Kirribilli House

The Kirribilli House is located in Sydney's district Kirribilli, after which it got its name. It serves as the residence of the Prime Minister of Australia, provided they reside at the official commitments in Sydney.

It was built by Adolphus Frederic Feez in the Gothic Revival style in 1855. It is right on Kirribilli Point, the extreme southeastern point Kirribillis right next to the Admiralty House. From there you have a beautiful as undistorted view of the Harbour Bridge ( Sydney Harbour Bridge ), the opposite Opera House ( Sydney Opera House ) and the underlying Sydney city center.

The house is privately owned

The land on Kirribilli Point, on which the Kirribilli House was built, Adolphus Frederic Feez bought in 1854 JL Travers, the owner of the Admiralty House, off for 200 pounds. It was later sold to a Mr. Terry, who bequeathed it to his granddaughter. Mrs. Taylor and her family lived during the 1860s to 1880s in this house. After her death, her son T. Lawry inherited the house. After his death in 1908 the house belonged to the couple McCrae, who sold it on June 20, 1919 at a public auction for 10,000 pounds of Arthur Wigram Allen. Shortly thereafter, it was announced that the property should be divided and sold, whereas, however, quickly turned public opinion. It was felt that the reason would be better used as a recreational area and that the Kirribilli House could well serve as a museum. Finally, the then Prime Minister Billy Hughes gave his consent, Land and homes in its entirety to buy. On January 17, 1920, therefore, the property went through to the Australian government.

The house owned by the state

In the first years after the acquisition by the State of the Kirribilli House was used to house the servants of the Governors-General of Australia, while they lived in the neighboring Admiralty House.

In 1930 the Australian government, which will not continue to use Admiralty House as the residence of the Governors-General decided, provided that reside in Sydney. Since, therefore, the Kirribilli House lost its usefulness, it has been rented in the sequence until 1953 to private individuals.

1956, the government decided to let the Kirribilli House renovate fundamentally. Afterwards it should be used as a state guest house and residence of the Australian Prime Minister. The restoration was finally completed in 1957. Since then it has this purpose can meet often. In 1980 it was again extensively renovated.

Contrary to the usual practice used the former Australian Prime Minister John Howard, the Kirribilli House is the official residence and not provided for this building The Lodge in the capital Canberra. To this end, the house was adapted his and the housing needs of his family in 1996. The decision to Kirribilli House as a primary residence was controversial and had always taken care of more or less violent discussions.

The house, in this case only the ground floor and the surrounding grounds are very rarely available in the context of " open day " to the public.

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