Innisfallen Castle and grounds

Innisfallen Castle and grounds, pictured in 2010

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

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.