Booloominbah
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Booloominbah is a late Victorian
mansion situated at the University of New England
in Armidale
, New South Wales
, Australia
.
It was designed for Frederick Robert White in about 1882 by John Horbury Hunt
and built by local building contractors William Seabrook and John Brown in 1888. The White family occupied the house until 1933. The property was granted by White's son-in-law Thomas Richmond Foster to the University of Sydney
and became the New England University College of the University of Sydney in 1938 and then the University of New England
in 1954. The building now houses the offices of the University's senior management, including the Vice-Chancellor's office.
The building has several stained glass windows including the Gordon Window above the main staircase, installed about
1901, which commemorates the life and death of General Gordon
of Khartoum who was killed in 1885.
Booloominbah reflects the Gothic
revivalist influences of the 'Queen Anne
' style that emerged in England
and the United States
in the last half of the 19th century. Recent refurbishment has restored much of the original decoration. The building has National Trust
classification.
Victorian architecture
The term Victorian architecture refers collectively to several architectural styles employed predominantly during the middle and late 19th century. The period that it indicates may slightly overlap the actual reign, 20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901, of Queen Victoria. This represents the British and...
mansion situated at the University of New England
University of New England (Australia)
The University of New England is an Australian public university with approximately 18,000 higher education students. Its original and main campus is located in the city of Armidale in northern New South Wales....
in Armidale
Armidale, New South Wales
Armidale is a city in the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia. Armidale Dumaresq Shire had a population of 19,485 people according to the 2006 census. It is the administrative centre for the Northern Tablelands region...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
It was designed for Frederick Robert White in about 1882 by John Horbury Hunt
John Horbury Hunt
John Horbury Hunt was a Canadian-born architect who worked in Sydney, Australia and rural New South Wales from 1863.-Life and career:...
and built by local building contractors William Seabrook and John Brown in 1888. The White family occupied the house until 1933. The property was granted by White's son-in-law Thomas Richmond Foster to the University of Sydney
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
and became the New England University College of the University of Sydney in 1938 and then the University of New England
University of New England (Australia)
The University of New England is an Australian public university with approximately 18,000 higher education students. Its original and main campus is located in the city of Armidale in northern New South Wales....
in 1954. The building now houses the offices of the University's senior management, including the Vice-Chancellor's office.
The building has several stained glass windows including the Gordon Window above the main staircase, installed about
1901, which commemorates the life and death of General Gordon
Charles George Gordon
Major-General Charles George Gordon, CB , known as "Chinese" Gordon, Gordon Pasha, and Gordon of Khartoum, was a British army officer and administrator....
of Khartoum who was killed in 1885.
Booloominbah reflects the Gothic
Gothic Revival architecture
The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England...
revivalist influences of the 'Queen Anne
Queen Anne Style architecture
The Queen Anne Style in Britain means either the English Baroque architectural style roughly of the reign of Queen Anne , or a revived form that was popular in the last quarter of the 19th century and the early decades of the 20th century...
' style that emerged in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in the last half of the 19th century. Recent refurbishment has restored much of the original decoration. The building has National Trust
National Trust of Australia
The Australian Council of National Trusts is the peak body for community-based, non-government organisations committed to promoting and conserving Australia's indigenous, natural and historic heritage....
classification.
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| Northerly facing elevation | Southerly facing elevation | Main staircase with part of the Gordon Window visible |