Iona

Item details


Name of item:	Iona
Other name/s:	Iona Cottage; Wootton; Wootton/Winchester/Hughlings Private Hospital
Type of item:	Built
Group/Collection:	Residential buildings (private)
Category:	Mansion
Location:	Lat: -33.8772534549 Long: 151.2200059140
Primary address:	2 Darley Street, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010
Parish:	Alexandria
County:	Cumberland
Local govt. area:	Sydney
Local Aboriginal Land Council:	Metropolitan

Property description

Lot/Volume Code	Lot/Volume Number	Section Number	Plan/Folio Code	Plan/Folio Number
PART LOT	92		DP	1015067

All addresses

Street Address	Suburb/town	LGA	Parish	County	Type
2 Darley Street	Darlinghurst	Sydney	Alexandria	Cumberland	Primary Address

Owner/s

Organisation Name	Owner Category	Date Ownership Updated
LM Family Investments Pty Ltd	Private	27 May 14

Statement of significance:


	Iona constructed c.1888 is significant for its high aesthetic quality as a late Victorian Italianate villa demonstrating the transition into Federation period styles of residential architecture. Its form, use of materials and detailing, particularly the highly ornate cornices provide the building with its high aesthetic value with such cornices being relatively rare due to their excellent quality. Iona is associated with prominent businessmen and public figures of the time. Historically the place was also adapted for use as a private hospital for many years. The original dwelling is largely intact although much of the original detailing and joinery has been reconstructed following its institutional use. (City Plan Heritage Jeritage Impact Statement July 2006)
	Date significance updated: 20 Oct 09
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Description


Construction years:	1880-1888
Physical description:	Garden: Current lot 2600 sq.m. (SMH Domain, 18-19/2/6)(2700 sq.m. block with beautiful gardens featuring established trees, rolling lawns and parking for up to 20 cars (Blok, in SMH, 15/4/13) Iona retains a remant garden of reduced area on the western side of the house, bounded in the south by tall gates to Darley Street and a tall fence to Tewkesbury Avenue in the north. The site is irregular in shape and is located at the end of Darley Street with a second frontage to Tewkesbury Avenue; towards which the principal elevation or northern faade is oriented. The site is oriented north south with the east and west boundaries adjoining the neighbouring properties. The existing dwelling is located towards the southern end of the site. The site is bounded by a high sandstone fence. The main entry is through cast iron palisade gates from Darley Street with a second access point from Tewkesbury Avenue on the boundary through recently constructed large solid iron gates. The northern and western portions of the site are not built upon and feature the grassed front yard and paved circular driveway, respectively. The front yard features large mature trees along the boundaries and is predominantly grassed with some garden beds and some low sandstone walling around the edges. A grotto style garden with sandstone walls and a circular centre feature is located in the north eastern corner of the site. Between the rear southern elevation of the dwelling and the boundary fence is recently landscaped yard featuring stone paving, garden beds and a fountain [City Plan Heritage 2006A:6-7]. A large Moreton Bay fig (Ficus macrophylla) in the garden overhands the Tewkesbury Avenue boundary wall (Stuart Read, pers.comm.). Residence: 30 room house, freestanding, one of a handful of such mansions left in Darlinghurst (SMH Domain, 18-19/2/6). 22 rooms (Macken (2), 2015). The existing dwelling is located towards the southern end of the site. A two storey, with basement, late Victorian villa known as Iona. It is constructed of rendered brick with a slate roof, two storey verandah and has been altered and added to a number of times. The dwelling was constructed c. 1888 and replaced an earlier single storey timber cottage called Iona on the site. In the early 20th century the dwelling was converted for use as a private hospital. The hospital use continued through to 1977, and numerous alternations and additions were undertaken as part of this use. In the 1970s the site and a number of surrounding sites were acquired for redevelopment with Iona retained. The development never proceeded and the place was restored in the 1980s with a proposal to convert it to a boutique hotel, which did not proceed [City Plan Heritage 2006A:6-7].
Modifications and dates:	pre 1888 - early single storey cottage, also called Iona c. 1888 - current house built. It replaced the earlier cottage. early 20th century - dwelling converted for use as a private hospital. This use continued through to 1977, and numerous alternations and additions were undertaken as part of this use. 1980s - the place was restored with a proposal to convert it to a boutique hotel, which did not proceed c1992 - new entrance gates and pillars in the northern boundary fence were added (to Tewkesbury Avenue). c.1990 photographs show excavation to create a new garden in the north-east corner of the yard off Tewkesbury Avenue, and at the northern elevation of Iona excavation and planting of an advanced palm tree (Washingtonia robusta)(Urbis, 2010, 5). Early 1990s - rear yard (eastern side) was excavated to establish a new garden which included relocation of palm trees (ibid, 14).


