Ashton, Elizabeth Bay, Heritage mansion in Elizabeth Bay, Australia.

Ashton is a two-storey late Victorian Italianate villa in its original grounds, addressing Elizabeth Bay Road, The Esplanade and Elizabeth Bay. Its rendered brick walls with struck courses sit on a sandstone ashlar basement podium, under slate roofs. A masonry tower with a steep pitched roof and cast iron cresting is visible from Elizabeth Bay Road and Beare Park. The grounds hold nineteenth-century sandstone walling and garden terracing with harbour views.

The mansion was constructed between 1874 and 1875 by architect Thomas Rowe during a period of prosperity in Sydney. Over time it served different owners and purposes, including functioning as a German consulate during certain periods.

The house carries the names of its successive owners: Caprera under architect Thomas Rowe, Braemar during its German-influenced period, then Ashton, chosen by iron and steel proprietor Charles Henry Hoskins after he bought it in 1921. Its grounds hold nineteenth-century sandstone walling and garden terracing, and the front garden keeps original plantings such as the curly palm (Howea belmoreana) and the Lord Howe Island palm (H. fosteriana).

Ashton is a privately owned residence and is not open to the public, so visits are limited to views from the street. The tower can be seen from both Elizabeth Bay Road and Beare Park, and the grounds look across Beare Park to Sydney Harbour. The house stands in poor condition after roof damage in the 1999 hail storms and later neglect.

Ashton's grounds hold nineteenth-century sandstone walling and garden terracing with views across Beare Park to Sydney Harbour. The front garden and carriage loop facing Elizabeth Bay keep original plantings, including curly palm (Howea belmoreana) and Lord Howe Island palm (H. fosteriana).