One of Sydney’s most iconic homes, Vaucluse’s Greenway, is back on the market for the first time in over 20 years.

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One of Sydney’s most iconic homes, Vaucluse’s Greenway, is back on the market for the first time in over 20 years.

Built by famed Sydney architect Leslie Wilkinson almost 100 years ago, 24 Wentworth Road, Vaucluse presents buyers with the rare opportunity to own a piece of Australia’s rich legacy of design and the arts.

Named after revered convict architect Francis Greenway, the 2,415 sqm site has been home to several high-profile owners including Academy Award-winning director Jane Campion and played host to politicians, ambassadors and some of the country’s leading arts identities and corporate leaders.

24 Wentworth Rd, Vaucluse, NSW 2030

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According to property records, Power of the Dog director Campion was the seller of the home, when it last change hands in 2001 for $4.2 million.

Bill Malouf, Director of Highland Double Bay Malouf has listed the home, on behalf of the vendor, Australian author and arts philanthropist Ashley Dawson-Damer AM.

Mr Malouf said he is receiving interest in the home above $28m with the expectation the stunning address could sell for $30 million or $31 million.

“It is a privilege to list such a historical residence,” Mr Malouf said.

“Greenway is a house that wraps itself around you in pleasure and tranquillity, it is for a buyer who appreciates its originality and uniqueness.”

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The iconic home is back on the market for the first time in 20 years.

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Designed and built by Wilkinson, the founding dean of the faculty of architecture at University of Sydney, Greenway represents the pinnacle of the England-born architect’s artistic flair that is inspired by Mediterranean designs infused with Georgian elegance.

The home is considered a prime example of Wilkinson’s design intent of creating buildings that are in harmony with their setting with rocks and trees of the original site left largely undisturbed.

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The house and its gardens are heritage listed with Woollahra Council.

Ms Dawson-Damer, an accomplished author of three books with the most recent being A Particular Woman, is one of Australia’s leading arts philanthropists.

It was previously home to Oscar winning director Jane Campion.

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She is a National Gallery of Australia Foundation board member, a Trustee of the Art Gallery of NSW and has served as director of Opera Australia Capital Fund since 2014.

“Everywhere you turn there is a special design conceit created by the great architect, Professor Wilkinson,” Ms Dawson-Damer said.

“He referenced the Georgian traditions in his columns and his hallway window and the stark beauty of the sandstone fireplace. He called to the south of France for his house structure where provincial echoes are everywhere, being particularly suited to the sunny climes of that Mediterranean idyll.

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Ashley Dawson-Damer. Picture: John Appleyard

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“For fun and games, he brings in Spanish adobe architecture, again especially suited to this harbourside house – in the tiles over the archway and the carved dragons on the frame of the garage. In the front garden is the coolness of a thick green lawn and space for an 80-seat clear marquee where the tracery of the Angophora trees lend an architectural component to the setting.”

During Ms Dawson-Damer’s ownership Greenway’s architectural elegance has played host to some of the Sydney arts community’s most lavish soirees

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“My favourite place is the large drawing room, and it is there I have entertained current and past Prime Ministers, including John Howard, as well as premiers, government ministers, and ambassadors,” said Ms Dawson Damer.

The home was originally built by Wilkinson in 1923 and remained part of his family’s estate after his 1873 death, until it was bought by Campion.

Jane Campion, winner of the Best Director award for The Power of the during the 94th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 27, 2022 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

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Wilkinson extended the home in 1950, adding a three-storey wing and the home’s distinctive tower, bringing total bedrooms in the upper floor area to five with three verandas.

Greenway was extensively renovated by new owners again in 2002 with the addition of a subterranean laundry and cellar added, new bathrooms and kitchen, and an extended terrace and landscaping improvements.

The home now features seven bedrooms and five bathrooms.

“Greenway represents a rare opportunity to own a piece of Australia’s distinguished architectural history,” said Mr Malouf, who is marketing the home through an expressions of interest campaign.

‘A supremely liveable home.’

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“The story of the home’s origin, as one of the first to be built in the Vaucluse area, has been enhanced over many years by many owners whose affection for this grand home has left a lasting legacy for generations to come.

“While this positions Greenway as one of the most significant homes in the area, it is also a supremely liveable home for buyers looking for an elegant and uniquely private estate in one of Sydney’s most sought-after suburbs.”

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