Karoola

Item details


Name of item:	Karoola
Type of item:	Built
Group/Collection:	Residential buildings (private)
Category:	House
Primary address:	530 Wilberforce Road, Wilberforce, NSW 2756
Parish:	Wilberforce
County:	Cook
Local govt. area:	Hawkesbury

All addresses

Street Address	Suburb/town	LGA	Parish	County	Type
530 Wilberforce Road	Wilberforce	Hawkesbury	Wilberforce	Cook	Primary Address

Statement of significance:


	Karoola has historical significance through its association with Ralph Turnbull, a descendant of John Turnbull, one of the earliest settlers of the Hawkesbury district. Karoola is a good example of a late Victorian house with elements of the filigree style overlaid on a traditional homestead.
	Date significance updated: 08 Jul 02
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Description


Builder/Maker:	Albert Arnold
Construction years:	1895-
Physical description:	Karoola is a single storey sandstone house, facing west to Wilberforce Road. It has a hipped roof of corrugated steel and walls of margined sandstone. A bullnose verandah encircles the house. French doors open to the verandah.
Modifications and dates:	A screen of native trees closes views of this house from Wilberforce Road.


Current use:	Residential
Former use:	Residential

History


Historical notes:	Karoola was built in 1895 by Albert Arnold by Ralph Turnbull using sandstone quarried at Ebenezer. (NW Sector Study) Ralph Turnbull was a descendant of John Turnbull who arrived in Australia in 1802 and was granted 100 acres of land at Portland Head. (Bowd)

Historic themes

Australian theme (abbrev)	New South Wales theme	Local theme
4. Settlement-Building settlements, towns and cities	Accommodation-Activities associated with the provision of accommodation, and particular types of accommodation – does not include architectural styles – use the theme of Creative Endeavour for such activities.	(none)-

Assessment of significance


SHR Criteria a) [Historical significance]	Karoola has historical significance through its association with Ralph Turnbull, a descendant of John Turnbull, one of the earliest settlers of the Hawkesbury district.
SHR Criteria c) [Aesthetic significance]	Karoola is a good example of a late Victorian house with elements of the filigree style overlaid on a traditonal homestead.
SHR Criteria g) [Representativeness]	Karoola is a good example of a late Victorian house with elements of the filigree style overlaid on a traditonal homestead.
Integrity/Intactness:	High
Assessment criteria:	Items are assessed against the State Heritage Register (SHR) Criteria to determine the level of significance. Refer to the Listings below for the level of statutory protection.

Listings

Heritage Listing	Listing Title	Listing Number	Gazette Date	Gazette Number	Gazette Page
Local Environmental Plan	Hawkesbury Local Environmental Plan 2012	I397	21 Sep 12

Study details

Title	Year	Number	Author	Inspected by	Guidelines used
Hawkesbury Heritage Review	2001	397	Hubert Architects, Heritage Futures and Terry Kass in Association	PH/TK	Yes
Heritage Study of the Shire of Hawkesbury	1987	415	Lester Tropman & Associates, Helen Proudfoot & Meredith Walker		No
Heritage Study of the North Western Sector of Sydney	1984	H/WL-7	Howard Tanner & Associates in association with Max Kelly and Elizabeth Vines		No

References, internet links & images

Type	Author	Year	Title	Internet Links
Written	Bowd, Douglas	1994	Macquarie Country

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Data source


The information for this entry comes from the following source:
Name:	Local Government
Database number:	1740091

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