Tempe House

Drove down today to have a birthday dinner for my brother.

He lives in an apartment behind Tempe House and this is part of the outlook from his balcony.
The Wolli Creek area is now densely populated and there is much building going on, but fortunately he only sees this beautiful building and the adjacent church.

Tempe House is an exceptional and rare example of Neo-Classical Georgian architecture designed by leading colonial architect John Verge who was commissioned to do the work in 1831 for Sydney businessman (Alexander) Brodie Spark. Since that time the house has had a significant history. Caroline Chisholm, the renowned philanthropist who appeared on the old five dollar note, leased the house in 1863 and ran an educational establishment for young ladies on the site.