Callan Park Hospital for the Insane

Callan Park Hospital for the Insane
General view of the former hospital
Map
Geography
LocationLilyfield, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates33°51′57″S 151°09′44″E / 33.8659°S 151.1623°E / -33.8659; 151.1623
Organisation
TypeDisused mental hospital
Services
History
Opened1878 (1878)
ClosedApril 2008 (2008-04) (as Rozelle Hospital)
Links
ListsHospitals in Australia
Building details
Callan Park Hospital for the Insane is located in Sydney
Callan Park Hospital for the Insane
Location in Greater Sydney
Alternative names
  • Callan Park Hospital for the Insane (1878–1914)
  • Callan Park Mental Hospital (1915–1976)
  • Callan Park Hospital (1976–1994)
  • Rozelle Hospital (1994–2008)
General information
Architectural style
Current tenants
OwnerGovernment of New South Wales via NSW Ministry of Health
Technical details
MaterialSandstone
Grounds61 hectares (150 acres)
Design and construction
Architect(s)
Architecture firmColonial Architect of New South Wales
Other designers
References
[1][2][3][4]
Official name
  1. Callan Park Conservation Area & Buildings
  2. Callan Park House – Rozelle Hospital
  3. Rozelle Hospital – Broughton Hall
Designated2 April 1999
Reference no.
  1. 00818
  2. 00823
  3. 00831

The Callan Park Hospital for the Insane (1878–1914) is a heritage-listed former insane asylum, which was subsequently, for a time, used as a college campus,[5] located in the grounds of Callan Park, an area on the shores of Iron Cove in Lilyfield, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. In 1915, the facility was renamed as the Callan Park Mental Hospital and, again in 1976, to Callan Park Hospital. Since 1994, the facility has been formally known as Rozelle Hospital. In April 2008, all Rozelle Hospital services and patients were transferred to Concord Hospital. The Callan Park (Special Provisions) Act, 2002 (NSW) restricts future uses of the site to health, tertiary education and community uses.

In 2015, the Government of New South Wales approved the master plan for the 61-hectare (150-acre) site and retains ownership in consultation with the Municipality of Leichhardt pending the establishment of a trust to manage the site's ongoing use as a wellness sanctuary, encompassing health, community and educational uses.[1] Current tenants include the Sydney College of the Arts, Writing NSW (formerly the New South Wales Writers' Centre), and New South Wales Ambulance headquarters.

The current structure incorporates sandstone institutional buildings and houses that were based on designs by the colonial architects, James Barnet and Mortimer Lewis and grounds designed by botanist, Charles Moore, the founder of the Royal Botanic Gardens. The site was listed on the New South Wales Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[6][7]

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  5. ^ "Art School on the move". Sydney College of the Arts comes to main campus. The University of Sydney. 6 August 2019. Archived from the original on 27 March 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Callan Park Conservation Area & Buildings". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00818. Retrieved 2 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
  7. ^ "Callan Park House – Rozelle Hospital". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00823. Retrieved 2 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.