Werribee Park

Werribee Park
Werribee Park mansion
TypeMansion, associated built facilities and grounds
LocationWerribee, Victoria, Australia
Coordinates37°55′52″S 144°40′12″E / 37.9311°S 144.6701°E / -37.9311; 144.6701
Built1874–1877
Built forThomas Chirnside and family
Architectural style(s)Italianate
Governing bodyParks Victoria
OwnerVictoria State Government
Official nameWerribee Park
TypeState heritage (built and natural)
Designated1 April 1987
Reference no.1207
Werribee Park is located in Melbourne
Werribee Park
Location in greater Melbourne

Werribee Park is the estate of a historical building in Werribee, Victoria, Australia.

It includes Werribee Park Mansion, the Victoria State Rose Garden,[1] formal gardens, the Werribee Park National Equestrian Centre, the Werribee Open Range Zoo, a contemporary sculpture walk and a natural riverine which is being grown with the plants of the Kurung Jang Balluk clan who lived on Werribee River. There is also the Mansion Hotel and Conference Centre. The Park was purchased by the Victoria State Government in 1973. It was opened as a tourist attraction in 1977. It is run by Parks Victoria.[2] The mansion and associated built facilities and grounds were listed on the Victorian Heritage Register on 1 April 1987.[3]

  1. ^ "Victoria State Rose Garden". Parks Victoria.
  2. ^ "Werribee Park". Parks Victoria.
  3. ^ "Werribee Park, Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number H1613, Heritage Overlay HO2". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 22 April 2020.