Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales
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The Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales (HHT) is an Australia-based statutory authority within the Government of New South Wales Department of the Arts, Sport and Recreation.
It is entrusted with the care and maintenance of historic sites throughout the state, including gardens, parklands and urban spaces. HHT sites attract over two million visitors each year.
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[edit] History
The trust was established under the Historic Houses Trust Act 1980 and originally charged with the running of Elizabeth Bay House and Vaucluse House. Since then, the trust has expanded to care for 13 sites in New South Wales. The trust also looks after over 48,000 catalogued objects across all of the sites.
[edit] Sites
The HHT manages the following sites:
- Elizabeth Bay House, Onslow Avenue, Elizabeth Bay, Sydney
- Vaucluse House, Wentworth Road, Vaucluse
- Elizabeth Farm, Alice Street, Rose Hill
- Meroogal, Cnr West & Worrigee Streets, Nowra
- Rouse Hill Estate, Rouse Hill
- Rose Seidler House, Clissold Road, Wahroonga
- Hyde Park Barracks, Macquarie Street, Sydney
- Justice & Police Museum, Circular Quay, Sydney
- Museum of Sydney, Cnr Philip & Bridge Streets, Sydney
- Susannah Place Museum, The Rocks, Sydney
- Government House, Macquarie Street, Sydney
- The Mint, Macquarie Street, Sydney
[edit] References
- Historic Houses Trust Website, [1], April 2006.
