Historic Kelvin Park semi-rural homestead listed at Bringelly
Kelvin Park, one of Sydney’s oldest privately owned properties, has been listed for sale.
The 2.7 hectare Bringelly property comes with a rich colonial heritage dating back to 1820. Offers at $1.7 million plus to up around $2 million are expected through McGrath Estate Agents' Luke Mannion and Anna Younan.
This is reputedly the property from which 'The Wild Colonial Boy', bushranger John (Jack) Donohoe, escaped custody in 1828.
The semi-rural, seven acre property at 30 The Retreat comes with colonial Georgian style homestead with sandstone verandah. Heritage authorities regard it as an early Colonial Georgian, single storey, stuccoed brick bungalow with hipped, iron roof. The coach house dates back to 1851, a one and a half storey sandstock brick Early Victorian style building with a loft.
There is a tennis court and pool.
The estate, well suited to horse agistment, comes with coach house, two cottages and barn. Its stable complex has grass arena and round yard.
The property is within 45 kilometres of Sydney Airport and close to new south-west rail link.
Kelvin Homestead was part of the 243-hectare land grant in 1818 to Thomas Laycock Junior, the son of Sergeant Thomas Laycock of the NSW Corps. Thomas Laycock took part in the Rum Rebellion and fought in the American Civil War.
After he died in 1823, the property was bought by J.T. Campbell, former vice-regal secretary to Governor Macquarie.
In 1825 the property was leased by the Australian Agricultural Company, before their move to Port Stephens.
Kelvin Park was purchased by Alfred Kennerley in 1833, later premier of Tasmania.
Since the summer of 2013 parts of the gardens and grounds have been used for wedding ceremonies, although not the Kelvin Homestead residence.
The McGrath agency also has the colonial five bedroom trophy home, Macquarie Field House (pictured below) in Sydney's south-west for sale, marketed as a hobby farm.
It sits on 23 hectares at Glenfield, surrounded by lemon scented gums, an elegant single-storey regency brick home with a wide verandah supported by graceful white columns.
