Wentworth Mausoleum
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Wentworth Mausoleum is a heritage-listed mausoleum located at 5 Chapel Road, Vaucluse in the Municipality of Woollahra local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was built from 1872 to 1874 by Mansfield Brothers, architects. It is also known as Wentworth Mausoleum and site. The property is owned by Anglican Church Property Trust and is managed by Sydney Living Museums as part of Vaucluse House. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]
Wentworth Mausoleum | |
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Location | Chapel Road, Vaucluse, Municipality of Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia |
Coordinates | 33°51′06″S 151°16′30″E |
Built | 1872–1874 |
Built for | Wentworth family |
Architect | Mansfield Brothers |
Architectural style(s) | Gothic Revival |
Owner | Anglican Church Property Trust |
Official name | Wentworth Mausoleum and site |
Type | State heritage (complex / group) |
Designated | 2 April 1999 |
Reference no. | 622 |
Type | Mausoleum/Tomb/Funeral Vault/Ossario |
Category | Cemeteries and Burial Sites |
Within the mausoleum is buried Australian statesman William Charles Wentworth and children Isabella, Sarah Eleanor and William Charles. Sarah Wentworth played a key role in its construction, commissioning the chapel in which the vault is situated.