Lilianfels, Katoomba

Lilianfels
Location10-16 Panorama Drive, Katoomba, City of Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates33°43′46″S 150°18′37″E / 33.7294°S 150.3104°E / -33.7294; 150.3104
Area6.1 hectares (15 acres)
Built1889
Built forSir Frederick Darley and Lady Darley
ArchitectVarney Parkes
Architectural style(s)Queen Anne
OwnerLilianfels Blue Mountains Pty Ltd
WebsiteLilianfels Resort & Spa
Official nameLilianfels
TypeState heritage (complex / group)
Designated2 April 1999
Reference no.431
TypeOther - Residential Buildings (private)
CategoryResidential buildings (private)
Lilianfels, Katoomba is located in New South Wales
Lilianfels, Katoomba
Location of Lilianfels in New South Wales

Lilianfels is a heritage-listed former villa and holiday house and now luxury hotel located at 10-16 Panorama Drive, Katoomba in the City of Blue Mountains local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The house was designed by Varney Parkes and was built in 1889 by Sir Frederick Darley, Chief Justice of NSW, as his mountain retreat. The property is privately owned. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]

The house was named Lilianfels in honour of Darley's daughter who had recently died. Lilian was her name and fels is German for high ground. The Darleys owned the house for twenty years and then sold it.[2] The property is now part of a resort and spa which provides accommodation, restaurant facilities and caters for special events, particularly weddings.

  1. ^ "Lilianfels". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00431. Retrieved 1 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
  2. ^ "Advertising". Evening News. No. 12, 618. New South Wales, Australia. 18 November 1907. p. 8 – via National Library of Australia.