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The Homestead in Lionel Street, Georges Hall, New South Wales, Australia is a large, single-storey historical house built by David Johnston in 1837. It is now listed on the Australian Register of the National Estate.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/ahdb/search.pl?mode=place_detail;search=place_name%3Dhomestead%3Bkeyword_PD%3Don%3Bkeyword_SS%3Don%3Bkeyword_PH%3Don%3Blatitude_1dir%3DS%3Blongitude_1dir%3DE%3Blongitude_2dir%3DE%3Blatitude_2dir%3DS%3Bin_region%3Dpart;place_id=3323 )〕 == History of the area == On 6 April 1798, George Johnston received a land grant of 172 acres in the district from NSW Governor John Hunter. The grant was made up of a number of parcels of land including 12 acres at Marquee Point, 70 acres adjacent to 'Strongs Farm' and 90 acres above 'Red Bank'. It was on the 12 acre lot at Marquee Point, at the junction of Prospect Creek and the Georges River that Johnston built a simple timber farmhouse building. It was known as Georges Hall. It became an unofficial military outpost and in 1801 it was reported that there were no less than one sergeant and four privates stationed there. David Johnston married Selina Willey in February 1836 and the couple resided in Georges Hall. However, the land was prone to flooding and it is likely that this led to the construction in 1837 of a new house also known as Georges Hall, today known as “The Homestead.” David and his wife Selina lived at Georges Hall until his death in 1886, three years after his wife. In his will David left his large land holdings to be divided between his children by the Trustees. Two sons, George Robert and Arthur Alfred inherited the Georges River Estates, consisting of 1064 acres, as joint tenants. In 1876 an agreement was made between the brothers that should either of the two pass away the surviving party had the option to buy the other share. Arthur purchased Georges share on his death. Arthur continued to reside at Georges Hall with his wife until he died in 1907 when he was found in his bedroom having shot himself with a pea rifle. His wife, Maria inherited the property and remained at Georges Hall. The property was gradually subdivided and in 1913 the Georgetown Estate was formed. Ralph Johnston a nephew, controlled the 100 acre property until 1917 when it was sold to Henry Crossing a grazier from Pilliga. James William Ashcroft and his wife Amelia purchased the property in 1920 residing there for only two years until James Ashcroft's death in 1922. It was then sold to Robert Harvey Layton and during this time the remaining 100 acres was subdivided and a subdivision planned known as the Deepwater Estate. Layton sold much of the Deepwater Estate including the lot on which the original Georges Hall stood. In 1948 the After Care Association purchased Georges hall for use as a hostel for elderly women. The name 'The Homestead' appears to have come into use by 1946 when a valuation of the house and grounds was conducted. The Association spent 2000 pounds on renovations and other necessary alterations including additional bathing facilities.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=H1Aiy3Pla-EC&pg=PA8&lpg=PA8&dq=Georges+Hall+Homestead&source=bl&ots=YluS7JKYAe&sig=THdak-KUcyZ8z73m3efcKk72wtU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=YtOeUaDzOaeYiAem9IHYAQ&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAQ )〕 In the late 1950's it was decided to built a men's hostel on adjacent land and to finance the project the 14 lots of land around The Homestead was auctioned off. Through funding from the Heritage Assistance Program, restoration and archaeological work was undertaken during 1992 and 1993. The building is now used as a school and pre-school and church, operated by Calvary Chapel. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Homestead (Georges Hall, NSW)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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