Manor "Vaucluse" - a historic property in the Gothic Revival style in the Sydney suburb of Vaucluse. Interestingly, in this case the house gets its name from the area, and vice versa - the area became so called in honor of the estate.

Manor "Vaucluse", built in the 19th century, consists of myself at home, the kitchen outbuilding, stables and ancillary outbuildings. Around the buildings on 9 acres of English garden stretches. Today, the manor - it is a museum open to the public.

Manor house itself was built by Sir Henry Brown Hayes, who in 1802 was sent to the colony of New South Wales for the kidnapping of the daughter of a wealthy Irish banker. The governor of the colony found Hayes "causing trouble" and wanted to get rid of him. So in 1803 an exile received permission to purchase land and a house 3 km from Sydney. An ardent admirer of the poet of the 14th century, Francesco Petrarch Hayes called his possession after his "Fountain of Vaucluse," a source close to the famous town of L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, which today is located in the department of Vaucluse in France.

Hays built a small but very nice house and several outbuildings. On 20 hectares of land were planted thousands of fruit trees, none of which, unfortunately, has not survived to the present day. Newspapers described the estate as "a small, but charming farm." There is credible evidence that Hayes surrounded his possessions peat imported from Ireland, to protect against snakes. In 1812, Hayes received a pardon from the governor McGuire and sailed to Ireland, where he spent the remaining 20 years of his life.

Manor "Vaucluse" for several years, passed from hand to hand, until in 1827 it has acquired William Charles Wentworth, a researcher, journalist, lawyer, politician and successful entrepreneur. He expanded ownership to 208 hectares and in 1828 moved into the house with his wife Sarah and their children. Over the next 25 years, they have carried out various repair and restoration work in the building and the adjacent territory. From one of his trips to England Wentworth brought many works of art and furniture, which can be seen today in the museum. William Wentworth himself was buried in the chapel near the house, which spent many years of his life.

In 1911, the government of New South Wales has acquired 9 hectares of land with the house and the English garden, to turn the estate into a park, but only after almost ten years of the estate "Vaucluse" opened to the public. Several times wanted to rename the estate - offered to call him "the Constitution of the House", "House Wentworth" and even "House of Wisteria." In the early 1980s, the estate was carried out major restoration work to recreate the original interiors. Today, the manor "Vaucluse" - one of the few buildings of the 19th century, preserving the original appearance - on the list of national heritage of New South Wales.