Randwick Heritage

Heritage Houses of Randwick

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5 Mears Avenue Randwick

Randwick is a suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales. Proclaimed as a Municipality in February 1859, and as a City in 1990




Randwick has a rich history and great natural beauty including a number of fine, heritage buildings.

Clovelly Italianate Victorian house in Avoca Street

Italianate heritage

Randwick has Victorian Italianate heritage houses such as the private homes Ilfracombe and Clovelly, both in Avoca Street




and also these grand old Victorian Italianate mansions:

Avonmore on the Park Boutique Hotel, Randwick, NSW

Avonmore On The Park Boutique Hotel

Avonmore Terrace, The Avenue, is a four star boutique hotel (a restored Victorian mansion) located on The Avenue

High Cross Park Lodge Cuthill Street Randwick

High Cross Park Lodge

The Park, Avoca and Cuthill Streets is a three star hotel is located in Cuthill Street, Randwick

Randwick Lodge 211 Avoca Street

• Randwick Lodge

  
  211 Avoca Street Randwick
  • Show map Randwick Lodge is located in a 19th-century heritage Italianate building

Federation Era Heritage Houses

The following four Randwick Federation houses are on the Register of the National Estate:[9]

• Edith House, 11 Cuthill Street, Randwick
  

  Edith House, 11 Cuthill Street, Randwick

  
  A large two-storey Victorian house in Queen Anne style. Attractively restored although may have lost some detailing, eg., mouldings over downstairs French doors.
  Built about 1890. Basic L-shaped plan with bay windows on gable front, at both levels. Decorative cornices and mouldings on sills and above windows.
  Cast iron verandah and balcony posts. Both have lace fringes.
  Balcony balustrade also iron lace. Original verandah tiles and palisade fence.
  Balcony has bullnosed roof with bellcast roof over bay. Main roof is slate.
  Decorative barge boards with gable truss and finial.
  Significance:
  Pleasant Late Victorian villa providing streetscape support to the Royal Hotel and contributing
  to the character of the historic townscape precinct generally

Essex House, 7 Cuthill Street, Randwick

• Essex House, 7 Cuthill Street, Randwick
  Similar style to No. 11, c. 1880. Spoiled by balcony enclosure.
  Features cast iron posts with brackets and frieze.
  Outstanding detailing on door and skylight above.
  Mouldings over door and around windows.
  Unusual feature is pointed gablet above balcony roof, located front centre.

and

Nugal Hall, 16-18 Milford Street, Randwic

• Nugal Hall, 16-18 Milford Street, Randwick

  
  

  Venice, 66 Frenchman's Road Randwick

  Huge stone mansion in Picturesque Gothic style. A very fine example of the style with some outstanding decoration. Complex, steep pitched roof, now in slate, originally terra cotta Elaborately carved barge boards on gables and gablets. Tall chimneys. Magnificent rounded balcony feature on one side (with views towards sea) and conical roof. Large grounds, extensively planted, with stone retaining wall.

• Venice, 66 Frenchmans Road, Randwick

  Venice, in 66 Frenchmans Road, Randwick is a rare and distinctive example of late Victorian Tudor architecture (also called Gothic Revival) retaining most of its period detailing intact. A grand, two-storey, transitional Victorian/Edwardian house. Highly individual design with both Gothic and Tudor influences evident. Symmetrical design with projecting gabled section in center. Existing area projects out further at ground floor with open balcony above. Small Gothic influence. Walls rendered (presumably original) with ashlar coursing. Most decoration in timber including Tudor style gables

Visit these pages in this Wiki:

• Nugal Hall, Randwick NSW
• Venice, Randwick Heritage

References

Edith House:
http://www.randwick.nsw.gov.au/library/scripts/objectifyMedia.aspx?file=pdf/21/02.pdf&siteID=1&str_title=11%20Cuthill%20Street.pdf
Essex House:
http://www.randwick.nsw.gov.au/library/scripts/objectifyMedia.aspx?file=pdf/20/98.pdf&siteID=1&str_title=7%20Cuthill%20Street.pdf
Nugal Hall,
http://www.randwick.nsw.gov.au/library/scripts/objectifyMedia.aspx?file=pdf/22/99.pdf&siteID=1&str_title=16-18%20Milford%20Street.pdf
“CLOVELLY”, “ILFRACOMBE” & “TORQUAY
http://www.randwick.nsw.gov.au/library/scripts/objectifyMedia.aspx?file=pdf/19/21.pdf&siteID=1&str_title=146-150%20Avoca%20Street.pdf
Venice
http://www.randwick.nsw.gov.au/library/scripts/objectifyMedia.aspx?file=pdf/21/47.pdf&siteID=1&str_title=66%20Frenchmans%20Road.pdf