Berith Park, a master-built heritage home designed by Francis Ernest Stowe

Elaine, Berith Park, Fernhill Estate: saving Australian mansions

BEN WILMOT The Australian 12:00 AM May 6, 2017

An 2013 photo of Berith Park Sydney-based corporate lawyer Karthika Gunalingam bought historic upper-north shore trophy estate Berith Park from former Coca-Cola Amatil managing director Warwick White and his wife Karen for more than $11m last year.

• Berith Park, a master-built heritage home designed by Francis Ernest Stowe, is considered an architectural masterpiece, with grand interior living spaces ­flowing into manicured gardens.

• The prized estate, sold through Ray White agents Elliott Placks and David Walker, needs little work.

• “Every owner has treated it with such respect and I hope to do the same,” Gunalingam says of the Wahroonga home, which sports a pool, tennis court and golf driving range.

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Berith Park sold for ... $11 million

LUCY MACKEN DOMAIN PRESTIGE REPORTER DEC 9, 2016

Berith Park, 19 Billyard Avenue, Wahroonga, NSW 2076

• The historic upper north shore trophy estate Berith Park sold on Friday afternoon (for $11 million).

• The exact sales result is shrouded in mystery, leaving it to speculation as to whether it topped the upper north shore’s record house price of $11.5 million set in 2010.

• Berith Park is one of the area’s prized estates, with an impressive line-up of previous owners dating back to its Federation origins when it was built by architect Francis Ernest Stowe.