Wentworth Mausoleum

Wentworth Mausoleum
Wentworth Mausoleum in 2019
LocationChapel Road, Vaucluse, Municipality of Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates33°51′06″S 151°16′30″E / 33.8516°S 151.2750°E / -33.8516; 151.2750
Built1872–1874
Built forWentworth family
ArchitectMansfield Brothers
Architectural style(s)Gothic Revival
OwnerAnglican Church Property Trust
Official nameWentworth Mausoleum and site
TypeState heritage (complex / group)
Designated2 April 1999
Reference no.622
TypeMausoleum/Tomb/Funeral Vault/Ossario
CategoryCemeteries and Burial Sites
Wentworth Mausoleum is located in Sydney
Wentworth Mausoleum
Location of Wentworth Mausoleum in Sydney

Wentworth Mausoleum is a heritage-listed mausoleum located at 5 Chapel Road, Vaucluse in the Municipality of Woollahra local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was built from 1872 to 1874 by Mansfield Brothers, architects. It is also known as Wentworth Mausoleum and site. The property is owned by Anglican Church Property Trust and is managed by Sydney Living Museums as part of Vaucluse House. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]

Within the mausoleum is buried Australian statesman William Charles Wentworth and children Isabella, Sarah Eleanor and William Charles. Sarah Wentworth played a key role in its construction, commissioning the chapel in which the vault is situated.

  1. ^ "Wentworth Mausoleum and site". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00622. Retrieved 2 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.