Denham Court, Colonial homestead in Campbelltown, Australia.
Denham Court is a former residence and farm estate at 238 Campbelltown Road in Denham Court, an outer suburb of Sydney. John Verge designed it and it was built between 1820 and 1829. The property is privately owned and was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.
Governor Macquarie granted 202 hectares (500 acres) to Judge-Advocate Richard Atkins, a participant in the Bligh Rebellion. The homestead was designed by John Verge and built between 1820 and 1829. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.
The estate lies on a 202-hectare grant made by Governor Macquarie to Judge-Advocate Richard Atkins, a participant in the Bligh Rebellion. Atkins, born 22 March 1745, was Deputy Judge Advocate and fifth son of Sir William Bowyer. Glenda Chalker, a Cubbitch Barta traditional owner, records corroborees by local and visiting Aboriginal groups at the estate into the 1850s.
The property at 238 Campbelltown Road is privately owned and not open to the public, so the buildings and grounds cannot be toured. Visitors can only view the estate from outside, by car along Campbelltown Road in Sydney's outer south-west. The site lies in the suburb of Denham Court within the City of Campbelltown.
Glenda Chalker, a Cubbitch Barta clan traditional owner, recorded corroborees at the Denham Court estate, attended by local Aboriginal groups and visiting ones, continuing into the 1850s. The gatherings are known through her account rather than from the estate's own records.
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