Booloominbah

Booloominbah is a late Victorian mansion situated at the University of New England in Armidale, New South Wales, Australia.

It was designed for Frederick Robert White in about 1882 by John Horbury Hunt and built by local building contractors William Seabrook and John Brown [cite book | title = An Armidale Album: glimpses of Armidale's history and development in word, sketch and photograph| author= Gilbert, L. and Elphick, E. | publisher = New England Regional Art Museum Assoc., Armidale | date = 1982 | id = ISBN 0-9592749-0-1 , p. 192] in 1888. The White family occupied the house until 1933. The property was granted by White's son-in-law Thomas Richmond Foster to the University of Sydney and became the New England University College of the University of Sydney in 1938 and then the University of New England in 1954. The building now houses the offices of the University's senior management, including the Vice-Chancellor's opulent office.

The building has several stained glass windows including the Gordon Window above the main staircase, installed about1901, which commemorates the life and death of General Gordon of Khartoum [cite book | title = House on the Hill: Boolominbah home and university, 1888-1988| author = Mitchell, B. | publisher = University of New England, Armidale | date = 1988 | id = ISBN 0-85834-711-3 , pp. 24-252] who was killed in 1885.

Boolominbah reflects the Gothic revivalist influences of the 'Queen Anne' style that emerged in England and the United States in the last half of the 19th century. Recent refurbishment has restored much of the original decoration. The building has National Trust classification.

External links

* [http://www.une.edu.au/tlc/bool/ Virtual Tour]

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