| Newington House | |
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.jpg) Newington House, c. 1894 | |
  Location in Greater Metropolitan Sydney | |
| General information | |
| Type | House |
| Architectural style | Regency villa |
| Location | Silverwater, New South Wales |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 33°49′44″S 151°03′25″E / 33.829°S 151.057°E |
| Construction started | 1829 |
| Completed | 1832 |
| Owner |
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| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Stone and cement rendered brick |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) |
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| Official name | Silverwater Correctional Complex - Newington House & Grounds |
| Type | Built |
| Designated | n.d. |
| Part of | Silverwater Correctional Centre |
| Reference no. | Heritage Act – s.170 NSW State agency heritage register |
| Group/collection | Law Enforcement |
| Category | Prison |
| Official name | Newington, Holker St, Silverwater, NSW, Australia |
| Type | Historic |
| Criteria | Defunct register |
| Designated | 21 March 1978 |
| Part of | Silverwater Correctional Centre |
| Reference no. | 2958 |
| Official name | Newington Chapel, Holker St, Silverwater, NSW, Australia |
| Type | Historic |
| Criteria | Defunct register |
| Designated | 21 March 1978 |
| Part of | Silverwater Correctional Centre |
| Reference no. | 2959 |
| References | |
| [1][2][3] | |
Newington House is a historic house in Silverwater, New South Wales, Australia and is located 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Parramatta. The house and chapel are situated on the southern bank of the Parramatta River and are now enclosed by the Silverwater Correctional Centre. With Elizabeth Bay House and Camden Park, it is considered to be one of the three great houses of the County of Cumberland.[4]
Newington is a substantial and intact example of a rural colonial villa, and demonstrates the quality of life of prominent citizens and families from early settlements. It is associated with a notable New South Wales family, being built for John Blaxland, whose entrepreneurial business activities were among the oldest in the colony, and whose brother, Gregory Blaxland, assisted in activities generally relative to the site. Its use since the occupation of the Blaxland family has reflected a number of social changes as the founding site of Newington College,[5] and as an asylum, hospital, and prison administration building.[6]
- ^ "Silverwater Correctional Complex - Newington House & Grounds". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Newington, Holker St, Silverwater, NSW, Australia (Place ID 2958)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. 21 March 1978. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ "Newington Chapel, Holker St, Silverwater, NSW, Australia (Place ID 2959)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. 21 March 1978. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ Roxburgh, Rachel; Smith, Ure (1974). Early colonial houses of New South Wales. Australia: The National Trust of Australia (N.S.W.). ISBN 0-7254-0173-7.
- ^ "A short history of the College". Newington College.
- ^ "John Blaxland, an English country gentleman". Afloat. January 2009.
