Chislehurst was a former house and former school building located in Chatswood West, 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 names | Maroomba |
| General information | |
| Status | Demolished |
| Type |
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| Location | 24 Centennial Ave, Chatswood West, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 33°47′55″S 151°10′29″E / 33.798728°S 151.174750°E |
| Completed | 1892 |
History
editIn 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 Hordern'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]
References
edit- ^ "Heritage Plaques, Chislehurst, 24 Centennial Ave, Chatswood". Willoughby City Council. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ Walsh, G. P. "John de Villiers Lamb (1833–1900)". John de Villiers Lamb. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Peter Woodard & family (January 1913). "Flickr photo from Willoughby City Library". Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ "Cowra Stewart Hordern, military record". The AIF Project. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ "Chatswood Local History". Wikifoundry & Willoughby City Council Fact Sheet 2. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
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