Title

View of Point Piper.

Author

Earle, Augustus

Details

Augustus Earle: Views in New South Wales, Sydney, 1825.

Publication date

1825

Type

About the work

Language

English

Country of context

Australia

Full text

VIEW OF POINT PIPER.

THE first pleasing object which breaks suddenly on the sight after having entered the Port, is Point Piper; so called from a worthy Gentleman of that name chusing this spot for his residence. His ingenious and indefatigable mind has surmounted every natural defect; barren rocks have been converted into delightful gardens, and the grape and Banana flourish in all the perfection of their natural climate.
The interior of the building corresponds with the taste displayed in the gardens, and the grand saloon is not only unrivalled in this Colony, but would rank high as a chaste specimen of architecture in any part of the world. At every turn you see splendour and comfort, and one is much in doubt which most to admire – the elegance of the building as a work of art, or the comfort of the house as a family residence; and though two miles off the high road, roads have been cut and bridges erected by Captain Piper, which can be traversed with as much safety and convenience as any part of the Colony: it is at present unoccupied, and the property of two merchants of Sydney, Messrs Cooper and Levey; Captain Piper having retired with his Family to Bathurst, where he displays the same taste in the arrangement of his Farm as he did in forming this Villa.

[Accompanying text, Augustus Earle: Views in New South Wales, Sydney, 1825.]