Fernhill, Mulgoa
Fernhill is a heritage-listed former chicken hatchery, plant nursery, guest house, farm, residence, stone mason's yard and piggery and now residence and horse stud located at 1041 Mulgoa Road, in the western Sydney suburb of Mulgoa in the City of Penrith local government area of New South Wales, Australia. Completed in c. 1840 as a residence for Captain William Cox and family, the house was completed in the Old Colonial Greek Revival style with its design attributed to either Mortimer Lewis, John Verge or Francis Clarke. The property is privately owned. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.
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Fernhill Location on the western fringe of greater metropolitan Sydney | |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Residence and horse stud; Former residence and gardens |
| Architectural style | Old Colonial Greek Revival |
| Location | 1041 Mulgoa Road, Mulgoa, New South Wales |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 33°49′31″S 150°38′19″E |
| Construction started | c. 1830 |
| Completed | c. 1840 |
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| Grounds | 690 hectares (1,700 acres) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Attributed:
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New South Wales Heritage Register | |
| Official name | Fernhill |
| Type | State heritage (landscape) |
| Criteria | a., c. |
| Designated | 2 April 1999 |
| Reference no. | 54 |
| Type | Historic Landscape |
| Category | Landscape - Cultural |
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Set on 690 hectares (1,700 acres), Fernhill was built as a much grander residence with associated gardens following Cox's earlier construction of The Cottage, that dated from c. 1810. Following Cox's death in 1837, Fernhill was completed under the supervision of one of his sons, Edward.