Tenterfield House is a

category B listed building In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...

in Dunbar Road, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland. It was built in the 18th century as a two-storey private residence. A three-story wing with tower was added circa 1860. The house was used as a Christie Home for orphans until 1950, then a local authority children's home until 1992. It was converted into apartments in 1995. The house was once owned by Sir

Stuart Donaldson Sir Stuart Alexander Donaldson (16 December 1812 – 11 January 1867) was the first Premier of the Colony of New South Wales. Early life Donaldson was born in London, England. He entered his father's firm at the age of 15 and was sent first t ...

, the first

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of the

Colony of New South Wales The Colony of New South Wales was a colony of the British Empire from 1788 to 1901, when it became a State of the Commonwealth of Australia. At its greatest extent, the colony of New South Wales included the present-day Australian states of New ...

, Australia, who in the mid nineteenth century gave its name to his property, Tenterfield Station, in New South Wales and thus to the town of

Tenterfield Tenterfield is a regional town in New South Wales, Australia. At the , Tenterfield had a population of 4,066. Tenterfield's proximity to many regional centres and its position on the route between Sydney and Brisbane led to its development as a ...

, and through that to the

Tenterfield Oration The Tenterfield Oration was a Speech (public address), speech given by Sir Henry Parkes, Premier of the Colony of New South Wales at the Tenterfield School of Arts in Tenterfield, New South Wales, Tenterfield, in rural New South Wales, Australia ...

, the speech which led ultimately to the

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. The building was given category B listed status in December 1977, affording it legal protection from unauthorised alteration from demolition. The adjacent Tenterfield Cottage was destroyed by fire in July 2011. It was empty and proposed for demolition at the time. The name "Tenterfield" refers to a tenter field.

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Agent's advert for an apartment in Tenterfield House
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Agent's advert for another apartment in Tenterfield House
Category B listed buildings in East Lothian Haddington, East Lothian

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