Grossman House, Victorian heritage house in Maitland, Australia

Grossmann House is a two-storey Victorian residence at 71 Church Street, Maitland, built from 1860 to 1862 by Isaac Beckett and Samuel Owen. It is one of a pair of identical houses, with Brough House next door, and has large verandahs at the front and rear. Local red sandstone bricks are the main material, with buff sandstone detailing and painted cast iron and timber. The hipped roof is corrugated iron, and the interior follows a centre hall plan with cedar joinery.

Local business partners Isaac Beckett and Samuel Owen built Grossmann House between 1860 and 1862, alongside the neighbouring Brough House. In 1893 the Department of Public Infrastructure bought both houses for a girls' high school, named after headmistress Jeanette Grossmann, principal from 1890 to 1913. The National Trust took control in 1966 and opened it as a house museum.

The house displays how wealthy Victorian families lived through original furnishings and household objects from the Hunter Region. You can see the kinds of things that filled their daily lives and shaped their home environment.

The house is located on Church Street and opens to visitors on specific days with guided tours offered. You should check the opening times in advance and arrive early to explore everything comfortably.

The house shares a common laundry with neighboring Brough House, yet their front doors were positioned to allow each family to maintain privacy. This arrangement reveals how Victorian-era neighbors managed shared space and resources.