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36-632: In December 1865, part of Cleveland Paddocks was gazetted as a public reserve after a local landmark house built in the 1820s named Cleveland House . In 1868 it was named Prince Alfred Park after Prince Alfred when he visited Sydney . The park layout was designed by Benjamin Backhouse . From 1869 until 1881, it hosted the Royal Easter Show . In 1870 the park hosted the Sydney Intercolonial Exhibition to mark

72-470: A medical education business InViVo Communications from the building. Cleveland House is a two-storey stucco building, built in brick on stone foundations , in the Colonial Georgian style. In 1840 and 1886 it was described as having a slated roof but in a report in 1902 it had a "very old iron roof". The verandah , supported by stone pillars, encompasses all four sides of the building on

108-463: A prominent house on a large city estate. As at 10 February 2010 the exterior is in poor condition with peeling paint and once elegant columns crumbling and dilapidated. Many of the verandah railings have fallen and part of it still shows the scorch marks from an earlier fire. Grass is growing through the floor boards in one section. There is an underground carpark in Part Lot 3 which is part of

144-762: A sphere of its apostolic activity within the mission of the Church. In reading the signs of the times as they relate to the Good Samaritan Sisters and their schools, the congregation discerned that 2011 was the appropriate time to embrace a new and different future. In 2011, the Sisters of the Good Samaritan received approval to establish Good Samaritan Education , a new entity within the Australian Catholic Church to oversee

180-551: Is important in demonstrating aesthetic characteristics and/or a high degree of creative or technical achievement in New South Wales. Cleveland House is of State significances as a fine example of a substantial colonial Georgian house. The house is simple and symmetrical in design and sought to incorporate elements of English architecture with practical consideration of the Australian climate. The verandah that surrounds

216-554: Is located at the rear of the block and is best viewed from Bedford Street. Its design was attributed to Francis Greenway and built from 1823. It is also known as Cleaveland . The property is privately owned. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. Cleveland House was built in about 1823-4 for prominent emancipist merchant Daniel Cooper . The house was built on about five hectares (twelve acres) of land which

252-454: Is of State significance as the oldest surviving residence in Sydney. It was built for a prominent emancipist merchant and landowner Daniel Cooper. This is representative of the convict roots of Australia and demonstrates the opportunities available in the early settlement. The subdivisions of his estate are indicative of the increasing urbanisation of the inner city landscape. The changing uses of

288-862: The New South Wales Government Railways opened the Prince Alfred Sidings on the western border of the park. These were closed in June 1995. An ice skating rink existed behind the pool from 1959 until 1997. In 1960 the Prince Alfred Park Swimming Pool opened. It was demolished in 2009 as part of a major upgrade of the park and the pool by the City of Sydney . It reopened in May 2013 after suffering delays related to extended periods of wet weather and

324-644: The Bishop of Nagasaki. Initially, they established a dispensary to care for victims of the 1945 atomic bomb, but later went on to open a secondary school and kindergarten. In a spirit of reconciliation with their Asian neighbours, the Good Samaritan Japanese sisters desired to begin a community in the Philippines. The community established in Bacolod in 1990, provides a kindergarten school for

360-702: The Good Samaritan The Congregation of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan , colloquially known as the "Good Sams", is a Roman Catholic congregation of religious women commenced by Bede Polding , OSB , Australia’s first Catholic bishop , in Sydney in 1857. The congregation was the first religious congregation to be founded in Australia. The sisters form an apostolic institute that follows the Rule of Saint Benedict . They take their name from

396-522: The adjoining Meriton Unit blocks. As at 6 July 2007, Cleveland House is of State significance as a rare surviving gentlemen's residence of the 1820s, built for a prominent convict emancipist merchant Daniel Cooper. The house is believed to be the work of Francis Greenway and is an example of a good quality residence of the time. Until 1991 the house had seen continuous habitation. Changes in its usage and modifications, such as subdivision as well as erection of new and extension of existing buildings, reflect

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432-431: The area. This resulted in the subdivision of many of the gentlemen's estates in the neighbouring suburb of Surry Hills. This caused Surry Hills to be built out and changed its character from a picturesque "village" to a high density suburb. Daniel Cooper returned to England in 1831 and left the house in the trust of James Cooper on the death of his ex-wife, Hannah, in 1836. Daniel Cooper died in 1853 and James Cooper sold

