126 Windsor Street, Richmond

October 2018 August 2020 126 Windsor Street, Richmond 45 - House (5045529b1).jpg Australia Sydney#Australia -33.5991 150.7550 region:AU-NSW_type:landmark inline,title dms yes 126 Windsor Street, Richmond, City of Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Design period New South Wales State Heritage Register House State heritage (built) 2 April 1999 45 Type House Category Residential buildings (private) Builders 126 Windsor Street, Richmond is a heritage-listed residence in the outer Sydney suburb of Richmond, New South Wales, Australia. It is also known as the Home of John Town and Heritage Cottage. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.5045529 House 00045 S90/06245 & HC 32016 13 October 2018 History 126 Windsor Street was built 1840 for ex-convict turned successful businessman John Town (senior) and his wife Mary Pickett.https://www.hawkesbury.org/tours/Richmond-HW-C-East-Richmond-Precinct.pdf Richmond Heritage Walk: East Richmond Precinct 2 November 2018 Town had arrived in Australia in 1800 and after gaining his freedom had operated a milling business at Kurrajong.https://www.kurrajonghistory.org.au/millstones/wm_2013_05.pdf The Millstone Kurrajong Historical Society 2 November 2018 In the late 1970s, the building was threatened with demolition for a planned car yard. Demolition had already commenced when the building was purchased by the state government on the advice of the Heritage Council of New South Wales, the first to be acquired under new heritage preservation powers. The work on 126 Windsor Street was intended to serve as an example of the way a building in poor condition which was threatened by demolition can be restored and given a new lease of life at a moderate cost.Heritage Office, s170 History The Heritage Council auctioned the property in 1985.https://www.newspapers.com/image/122638583/?terms=%22126%2Bwindsor%2Bstreet%22 Richmond The Sydney Morning Herald 16 February 1985 2 November 2018 It was at some stage used as "Heritage Cottage", a museum and coffee shop, but this is no longer operating.https://www.hawkesburyaustralia.com.au/info/things-to-see-and-do/richmond-walk/ Hawkesbury Valley Walking Tours - Richmond hawkesburyaustralia.com.au 2 November 2018 Description thumb|French windows 126 Windsor Street is a single-storey cottage of three bays with a two-storey wing running parallel to the side street. It is constructed of brick, stuccoed and painted on exterior. Main roof is hipped and of iron, verandah roof is supported on turned timber columns. Exterior joinery is mostly intact. Particularly fine is the reeded panelling of the French windows. The grounds retain some mature trees.3201 House, 126 Windsor St, Richmond, NSW, Australia 1/14/040/0075 2 November 2018 Significance A fine example of a mid-nineteenth century Australian colonial town dwelling. It is also a very important part of the townscape of Richmond as it is the only such dwelling remaining on the Sydney approaches. Heritage listing thumb|Heritage boundaries 126 Windsor Street, Richmond was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. References Bibliography Attraction Homepage 2007 Heritage Cottage http://www.hawkesburyweb.com.au/information/thingsToDo_richmond.asp Nichols, Michelle (Local Studies Librarian) 2010 Macquarie and the Hawkesbury District Attribution House 5045529 45 2018 13 October 2018 House, 126 Windsor St, Richmond, NSW, Australia 1/14/040/0075 3201 2018 2 November 2018 Category:New South Wales State Heritage Register Category:Richmond, New South Wales Category:Houses in New South Wales Category:Articles incorporating text from the New South Wales State Heritage Register