History

Original grant dates from 1799 – witnessed by Matthew Flinders and signed by Governor Hunter.

Georgian two storey structure built in 1840s for John Gordon Town (called ‘Pleasant View’) and Victorian single storey structure (called ‘Sunnyside’) was built in 1859 as a wedding gift for Town’s daughter Elizabeth and her husband George Matcham Pitt, the surveyor. Town owned the ‘Woolpack Inn’.

A large entry foyer joins the two buildings today. At its peak in 1888 the property was 1,000 acres. The property remained in the Pitt family until 1945 when it was sold to developers who planned to turn it into a country club. The developers ran into financial problems and the property was sold again in 1948 to Sydney solicitor, Cec O’Dea with the remaining 312 acres. O’Dea established the Nepean Friesian Stud in 1950. After his death the remaining 42 acres were sold off as housing blocks and the house with its 1.3 acre curtilage was purchased by the Chalmers family in 1988. We bought it in May 2002. 

The house

Twelve foot pressed metal ceilings, wine cellar, cedar kitchen, seven open fireplaces, cedar joinery and staircase. Sandstone verandahs on three sides.

House consists of five bedrooms (or 4 plus a study) with built-in wardrobes to two and a walk-in wardrobe to the main bedroom , two lounge rooms, dining room, eat-in kitchen, library, huge verandah for entertaining, two bathrooms, three WCs.

Several outbuildings including original restored slab barn, coach house, three carports and a swimming pool with cabana.

The house is set in century old gardens with river glimpses and includes two private courtyard areas. Plenty of room for a tennis court.

Easy walking distance to public transport, shops, restaurants, schools and polo fields.

Sub-division potential.

Land Size: 0.54ha (1.32 acres) (approx) sqm

FOR SALE BY EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

RAY WHITE REAL ESTATE WINDSOR

136 George Street Windsor

Contact: Peter Chidgey

email windsor.nsw@raywhite.com.

Tel: (02) 4587 6666

Fax: (02) 4587 6660

Web : http://www.realestate.com.au/

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