Cheshunt House Explained

Cheshunt House
Alternate Names:Cheshunt Estate
Building Type:Mansion
Architectural Style:Italianate
Owner:Bowman family
Address:Cheshunt Road, Meander
Location Country:Australia
Start Date:1851
Completion Date:1885
Architect:William Archer

Cheshunt House is an Italianate mansion in the Meander Valley, Tasmania, 10 kilometers from Deloraine. It was designed and originally owned by politician, botanist and architect William Archer, started in 1851-52.[1] It was purchased incomplete by the Bowman Brothers from William Archer in 1873,[2] who completed it to his design in 1885. It fell into disrepair during the period of the World Wars and the Great Depression, before a restoration project was undertaken by the family in the 1970s. It is still owned by the Bowman family.[3]

Cheshunt House is listed on the Tasmanian Heritage Register,[4] and was on the Register of the National Estate until that list was replaced.[5] The house was featured on a stamp issued by Australia Post in 2004.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Archer, William (1820–1874). abd.anu.edu.au. Australian Dictionary of Biography. 27 September 2014.
  2. News: Our Launceston Letter . . Hobart, Tasmania . 26 February 1879 . 24 October 2012. 2 . National Library of Australia.
  3. Book: Bennet. Alice. Warner. Georgia. Country Houses of Tasmania. 2012. Allen & Unwin. 978-1-74331-079-3. 52–56. 2nd.
  4. Web site: Tasmanian Heritage Register. heritage.tas.gov.au. Heritage Tasmania. 27 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150228202541/http://www.heritage.tas.gov.au/media/pdf/THR%20as%20at%2030_7_14.pdf. 28 February 2015. dead.
  5. Web site: Cheshunt House and Outbuildings, Cheshunt Rd, Deloraine, TAS, Australia. environment.gov.au. Department of Environment, Commonwealth of Australia. 27 September 2014.
  6. Web site: Stamp Bulletin. auspost.com.au. Australia Post. 27 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141023071333/http://shop.auspost.com.au/INTERSHOP/static/WFS/AusPost-Shop-Site/-/AusPost-Shop/en_AU/assets/document/1239060988-bull273.pdf. 23 October 2014. dead.

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