Current use:	residence
Former use:	Aboriginal land, timber-getting, town lots, psychiatric hospital, proposed boutique hotel (did not proceed), film production facility.

History

Historical notes:

The "Eora people" was the name given to the coastal Aborigines around Sydney. Central Sydney is therefore often referred to as "Eora Country". Within the City of Sydney local government area, the traditional owners are the Cadigal and Wangal bands of the Eora. There is no written record of the name of the language spoken and currently there are debates as whether the coastal peoples spoke a separate language "Eora" or whether this was actually a dialect of the Dharug language. Remnant bushland in places like Blackwattle Bay retain elements of traditional plant, bird and animal life, including fish and rock oysters (Heiss, see below).

With the invasion of the Sydney region, the Cadigal and Wangal people were decimated but there are descendants still living in Sydney today. All cities include many immigrants in their population. Aboriginal people from across the state have been attracted to suburbs such as Pyrmont, Balmain, Rozelle, Glebe and Redfern since the 1930s. Changes in government legislation in the 1960s provided freedom of movement enabling more Aboriginal people to choose to live in Sydney (Source: Anita Heiss, "Aboriginal People and Place", Barani: Indigenous History of Sydney City http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/barani)

Darlinghurst:
With its elevated position over the city, the area has been called Woolloomooloo Heights, Eastern Hill and Henrietta Town. In the 1820s, Governor Ralph Darling renamed the suburb in honour of his wife, Eliza Darling (Crosson, 2013).

By 1800 several large windmills were situated on the heights of this area, using its stiff breezes to grind much-needed flour from grain. The area began its suburban life under the name 'Henrietta Town', named after Mrs Macquarie, whose second name was Henrietta. At that time it was an Aboriginal reserve. Loyalties changed with Governors when Darling took office, changing its name to Darlinghurst in honour of his popular wife. 'Hurst' is an old English word for a wooded hill (Pollon, 1988, 77).

Darlinghurst was once quite a fashionable suburb and housed some famous people. One of the grandest was the mansion Craigend, built by NSW Surveyor-General Sir Thomas Mitchell, in 1828-31. It stood on nearly 4 hectares now bordered by Kings Cross Road, Surrey Street and Victoria Road. Mitchell and family lived in this neoclassical mansion with the facade of a Greek temple for only five or six years. It then passed to several owners and was demolished in 1921, but Craigend Street is a permanent reminder. David Scott Mitchell (1836-1706), the wealthy bachelor who endowed the Mitchell Library with 70,000 pounds, his valuable book and document collection relating to Australia and the Pacific, was a longer-term resident, moving from the family home in Cumberland Street in the Rocks in 1871. He then lived unostentatiously at 17 Darlinghurst Road until his death in 1907 (ibid, 1988, 77).

The term 'villa' was first used in England in the 17th century, partly from the Latin and Italian 'country house, farm', perhaps derived from the stem of vicus (village). The villa was a country mansion or residence, together with a farm, farm-buildings, or other house attached, built or occupied by a person of some position and wealth. It was taken to include a country seat or estate and later a residence in the country or in the neighbourhood of a town, usually standing in its own grounds. From this is was appropriated by the middle of the 18th century to mean a residence of a superior type, in the suburbs of a town or in a residential district, such as that occupied by a person of the middle class, and also a small, better-class dwelling house, usually detached or semi-detached. The term 'villa garden' was used in the context of Hobart and Sydney residences in the 1830s, and if near the coast or harbour, the appellation 'marine villa' was often applied. Australian origins probably date from the grant conditions applied to Sydney's Woolloomooloo Hill (1827, under Governor Darling), which obligated the construction of villas fulfilling certain conditions... 'with garden like domain, and external offices for stables and domestic economy' (John Buonarotti Papworth, 1825, quoted in James Broadbent's 1997 book, 'The Australian Colonial House'). Many gardens of 19th century villas followed Gardenesque conventions, with garden ornaments often complementing the architecture of the house. The term had acquired such widespread usage by the 1850s that when Jane Loudon issued a new editiion of her husband (John Claudius Loudon)'s 'Suburban Gardener and Villa Companion' (1838) she merely entitled the revised work 'The Villa Gardener' (1850). This coincided with a growing period of suburbanisation in Australia with consequent fostering of the nursery trade... By the 1880s, descriptions of Australian villas implied sufficient room for a lawn on two or three fronts of the residence...(Aitken, 2002, 619-20).

