Old Rectory, Carcoar (original) (raw)

Historic site in New South Wales, Australia

Old Rectory
Location Belubula Street, Carcoar, Blayney Shire, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates 33°36′35″S 149°08′23″E / 33.6097°S 149.1397°E / -33.6097; 149.1397
Built 1849–1849
Architect Edmund Blacket
New South Wales Heritage Register
Official name Old Rectory
Type state heritage (built)
Designated 2 April 1999
Reference no. 323
Type Presbytery/Rectory/ Vicarage/Manse
Category Religion
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Old Rectory is a heritage-listed former rectory and now residence at Belubula Street, Carcoar, Blayney Shire, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by Edmund Blacket and built in 1849. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]

Historic photo

The Old Rectory was designed by Edmund Blacket in 1849 as a rectory for St. Paul's Anglican Church (1848), also a Blacket building. The Old Rectory was also partly used as a school to supplement the rector's income.[1]

New owners in the 1970s renovated the property and began restoring the grounds, which had become a "wilderness" overgrown with blackberries.[2]

In 1982 the owners of the Old Rectory were granted $25,000 from the Heritage Conservation fund. The grant was used to assist in the restoration of the building. As one of the conditions attached to the assistance the owners applied to the Minister for the making of a Permanent Conservation Order over the item. To ensure the long term protection of the building the Heritage Council recommended to the Minister that a Permanent Conservation Order be placed over the building.[1]

The Permanent Conservation Order was gazetted on 26 October 1984. It was transferred to the State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]

Doorway detail

The Old Rectory is a large 17 room brick building. It has a basement, two floors and an attic. The building is Gothic in style and has a number of leadlight windows. It has stone foundations.[1]

Heritage boundaries

The Old Rectory was designed by Edmund Blacket in 1849 as a rectory for St. Paul's Anglican Church (1848), also designed by Blacket. The Old Rectory is an important component of the historic village of Carcoar.[1]

The Old Rectory was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Old Rectory". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00323. Retrieved 1 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
  2. ^ "Restored rectory becomes A THREE GENERATION HOME". The Australian Women's Weekly. Australia. 1 December 1976. p. 127. Retrieved 21 June 2018 – via National Library of Australia.

This Wikipedia article was originally based on Old Rectory, entry number 00323 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 1 June 2018.