Strickland House, Vaucluse
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Vaucluse, New South Wales
Vaucluse is an eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Vaucluse is located north-east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government areas of Waverley Council and the Municipality of Woollahra....
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Listed on the Australian Register of the National Estate
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, it was the home of John Hosking, Sydney's first Lord Mayor. The house was designed by John Hilly and built in the 1850s, when it was known as "Carrara". It consists of three storeys of sandstone, which was unusually painted, and features verandahs with Doric columns. Set close to the harbour foreshore, it has extensive views across the water. In 1915, the house was officially opened as Strickland Women's Convalescent House. It can be seen from the track along Hermitage Reserve, which is part of the Sydney Harbour National Park.