The gilt went off the suburb when Darlinghurst Gaol, designed by Colonial Architect Mortimer Lewis was built in 1841. It was not its style, but the significance of its erection that was the reason for the decline in popularity. Governor Brisbane had reserved 3.5 acres on Sydney's outskirts for a new gaol to replace the earlier lock-up in George Street. In 1823 a stockade was erected. Convicts quarried stone from nearby William Street and hauled it to the hill top, where other convict gangs shaped up blocks by hand. The completed enclosure was known as Woolloomooloo Stockade. Construction commenced in 1836 and was complete by 1841. Prisoners from George Street prison were marched in chains to Darlinghurst to the jeers and catcalls of the watching crowd. The first public hanging took placed at the new gaol on 29/10/1841 when Robert Hands and George Stroud were hung. The last public hanging in Sydney was in 1907. The gaol closed as a prison in 1914 and became a security house for German refugees during the First World War. In 1921 it changed character completely when it became the East Sydney Technical College (ibid, 1988, 78-79).

The suburb's main thoroughfare, William Street, was named after King William IV, who reigned from 1830 to 1837 and was often scathingly referred to as Sailor Bill, or even Silly Billy (Pollen & Murphy, 1988, 77-79).

Darlinghurst Court House and Residence was originally designed by the Colonial Architect Mortimer Lewis. Building was commenced in 1835 and was not completed until 1844. Later Government Architect James Barnet designed major flanking court room pavilion additions 1884 - 88. This building was a milestone building, being specifically designed to suit its purpose and impart authority and the power of the law. The former Darlinghurst Gaol is sited adjoining this site.

The suburb's main thoroughfare, William Street, was named after King William IV, who reigned from 1830 to 1837 and was often scathingly referred to as Sailor Bill, or even Silly Billy (Pollen & Murphy, 1988, 77-79).

Iona:
Iona is on land which was once part of a grant of just over five acres to William Long in August 1835. James Wright leased the land from Long in early 1836 and when the land was subdivided in 1845, part of it was purchased by Elizabeth Grose. Mrs Grose's property was one of several in the very fashionable Darlinghurst Heights.

Iona Cottage, 1866+
From 1866 until 1869 Mrs Grose's house was occupied by Richard Jones and from 1872 the occupant was Robert Carter. That year was also the first listing of the name of the house - "Iona Cottage". Mrs Grose sold it in 1879 and the land was subdivided into 9 lots.

Robert Carter extended the house, replaced the shingled roof with iron and continued to live at Iona Cottage until 1884. At the time he financed the sale, Iona was described as a five bedroom gentleman's residence.

Iona the second: 1888+
Edward Chisholm, wealthy Sydney merchant and pastoralist, purchased the property in October 1888. Edward built a new home on the site, also called "Iona". Chisholm and his family resided here until his death in 1898, and the property was transmitted to the Perpetual Trustee Company.

In 1906 the name of the street changed to Darley Street, possibly named after Sir Frederick Darley who at that time was the Chief Justice and Lieutenant Governor of NSW. Iona became known as 2 Darley Street.

Wootton:
Adela Taylor, wife of Sir Allen Taylor, purchased it in March 1908 and renamed it "Wootton". Allen Taylor founded his firm of timber growers, merchants and sawmill proprietors. He was at one time Sydney Mayor Sir Allan Taylor, after whom Taylor Square, Darlinghurst, is named.

Wootton Private Hospital, 1912-49; Winchester Private Hospital, 1949-68; Hughlings Private Hospital, 1968-77
They sold the property in December 1912 to Eliza Hyem, wife of Alexander Hyem. Mrs Hyem leased it to Jessie Robertson, Elizabeth Robertson and Annie Ellie McAndrew, spinsters converted the house to "Wootten Private Hospital", a psychiatric facility. Jessie became owner of the property in 1918. Before 1919 an operating theatre block was added on the south side of the house. Jessie leased the hospital to Florence Inglis, Elizabeth Fraser and Annie Paton, spinsters and nurses, in February 1920. They then purchased the property in June 1927.