468-545: The canonical governance of the Congregation’s schools. Today, about 235 Good Samaritan Sisters live and minister throughout Australia and in Japan, the Philippines and Kiribati. They and the wider Good Samaritan family continue to seek God and to live out the injunction of the Good Samaritan parable to be a good neighbour to those in need. This article incorporates text from a publication by Marilyn Kelleher SGS, Annals of

504-554: The centenary of James Cook ’s landing. After the exhibition, the Exhibition Building hosted important events and exhibitions. It housed the Australian War Memorial from 1925 until 1936 when it moved to Canberra . Trees from the original 1870 plan of the park still exist, including Moreton Bay fig trees along the boundaries. Tennis courts were opened in 1924 and a swimming pool in 1954. In 1926,

540-638: The children of the very poor. In 1991, the sisters began to work in Kiribati at the request of the local bishop and founded communities and a preschool centre. In Australia, in 2011, the sisters’ ministry in Catholic education comprised ten schools in five dioceses: the Archdioceses of Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney and the Dioceses of Broken Bay and Wollongong. The Congregation valued these schools as

576-562: The city for its refuge. Cleveland House was used as a convent for the nuns. They built a large four-storey building to house the refuge and a commercial laundry which was opened in 1904. In the late 1920s the refuge became a home for aged and infirm women. In 1946 the property was sold to the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary who used it for the same purposes as the Good Samaritans. In 1958 Cleveland House

612-400: The cultural or natural history of New South Wales. Cleveland House of State significance as the oldest surviving residential house in Sydney. The place is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a class of cultural or natural places/environments in New South Wales. Cleveland House is representative of an important colonial town house. The fact that the original owner

648-672: The discovery of contaminated soil on site. In June 1979 the Eastern Suburbs railway line opened beneath the park. In 2020 the Inner Sydney High School opened in the south-east corner. [REDACTED] Media related to Prince Alfred Park, Sydney at Wikimedia Commons Cleveland House, Surry Hills The Cleveland House is a heritage-listed former residence, hospital, convent and aged care facility and now vacant building located at 146–164 Chalmers Street , Surry Hills , Sydney , Australia. The building

684-464: The elderly, the homeless, prisoners and people with disabilities. They also shared their rich Benedictine spirituality by giving retreats and spiritual direction . During this era, the education of students in the Good Samaritan schools and colleges became a shared ministry with lay people. Increasingly, the congregation was called to listen to the needs of the wider Asia-Pacific region. Sisters went to Japan in 1948, in response to an appeal for help from

720-475: The estate demonstrate the evolution and growth of manufacturing in the city. The place has a strong or special association with a person, or group of persons, of importance of cultural or natural history of New South Wales's history. The House is of State significance for its direct connection to Francis Greenway, a pioneering architect and emancipist. The estate has strong connections to Daniel Cooper, an early emancipist merchant and landowner. The place

756-411: The estate, which now amounted to around five hectares (thirteen acres), jointly to Moorehead and Walker. In 1855 this estate was subdivide into eight sections as part of the redevelopment of Surry Hills. The section containing the house and the outbuildings, lots 7, 8 and 12, were sold as a single property to Isaac Levey and inherited by his son, Montague, in 1860. For a short time after the subdivision

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792-407: The exception of Cleveland House were demolished and further subdivisions have occurred. Today there is a small garden at the front of the house and a grassed area between the side of the house and Chalmers Street. A large apartment complex is located at the rear (south) of the house. The house has been in private hands throughout its 186-year history. It is today owned by LGS Enterprise, which runs

828-453: The factory. This use continued until it was sold to Peach and Jones bottle merchants in 1896. At this time, the house was still owned by Levey. In 1903, the Order of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan purchased the entire unit of the original 1855 subdivision, with the exception of the two lots that were purchased in the 1886 subdivision. The Order used the property as a receiving place in

864-458: The first 100 years, education was a major focus of the sisters’ work. The work of the women’s refuge changed after World War I, when young women were referred from the Children’s Court to the care of the sisters at St Magdalen’s Arncliffe . Sister Mary Elizabeth was involved as a teacher in improving the teaching of Science at Saint Scholastica's College in Sydney and in 1920 she joined

