Laurelbank

Laurelbank, a Heritage-listed building, currently stands on over an acre of land, originally part of the remaining six hundred acres granted to Mr. John Stirling in 1850. In 1854, Mr. William Lithgow, a former Auditor General for the State of New South Wales, acquired the site and later sold it to Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Griffiths, a building contractor, who built the present Laurelbank Cottage.

The building is constructed of brick and cement render, placed on sandstone foundations with a large cellar, an imported slate roof, and extensive iron lace and iron columns on the verandas. In 1934, Dr. & Mrs. FC Florence purchased the property as their home.

In 1965, the property was then purchased by the current owners, Laurelbank Masonic Centre Pty Ltd, and converted to the floor plan that it has today.