEdmund Blacket (attrib.)
Official nameGinahgulla
TypeHeritage
Designated21 October 1980
Reference no.2578
New South Wales Heritage Database
(Local Government Register)
Official nameFairfax House part of Scots College
TypeLandscape
Designated10 March 1995
Reference no.Local register
Group/CollectionParks, Gardens and Trees
CategoryTree groups - copse
References
[1][2]

History

This two-storey Gothic house is situated on the south side of Ginahgulla Road. It was built in 1858 by John Fairfax, of the Fairfax family of newspaper proprietors. It may have been designed by Edmund Blacket, who was otherwise distinguished as an ecclesiastical architect, responsible for many churches in the Sydney area. The Fairfax family used the house until 1945, when it was bought by the nearby independent school, The Scots College. The College uses the house as a boarding house and is sometimes known as "the house on the hill."[3]

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References
  1. "Fairfax House part of Scots College". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  2. "Ginahgulla, 17-25 Ginahgulla Rd, Bellevue Hill, NSW, Australia (Place ID 2480)". Australian Heritage Database. Department of the Environment. 21 March 1978. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  3. Heritage of Australia, p.2/131
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