Dictionary of Sydney

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Greycliffe House

Two-storey Victorian style sandstone mansion in Vaucluse. John Reeve purchased the land from William Charles Wentworth and commissioned John Hilly to build the property. It was completed at a cost of 5,000 pounds. He and his wife never lived there. In 1897, the property was severely damaged by fire and then completely rebuilt. In 1911, the property was transferred to public ownership and given over by the state government for use as a hospital for babies and then a mothercraft centre. It was added to the Sydney Harbour National Park in 1978.

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Milestone
Constructed
1851
Destroyed
03 Feb 1897
Constructed
Mar 1897 - Dec 1897
Name
Commemorates
Alternate
Lady Edeline Hospital for Babies
1914 - 1935
Alternate
Tresillian Mothercraft Home and Training Centre
1938 - 1968
Position
1852
Property
Occupied by
Occupied by
Owned by
1851 - 1854
Owned by
1851 - 1854
Occupied by
1852 - 1859
Occupied by
1882 - 1889
Type