900-412: The first floor. In 1886 it is described as containing ten large rooms, including six bedrooms. In the basement there were four large cellars. The house was serviced by two staircases, one of these being an external stone staircase. The rear of the house had inner and outer courtyards which were formed by the outbuildings. It appears that some part of the inner courtyard still exists today. In 1902

936-426: The history of this inner city of Sydney suburb. Some of these changes include residential, industrial, community service and government department use. Cleveland House was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999 having satisfied the following criteria. The place is important in demonstrating the course, or pattern, of cultural or natural history in New South Wales. Cleveland House

972-582: The house indicates this. The place has a strong or special association with a particular community or cultural group in New South Wales for social, cultural or spiritual reasons. Cleveland House is socially significant for its ties to convict history as well as the changing social landscape and population of the Surry Hills area. The house has connections with industry, social welfare, education, government and patterns of residential habitation. The place possesses uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of

1008-481: The property was used for residential purposes but from 1858 the uses were varied. Uses included a school, laundry, boarding house, gentlemen's apartment and a government labour bureau. A further subdivision of land, lots 7 and 8, occurred in 1886. However, only two of these were purchased. From about the mid-1870s the outbuildings were used as a cordial factory, Barrett's. It is thought that some new buildings and extension of existing buildings took place to accommodate

1044-522: The sisters. A new ministry began in 1957 when Mater Dei Special School, Narellan opened at the request of the New South Wales bishops to provide a Catholic education for students with special needs. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, the sisters responded to the call of the Second Vatican Council to embrace the charism of their founder. They diversified their ministries to include catechetics, parish work, and support for Indigenous people,

1080-480: The time the house was let to provide Mrs Cooper with a source of income. Until 1855 the house and its land was let out mainly to various families for residential purposes. However, in the 1830s the property was also used as a school. During this time the property is believed to have held prime views of the Darling Harbour and city areas. The decision in 1850 to build Redfern terminus brought industry to

1116-436: The verandahs was described as being in very poor repair. Today the house does not appear to be used or is used for storage. The windows are boarded or boxed up and there is rust on the verandah areas. However, the gardens outside the house are well maintained. The original outbuildings have been demolished and the house stands alone on the property. Its lack of setting and state of disrepair do not do justice to its history as

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1152-703: The well-known gospel parable of the Good Samaritan . Under the guidance of Polding’s co-founder, Mother Scholastica Gibbons , a Sister of Charity, the sisters cared for needy, homeless women at a refuge, the House of the Good Shepherd in Sydney, and orphans at the Roman Catholic Orphan School, a government institution at Parramatta . Foundations were made throughout Sydney and New South Wales as bishops urgently requested staff for Catholic schools. The first foundation outside New South Wales

1188-548: Was an ex-convict is representative of the social fluidity of the Australian class system as opposed to the English system. [REDACTED] This Misplaced Pages article was originally based on Cleveland House , entry number 65 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence , accessed on 13 October 2018. Sisters of

1224-595: Was made at Port Pirie , South Australia, in 1890. Under the leadership of Mother Berchmans , who was superior general from 1898 to 1916, the order expanded greatly, from nineteen communities to thirty nine, with expansion into four additional states. She added new congregations to serve the poor in urban areas like Brisbane and Melbourne, and set up missions in rural areas, such as the outback of Queensland and in farming communities in Victoria. Over time, sisters have served in all states and territories of Australia. During

1260-425: Was originally granted to Charles Smith by Governor Macquarie in 1809. Smith used this land, known as Cleveland Gardens, as either a market garden or nursery. Upon his purchase of the land Cooper spent A£ 4,000 on construction of the house, believed to be the work of architect Francis Greenway. The Cooper family moved into the house in 1825 but only resided there until 1829 when Cooper separated from his wife. At

1296-529: Was purchased by the NSW Society for Crippled Children. The refuge, built in 1904, was used as a hospital, clinic and for administration. Cleveland House was also used for administration. The former convent garden was filled in to be used as a lawn area and later for parking. Additional small buildings were constructed on the site. The property was sold in 1988 to Denerin Pty Ltd and all the buildings with

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