Horningsea Park, Heritage homestead in City of Liverpool, Australia
Horningsea Park is a Georgian homestead located along Camden Valley Way with thirteen rooms and a detached kitchen situated on its original colonial estate grounds. The building displays early 1800s construction methods and materials typical of rural properties established during the early settlement period.
Lieutenant Joshua John Moore, a Battle of Waterloo veteran, received a 500-acre land grant from Governor Lachlan Macquarie in 1819 to establish this pastoral estate. The property developed into an agricultural center during the 1800s as the surrounding region grew and farming practices became more established.
The Moore family sold Horningsea in 1855 to clear debts from the 1840s depression to members of the Solomon family, who gave the house its current name. The name Horningsea echoes an English village near Cambridge, though the source does not state this link. Paweł Strzelecki, who discovered Mount Kosciuszko, lived here in the 1840s.
The homestead sits set back from Camden Valley Way and is surrounded by land that reflects its isolated position during the 1800s. Visitors should wear appropriate footwear as access involves walking over unpaved ground across the property.
The homestead's name comes from the Solomon family, who bought it in 1855 to settle Moore family debts from the 1840s depression. A cistern at the north-west corner of the house has been converted into a wine cellar.
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