Traditional Land Owners: Borogegal and Cammeraigal people

Design for the Woolley house commenced in 1959, soon after the land was purchased. The design and working drawings were completed in late 1960.

Woolley lodged the drawings with Council on 11 January 1962 and Building Application 62/32 was approved on 2 February 1962. Construction commenced soon after and the house was completed in September 1962 by Pettit & Sevitt.

Originally designed by Woolley for his family it was later purchased In 1985, by Yuana and Stephen Hesketh, from Ken Woolley, as their home.

The House is listed in ‘Schedule 5 –Environmental Heritage’ under Mosman LEP 2012 and is is included on the Australian Institute of Architects Register of Significant Architecture.