Brickendon Estate
| Brickendon Estate | |
|---|---|
 Brickendon's main manor house | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| Town or city | Longford, Tasmania |
| Country | Australia |
| Construction started | 1829 |
| Completed | 1830 |
| Owner | Archer family |
| Website | |
| brickendon.com.au | |
Brickendon Estate is a farm estate located in Longford, Tasmania. It is one of the two main ancestral homes (with Woolmers) of the Archer family, prominent local pioneers and politicians. Founded in 1824, it consists of a village and manor house, as well as 465ha working farm.[1] The main manor was built in 1829-1830 in a Georgian style.[2]
It has been World Heritage listed with sister property Woolmers since 2010,[3] and it is also listed on the Tasmanian Heritage Register[2] and the Australian National Heritage List since 2007.[4][5]
Name
Brickendon, like most Archer estates, is named after a location in England - in this case, the village of Brickendon in East Hertfordshire.[6]
References
- ↑ "Sentenced to a high-life". Fairfax Media (traveller.com.au). 15 March 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Tasmanian Heritage Register Entry - Brickendon Estate". heritage.tas.gov.au. Heritage Tasmania. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- ↑ "Australian Convict Sites". whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Committee. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ↑ "National recognition for two Tas colonial homesteads". The Australian Broadcasting Corporation. National recognition for two Tas colonial homesteads. Retrieved 27 September 2014. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ "National Heritage Places - Brickendon Estate". environment.gov.au. Department of Environment, Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- ↑ "Family History - Archers". brickendon.com.au. Retrieved 28 September 2014.