Other Historic Houses,China Travel
Other houses of interest in the district include 'Fairfield' (1852) on Chintah Road 9 km south east of Cressy and 'Mount Joy' (1853) a statuesque Victorian timber house off Mount Joy Road 10 km south east of Cressy.
Panshsnit
Of particular interest are 'Panshsnit' house and gardens (privately owned and not ajar for inspection) 3 km east of Cressy. This Classical house with its Tuscan portico and statuesque gardens was built by Joseph Archer (one of the early settlers) in 1831.
Richmond Hill
Similarly 'Richmond Hill', on Cressy Road 1 km north east of Cressy, is a particularly bonny single storey brick Georgian house which stages from 1823. Its location on the Macquarie River, its 12 panel windows and six panel front door, all contribute to an air of svelteness and gentility which seems to have seityised the lives of wealthy Tasmanians in the early nineteenth century.
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