Glenfield, Casula, is arguably the most intact house surviving in New South Wales from the Macquarie period (1810–1821). No other house and outbuildings remain in such original condition.

Glenfield is one of a group of first generation properties built along the escarpment between Liverpool and Campbelltown. Unlike Glenfield, the others – Collingwood, Macquarie Field, Denham Court and Varro Ville – have all been much altered or rebuilt.

Glenfield consists of a magnificent 14-room colonial Georgian house, imposing stables, dairy and privy, located in a five hectare garden with views to the east.

Dr Charles Throsby, a naval surgeon, explorer, magistrate and member of the Legislative Council, built the house in about 1817. On his death in 1828, the property was left to his nephew Charles Throsby who built Throsby Park in the southern highlands. Glenfield remained in the Throsby family until the mid 1920s.

The remaining 5 hectares of Glenfield was purchased by the Department of Planning in 2003. The property is being subdivided with 3.7 hectares of former farming land being incorporated into the adjoining Leacock Regional Park and the remaining 1.3 hectares containing the historic buildings will be transferred to the HHT.

The HHT, through the EHF program, has undertaken vital conservation to the buildings and garden at Glenfield.

Conservation works were completed in February 2008, and while the HHT will retain the title to Glenfield, it is soon to be leased it to a private tenant as their home. It will be open to the public on a regular basis.

All funds from the completed project will be used to save more houses.

PROJECT TEAM

Project manager
Richard Silink
Historic Houses Trust of NSW

Conservation architect
Clive Lucas OBE
Clive Lucas and Stapleton and Partners

Head contractor
Noel T. Leach

Landscape designer
Dr James Broadbent