In 1935 an additional two storey wing was built next to the operating theatre. In 1936 there were minor alterations and additions to the 1935 rear wing and a seven bedroom nurses' residence was built to the north of the house. In 1939 the hospital had 27 bedrooms. It was purchased in early 1948 by Mrs Lillian Ross West, Matron, who lived at Randwick, and then purchased by Winchester Hospital in 1949 who operated "Winchester Private Hospital" here. Hugo Holdings purchased it in 1968 and operated "Hughlings Private Hospital" until 1977. Major alterations were made in 1969, including enclosure of the verandahs, and modification of most internal and external doors to comply with Board of Health requirements.

Many mansions were demolished in Darlinghurst between 1920 and 1940 and replaced by terraced houses and flats. The use of Iona as a hospital saved it from this fate. In 1973 the site was purchased by developers, Cascais, Westport Holdings and Inciti Developments, who also purchased many surrounding houses. They sought approval for three 60 storey tower block home units. Consent was granted in May 1977 which included a lesser scale development and the conversion of Iona into 13 strata units. The developers suffered financial problems and each property was sold to individual owners. The National Trust of Australia (NSW) was against the loss of Iona and development of the area and in 1976 the Trust classified Iona as part of the Darley Street Group. The Darley Street Group was also listed on the Register of the National Estate.

Iona again, 1979+ (proposals for flats, private hotel, a home again)
The subject site was purchased from Home Units of Australia by Jesseme P/L in December 1979. The company was owned by John Rutherford who renamed the building Iona, and asked his architect to prepare plans for conversion of the building into 15 flats. John and Gae Rutherford then lived there. The proposal did not proceed, and in October 1980 South Sydney Council approved an application to restore the building as a single dwelling. Mr Rutherford applied to the Heritage Council for funding assistance for restoration and $20,000 was granted. Rutherford became owner in 1983 and continued restoration. At this time the house was rewired, replumbed and reguttered and unsympathetic additions and alterations removed (e.g. enclosed verandahs (Urbis, 2010, 5). To enhance the setting, the former nurses' quarters building north of the house was demolished in 1984 [City Plan Heritage 2006A:10-16].

New entrance gates and pillars in the northern boundary fence were added around 1992 (to Tewkesbury Avenue).
Two c.1990 photographs show excavation works to create a new garden in the north-east corner of the yard off Tewkesbury Avenue, and at the northern elevation of Iona excavation and planting of an advanced palm tree (Washingtonia robusta)(Urbis, 2010, 5). In the early 1990s the rear yard (eastern side) was excavated to establish a new garden which included relocation of palm trees (ibid, 14).

Iona was sold to the Gowrie-Smith family in 1994 after 3 years of marketing in which prospective buyers planning a boutique hotel use dropped out.

Film makers Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin leased Iona from 1997 (Macken (2), 2015). The site was sold to Samboroo P/L in June 1999. In 1999 when the buildings to its east were demolished, a portion of the rear of lots 2 and 6 were consolidated with Iona (Urbis, 2010, 6)[City Plan Heritage 2006A:10-16].

Jan Gowrie-Smith sold Iona in February 2006 for $10m (Macken, 2015 (2) to its tenants, Luhrmann and Martin (SMH Domain, 18-19/2/6) who use it as a dwelling and workplace (Urbis, 2010, 6). Gowrie-Smith was former wife of entrepreneur Ian Gowrie Smith (Blok, 2013; Macken, 2015). Urgent plumbing repair works were undertaken east of the house following flooding of sewage in the basement of the original section of the house in 12/2009 (ibid, 13).

Luhrmann and Martin extensively renovated Iona with her designer wallpaper and finishes, retaining its original flooring, tessellated tile entry, ornate plaster ceiling details throughout and fire places. They added a lap swimming pool in more recent years (Macken (2), 2015).

