Nielsen Park | |
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Location of Nielsen Park in Greater Metropolitan Sydney | |
Location | Greycliffe Avenue, Vaucluse, Municipality of Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia |
Nearest city | Sydney |
Coordinates | 33°51′08″S 151°16′01″E / 33.8521°S 151.2669°E |
Established | 6 July 1910 |
Designer | |
Etymology | The Hon. Niels Nielsen (Secretary for Lands) |
Managed by | NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service (as part of Sydney Harbour National Park) |
Official name | Nielsen Park; Vaucluse Estate; Greycliffe Estate; Greycliffe House |
Type | State heritage (landscape) |
Designated | 28 August 2017 |
Reference no. | 1988 |
Type | Historic Landscape |
Category | Landscape – Cultural |
Nielsen Park is a heritage-listed historic site, park and nature reserve located at Greycliffe Avenue, Vaucluse in the Municipality of Woollahra local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The traditional lands of the Birrabirragal people, the park was designed by John Frederick Hilly, James Barnet and the Office of the New South Wales Government Architect. It is also known as Vaucluse Estate, Greycliffe Estate and Greycliffe House. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 28 August 2017.[1]
Nielsen Park is a part of Sydney Harbour National Park.[2] It is a popular recreation area and beach, known as Shark Beach,[3] on Port Jackson. The kiosk is dated from 1914.