National Trust Of Australia (Tasmania) Clarendon Homestead Situated on the banks of the South Esk, Clarendon is one of Australia’s great Georgian houses. James Cox, second son of William Cox who pioneered the first road over the Blue Mountains in New South Wales, completed Clarendon in 1838. Enjoy the conservatory tearooms. Entally House Named after a suburb in Calcutta, Thomas Haycock Reibey built ‘Entally’ in 1819. This is the most historic of the Trust houses in Tasmania. Franklin House A charming Georgian house built in 1838 for Mr Britton Jones. Authentically furnished during 2004. In 1842 it became the WK Hawkes School for Boys. An outstanding feature of the interior is the woodwork, all from NSW cedar. Home Hill The former Australian Prime Minister, Joseph Lyons, and Dame Enid Lyons built Home Hill in 1916. The house is as Dame Enid left it and contains many interesting and historic mementos. Oak Lodge A beautiful Georgian three-storeyed ashlar dwelling with a lovely fan light over the entry door and convict paved ‘cobbled’ garden paths with two substantial oak trees in the front garden. Old Umbrella Shop Constructed in the 1860s in a transitional early Victorian style and built entirely of Tasmanian Blackwood, the Shop is the last genuine period shop in Tasmania. Umbrellas were manufactured and sold at the shop from the turn of the century. Umbrellas used during the last 100 years are on display. Penitentiary Chapel Historic Site Construction began in 1831, to the design of famous colonial architect John Lee Archer, as the Chapel for the adjacent Prisoner’s Barracks. Runnymede A colonial house built in 1836 by Robert Pitcairn. Captain Charles Bayley acquired the house in 1864 and named it Runnymede after his favourite ship. White House The house (c.1841) is an excellent example of a Georgian corner shop and residence. It houses a fine collection of Staffordshire china and icons, vintage cars and bicycles, and a toy collection. |
