Highbury, Federation architecture house in Centennial Park, Australia

Highbury is a two-storey Federation-style house at 20 Martin Road, designed by Sydney architect William Nixon and built from 1912 to 1913 for jeweller William Kerr. It stands on land subdivided from the western perimeter of Centennial Park, where the government barred terraced housing to keep large detached homes. Patrick White chose it in 1964 for its combined sitting room, hall and dining room, polished floorboards and large wall spaces for paintings.

The house was designed by architect William Nixon in 1913 and embodies the building standards set for new residential areas in Sydney during that period. Its construction reflects how Federation architecture shaped suburban development in the city.

The house is privately owned and not open to visitors. Its name comes from the suburb of Highbury in London, where Patrick White was born in 1912. White and Manoly Lascaris hosted dinner parties here; biographer David Marr called White a genial host, and regular guests included Geoffrey and Ninette Dutton, Sidney and Cynthia Nolan and Barry Humphries.

Highbury is a privately owned residence at 20 Martin Road, on the western edge of Centennial Park, and is not open to the public. The house and its garden can only be seen from the street; the State Heritage Register listing of 19 November 2004 records the association with Patrick White rather than any visitor facilities.

The house is privately owned and not open to the public, so the interior described in older accounts cannot be visited. Its heritage listing, added on 19 November 2004, rests on its association with Patrick White, the first Australian to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.