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Tusculum & Rockwall Villas

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  • “Villa conditions” were actually established in the 1830s to ensure that the hillside overlooking Woolloomooloo Bay attracted the “right sort”. All new houses had to face Government House, cost a fortune, and be approved by the governor of the day. John Verge designed both Tusculum and Rockwall. The Australian Institute of Architects now occupies the former, which has a great bookshop specializing in architectural titles. Rock-wall is a private residence originally built for engineer John Busby, whose bore delivered Sydney’s first permanent fresh water supply.

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Tusculum: 3 Manning St, Potts Point Bookshop: Open 9am–5:30pm Mon–Fri, 10am–4pm Sat Rockwall: Macleay St, Potts Point
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