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Morpeth House & Closebourne House | |
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Location | Morpeth Road, Morpeth, City of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia |
Coordinates | 32°43′43″S 151°37′11″E / 32.7285°S 151.6198°E |
Built | 1829–1849 |
Official name | Morpeth House, Closebourne House, Adjoining Chapels and Diocesan Registry Group; Morpeth House; Closebourne House; Adjoining Chapels and Diocesan Registry Group; Bishopscourt; Broughton Boys Grammar School |
Type | state heritage (landscape) |
Designated | 2 April 1999 |
Reference no. | 375 |
Type | Historic Landscape |
Category | Landscape – Cultural |
Morpeth House and Closebourne House is a heritage-listed precinct containing two associated residences built by Edward Charles Close at 365 Morpeth Road, Morpeth, City of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. It includes Morpeth House (variously a private residence, bishop's residence, and theological college) and Closebourne House (variously a private residence, boys' home, grammar school and conference centre). The houses were built from 1829 to 1849 and were added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]