| Windermere | |
|---|---|
| Alternative names | Windermere Homestead, Windermere House |
| General information | |
| Address | Lochinvar, New South Wales |
| Country | Australia |
| Named for | Thomas Melville White Winder |
| Construction started | 1821 |
| Completed | (at least by 1824) |
| Owner | Originally owned/ built by Thomas “Tom” Melville White Winder, later Charles William Wentworth, Charles Solomon Capp (and others after the Capp family), current owner unknown |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | two storeys (basement and main level) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Originally owned/ built/designed by Thomas “Tom” Melville White Winder, later Charles William Wentworth made additions to it, Charles Solomon Capp rebuilt two wings after a fire (and others in the Capp family made additional renovations) |
| Known for | Being the oldest house in the Hunter Valley and being built with convict labour. |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 30 |
Windermere (in NSW) is a historical house, built in 1821[1] (1823 per[2]). It is the oldest house in the Hunter Valley and is heritage listed..[3] Located in the outskirts of Lochinvar, it was built on a land grant and constructed from sandstone. There is now a suburb also called Windermere, New South Wales on the lands where the extended Windermere estate lands were located.
Thomas White Melville Winder[4] was granted the land and commissioned the house using convicts as the source of labour and workmanship. Convicts are to believed to be housed on the estate in the 1820s.[2] Winder is credited with growing the first grapes in the Hunter Region. Windermere was reportedly the favourite residence of William Charles Wentworth (son of D'Arcy Wentworth). This house is of great historical significance.
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