Camden Park Estate

Camden Park Estate and Belgenny Farm
Camden Park House
LocationElizabeth Macarthur Avenue, Camden South, Camden Council, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates34°06′32″S 150°43′08″E / 34.1088°S 150.7190°E / -34.1088; 150.7190
Built1819–1840
Built forJohn Macarthur
Architect
  • Henry Kitchen c. 1800
  • John Verge c. 1835
  • A. J. Onslow c. 1888
OwnerBelgenny Farm Trust; Camden Park Preservation Committee
Official nameCamden Park Estate and Belgenny Farm; Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute (EMAI); Menangle Paddock
TypeState heritage (landscape)
Designated22 December 2006
Reference no.1697
TypeFarm
CategoryFarming and Grazing
Builders
Camden Park Estate is located in Sydney
Camden Park Estate
Location of Camden Park Estate and Belgenny Farm in Sydney

The Camden Park Estate incorporating the Belgenny Farm is a heritage-listed large working historical farm located at Elizabeth Macarthur Avenue, in the outer south-western Sydney suburb of Camden South, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by Henry Kitchen in c. 1800, John Verge in c. 1835 and A. J. Onslow in c. 1888 and built from 1819 to 1840 by John Macarthur in c. 1800, James English and Sons in c. 1888 and John Sulman c. 1895. The property is owned by Belgenny Farm Trust and Camden Park Preservation Committee. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 22 December 2006.[1] Today, part of the original estate contains the Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute; having originally served as a commercial sheep station and horticultural farm for the Macarthur family since the early 1800s.

  1. ^ "Camden Park Estate and Belgenny Farm". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01697. Retrieved 2 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.