The Clermont estate came into being around the turn of the century, and occupied all the land now covered by Jennifer Street and Clermont Avenue. The property extended to North Road and down past Aeolus Avenue. It was built by a Mr. William Thompson who was a member of Parliament. It was the early meeting place of the local Masonic Lodge which is still known as Lodge Clermont.

The large area of land was subdivided in 1924 and produced the present Jennifer Street.

It was last occupied as a residence in 1960 by Mr. William Maher and his family. Mr. Maher was the NSW Manager of Avis Rent a Car. It was purchased by the company D. Gordon Pty Limited in June 1960 and opened as an 8 bed Nursing Home in September 1960 with patients on the ground floor only and staff accommodation upstairs. In 1962 Clermont was licensed as a Private Hospital with 20 beds but the demand for geriatric nursing care caused the hospital to be re-licensed as Nursing Home. Further extensions to the building brought the total bed capacity to 41 in 1963. There were also extensions made to the Matron’s residence in the grounds to give it a total of 3 bedrooms.

Very extensive additions in 1971 added a new private wing and brought total bed capacity to 50.

Further renovations during 1995/96 saw the addition of many new facilities including a lift and the addition of five extra beds.

The Directors of the Nursing Home since 1960 have been the members of the Gordon family.

The next two pages show a layout of the facility highlighting egress routes, exits and the location of fire fighting equipment.