Hazlewood House

Hazlewood House is a large detached house situated at the center of an estate. It dates to 1866, though parts of the building may originate from 1845. The house is constructed of rubble with slate roofs. It is a large, picturesque composition characterised by projecting gables, deep eaves with scalloped bargeboards and fascias, and a series of stacks featuring multiple octagonal shafts.

The main entrance is at the short, south end of the house. A central corridor runs through the house, with a staircase well providing access to top lights on the left side. The building consists of a front and back block, each running north-south, with parallel ridges and a central valley roof.

The south front features a full-height gable porch, a battle-mented parapet to the left, and a single-story unit to the right, which is backed by a stack with three shafts. Two-light casement windows are present at each level, with central mullions and segmental arched heads, set within brick dressings. A pair of panelled doors with top glazing within a four-centred opening forms the entrance. A string course runs along the façade, and above the ground floor window to the left is an inset, wedge-shaped stone inscribed "RP 1866."

The front facing the valley has three gables, is arranged over two storeys with an attic, and incorporates a continuous glazed verandah supported by eight cast iron posts, which returns to the porch on the left. The verandah covers four paired wooden glazed doors, each with brick drip courses and four-centred arched lights. An additional section is set back to the right. The first floor has two-light casement windows with brick dressings, and alternating brick drips. Smaller two-light windows are set within the gables, along with three gabled dormers. Two ridge stacks feature multiple octagonal shafts.

The rear elevation incorporates a hipped unit to the left with two gabled dormers, and a larger unit to the right with two major gables similar to the front. A variety of two-light casement windows are present, including a deep light with a transom at the staircase; above this is a further gabled dormer.

The inspected portions of the interior retain the open-well staircase and original ornamental panelled doors within doorcases. Decorative plastered beams and Gothick fireplaces are also present. The house demonstrates a rigorous but controlled design, employing a limited number of motifs, and is dramatically positioned on a steep slope overlooking a heavily wooded valley.