Martin and Luhrmann put Iona on the market with an expectation of over $15m, seeking a family home with a garden citing a desire to separate their business and home life. If they do not realise this amount, they would rent out the property (SMH, 4/2013). After withdrawing the offering, it was back on the market in July 2015, the couple having relocated to New York (Macken (2), 2015). It sold in early 2016 to a Sydney buyer, for c.$16m (Wentworth Courier) Tim Eustace and partner Salvatore Panui, who had bought Lyndhurst in Glebe in 2005, did further restoration of that house and sold it in 2016 (Macken, 2-3/4/16).

Historic themes

Australian theme (abbrev)	New South Wales theme	Local theme
1. Environment-Tracing the evolution of a continent's special environments	Environment - naturally evolved-Activities associated with the physical surroundings that support human life and influence or shape human cultures.	Other open space-
1. Environment-Tracing the evolution of a continent's special environments	Environment - naturally evolved-Activities associated with the physical surroundings that support human life and influence or shape human cultures.	Gardens-
1. Environment-Tracing the evolution of a continent's special environments	Environment - naturally evolved-Activities associated with the physical surroundings that support human life and influence or shape human cultures.	Changing the environment-
1. Environment-Tracing the evolution of a continent's special environments	Environment - naturally evolved-Activities associated with the physical surroundings that support human life and influence or shape human cultures.	Introduce cultural planting-
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Forestry-Activities associated with identifying and managing land covered in trees for commercial purposes.	Coastal timbergetting-
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Health-Activities associated with preparing and providing medical assistance and/or promoting or maintaining the well being of humans	Caring for the sick in hospitals-
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Health-Activities associated with preparing and providing medical assistance and/or promoting or maintaining the well being of humans	Operating private and religious hospitals-
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.	Housing the prosperous - mansions in town and country-
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.	Housing for industrial managers and owners-
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.	Adapted heritage building or structure-
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.	Architectural design-
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.	Victorian era residence-
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.	Federation era residence-
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.	Housing politicians-
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.	Housing famous families-
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.	Housing professional people-
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.	housing (suburbs)-
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.	gentlemen's residences-
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.	Boarding Houses-
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.	Housing for merchants and dealers-
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.	A Picturesque Residential Suburb-
4. Settlement-Building settlements, towns and cities	Land tenure-Activities and processes for identifying forms of ownership and occupancy of land and water, both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal	1820s-1850s land grants-
4. Settlement-Building settlements, towns and cities	Land tenure-Activities and processes for identifying forms of ownership and occupancy of land and water, both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal	Surveying by Augustus Alt-
4. Settlement-Building settlements, towns and cities	Land tenure-Activities and processes for identifying forms of ownership and occupancy of land and water, both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal	Expressing lines of early grant allotments-
4. Settlement-Building settlements, towns and cities	Land tenure-Activities and processes for identifying forms of ownership and occupancy of land and water, both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal	Sub-division of large estates-
4. Settlement-Building settlements, towns and cities	Land tenure-Activities and processes for identifying forms of ownership and occupancy of land and water, both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal	Changing land uses - from rural to suburban-
4. Settlement-Building settlements, towns and cities	Towns, suburbs and villages-Activities associated with creating, planning and managing urban functions, landscapes and lifestyles in towns, suburbs and villages	Subdivision of urban estates-
4. Settlement-Building settlements, towns and cities	Towns, suburbs and villages-Activities associated with creating, planning and managing urban functions, landscapes and lifestyles in towns, suburbs and villages	19th century suburban developments-
4. Settlement-Building settlements, towns and cities	Towns, suburbs and villages-Activities associated with creating, planning and managing urban functions, landscapes and lifestyles in towns, suburbs and villages	Creating landmark structures and places in suburban settings-
4. Settlement-Building settlements, towns and cities	Towns, suburbs and villages-Activities associated with creating, planning and managing urban functions, landscapes and lifestyles in towns, suburbs and villages	A Picturesque Residential District-
4. Settlement-Building settlements, towns and cities	Towns, suburbs and villages-Activities associated with creating, planning and managing urban functions, landscapes and lifestyles in towns, suburbs and villages	Suburban Consolidation-
4. Settlement-Building settlements, towns and cities	Towns, suburbs and villages-Activities associated with creating, planning and managing urban functions, landscapes and lifestyles in towns, suburbs and villages	Developing suburbia-
4. Settlement-Building settlements, towns and cities	Towns, suburbs and villages-Activities associated with creating, planning and managing urban functions, landscapes and lifestyles in towns, suburbs and villages	Creating landmark structures and places in urban settings-
5. Working-Working	Labour-Activities associated with work practises and organised and unorganised labour	Working in health care-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Domestic life-Activities associated with creating, maintaining, living in and working around houses and institutions.	Living in, adapting and renovating homes for changing conditions-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Domestic life-Activities associated with creating, maintaining, living in and working around houses and institutions.	Kitchens and servants-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Domestic life-Activities associated with creating, maintaining, living in and working around houses and institutions.	Wealthy pastoralists homes in the city-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Domestic life-Activities associated with creating, maintaining, living in and working around houses and institutions.	Ornamental Garden-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with William Long, farmer-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with James Wright-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Elizabeth Grose-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Richard Jones-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Robert Carter-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Edward Chisholm, merchant and pastoralist-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Lt.-Governor Sir Frederick Darley, Chief Justice, Lt.Governor of NSW-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Adela Taylor, wife of Sir Allen Taylor, merchant, Mayor of Sydney-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Eliza Hyem-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Elizabeth Robertson, private hospital manager-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Annie McAndrew, private hospital manager-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Florence Inglis, nurse-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Elizabeth Fraser, nurse-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Annie Paton, nurse-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Baz Luhrmann, filmmaker, director, creative-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Catherine Martin, fashion and interior designer-

