Saratoga, New South Wales
The village of Saratoga occupies the central portion of its peninsula, bordered towards the point by Davistown and toward the mainland by Yattalunga.
Initially utilised by indigenous peoples, the area of Saratoga was first exploited by European settlers for citrus orchards, after John Bourke and his family settled in the area in 1863. Bourke went on to become a pioneer in commercial citrus growing in the area of Brisbane Water. Sporadic building occurred thereafter, including the notable Federation-style house 'Rosemount', built in 1917 and surviving on 0.5 ha of land at the corner of Village Road and Brooklyn Road. In recent decades, housing development has transformed most of Saratoga into an outer residential suburb of Gosford. Bordered on three sides by water, Saratoga has also become a favourite haunt of fishermen and sports people.
Most residents commute to Gosford, Kincumber or Erina for their daily needs, with few working in the suburb itself. Saratoga has a small shopping centre located on Village Road, which includes a petrol station, a general store, a hairdresser, a newsagency, a liquor outlet, a pharmacy, two takeaway shops, a bakery and a jeweller.
Brisbania Public School [1] stands at the corner of High Street and Davistown Road.
Saratoga is the home of the Saratoga Hawks, a Junior Australian Football Club established in 2001.
Heritage listings
Saratoga has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- 36 Village Road: Rosemount
References
- ^ "Rosemount". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00286. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- Rosemount, NSW State Heritage Listing - includes some background history of the area
External links
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