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Winery, Armidale, NSW, Australia

Petersons Winery in Armidale New South Wales is a landmark historic property located in the New England region of Australia. Built in 1911 and lovingly restored and extended in 2010 in keeping with traditional architecture. Petersons is one of the most gracious and prestigious properties in Australia and bound up with the name of Dangar. Originally, the Dangar’s used the property for breeding Suffolk Punch draught horses and a summer residence by Mr Arthur Dangar, son of Henry Dangar. The Dangar’s built the homestead in a grand way. Palmerston was named after the General Manager of all the Dangar properties Sir Arthur Hunter Palmer who later became Premier of Queensland.

The Homestead and stable complex were built in 1911 and designed by Newcastle Architects F & A Castleden in the picturesque Art Nouveau manner. Formal lawns in front of the house have low stone walls which run in serpentine fashion to accommodate level change and give the property a park like appearance with hedges and mature groups of elm, pine and deodars. The design of Petersons reflects the new awareness of materials as a reaction to the Victorian period and has unglazed terracotta roof shingles imported from Brittany which gives the roof a fine sense of scale and texture. A delightful feature of the homestead is the upper belvedere and well-proportioned copper roof which suits it marvellously. The belvedere is constructed of timber louvered half panels which repeat the semicircular theme and rest perfectly with the main roof forms.

Verandahs are used to reduce scale and building mass. Granite stub-columns to the porte-cochere have pronounced entasis and add visual weight. The great-hall is the central focus measuring 13m x 6.7m supported on a massive expressed Tudor-like roof trusses. Two large fireplaces are notable features in this huge space. The interior fit-out reflects the exterior architecture with built-in cupboards and window seats. Bricks were handmade on the property and laid in traditional English-bond pattern. In recent years, the property name has changed to Petersons guesthouse associated with Petersons winery and is a rare, in-tact example of a new regional country homestead vernacular. The main homestead has not been greatly altered except for bedroom accommodation. The house is an exact copy of an Indian residence where Mr A. Dangar stayed on route to England. The homestead is featured in the Stockman Hall of Fame Longreach Queensland.