Recommended management:

Recommendations

Management Category	Description	Date Updated
Recommended Management	Produce a Conservation Management Plan (CMP)
Recommended Management	Prepare a maintenance schedule or guidelines
Recommended Management	Carry out interpretation, promotion and/or education

Procedures /Exemptions

Section of act	Description	Title	Comments	Action date
57(2)	Exemption to allow work	Standard Exemptions	HERITAGE ACT 1977 ORDER UNDER SECTION 57(2) TO GRANT STANDARD EXEMPTIONS FROM APPROVAL I, Penny Sharpe, the Minister for Heritage, on the recommendation of the Heritage Council of New South Wales and under section 57(2) of the Heritage Act 1977: revoke the order made on 2 June 2022 and published in the Government Gazette Number 262 of 17 June 2022; and grant an exemption from section 57(1) of the Act in respect of the engaging in or carrying out the class of activities described in clause 2 Schedule A in such circumstances specified by the relevant standards in clause 2 Schedule A and General Conditions in clause 3 Schedule A. This Order takes effect on the date it is published in the NSW Government Gazette. Dated this 29th day of October 2025 The Hon Penny Sharpe MLC Minister for Heritage For more information on standard exemptions click on the link below.	Nov 7 2025

Standard exemptions for engaging in or carrying out activities / works otherwise prohibited by section 57(1) of the Heritage Act 1977

Listings

Heritage Listing	Listing Title	Listing Number	Gazette Date	Gazette Number	Gazette Page
Heritage Act - State Heritage Register		00176	02 Apr 99	27	1546
Heritage Act - Permanent Conservation Order - former		00176	21 Aug 81	118	4488
Local Environmental Plan	Iona	332	28 Jul 00
National Trust of Australia register	Iona Formerly Hughlings Private Hospital	8586
Register of the National Estate	Iona	01979	21 Mar 78

References, internet links & images

Type	Author	Year	Title	Internet Links
Written	Aitken, Richard	2002	'Villa Garden' (entry)	View detail
Written	Betteridge, Chris	2002	'Grotto' (entry)	View detail
Written	Blok, Margie	2013	'Lurhmann lists mansion for $15m', in Domain, in Sydney Morning Herald
Written	City Plan Heritage, July 2006	2006	Heritage Impact Assessment, Iona, 2 Darley Street, Darlinghurst
Written	Macken, Lucy	2016	'Just what the doctor ordered' (about Lyndhurst, Glebe), in Title Deeds, in "Domain"
Written	Macken, Lucy	2015	'Baz and Cath take their show to NY', in "Title Deeds"/Domain, in The Sydney Morning Herald, 10-11/7/2015
Written	Macken, Lucy	2015	'Strictly classroom? Baz's pad lures school'
Written	Pollen, F. & Healy, G. (ed.s)	1988	'Darlinghurst' in The Book of Sydney Suburbs

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Data source


The information for this entry comes from the following source:
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Database number:	5045573
File number:	10/1640; S90/05797 & HC 32506

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