10 Things You May Not Have Kown About.... Juniper Hall - Paddington - Sydney
1. Juniper Hall Was Built In 1824 By Emancipated Convict & Father Of 248, Robert Cooper. He Had Promised His Third Wifew Sarah That She Would Have The Finest House In All The Colony.
2 cooper, a Gin Distiller, Named His New Home Juniper Hall, After The Juniper Berry Used In The Spirit's Distillation.
3. Cooper Leased The Property To An Irish Lawyer & NSW Attorney General John Kinchela In 1831. Kinchela Renamed The House Ormonde House. The "e" Was Dropped Shoprtly After & To This Day The Street To The West Of Juniper Hall Bears The Name Ormond Street.
4. Cooper Was Declared Bankrupt In 1849 & By 1852 The Property Was Leased To The Society For The Relief Of Destitute Children. Up To 130 Children Called Juniper Hall Home During This Time.
5. In 1885, The House Was Bought By The NSW Government & Extended With A Large Addition To The Eastern End. The Extension Was Built In A Similar Style To The Original & Used As The Probation Office For The Metropolitan Shelter For Children & The Children's Court.
6. The Building Was Eventually Sold To A Shoemaker, Joe Gardiner, & In The Early 1920's He Proposed To Demolish It & Build Flats (WHO WOULD'VE THOUGHT.....) After a Public Outcry, Gardiner Instead Converted The House To Flats & Built A Row Of SHops On The Oxford Street Frontage.
7. In 1984, After 60 Years As Residential Flats, The Building Was Bought By The National Trust Of Australia. A Restoration Project Demolished The Row Of SHops.
8. Juniper Hall Is The Oldest Surviving Mansion From The Time Of Governor Lachlan Macquarie (1810 - 1821). It Is Also The Oldest Building East Of The City. The Positionj Of The House On The Top Of A Ridge Line Means It Has Views Across The Harbour To The North & To Botany Bay To The South.
9. In September 2012, The Home Went Under The Hammer & A 99 Year Lease Was Secured By The Moran Family. The Moran's Bought The Titral For More Than $4 Million & Have Since Restored The Ground Level.
10. The Moran Family Is Related To The Original Juniper Hall Inhabitant's, The Cooper Family.
