Woodbridge House

Woodbridge House is a heritage-listed colonial residence on the banks of the Swan River in Woodbridge, within the City of Swan, Western Australia. Built in 1884-1885 for pastoralist, politician and newspaper proprietor Charles Harper, it is managed by the National Trust of Western Australia. The two-storey brick house retains period furnishings, outbuildings and riverside gardens, illustrating late Victorian domestic architecture and Swan River settlement history.

Visitors can expect a conserved two-storey Victorian brick homestead set in landscaped gardens on the Swan River floodplain. The interior is presented with period furniture, household collections and interpretive displays accessed by guided tour. Grounds include lawns, mature trees, outbuildings, picnic areas and river views. The experience is low-key and educational, focused on colonial domestic life, architecture and the Harper family history, with opportunities for sightseeing, photography and riverside walks.

Built 1884-1885 for Charles Harper (1842-1912), pastoralist, politician and co-proprietor of The West Australian newspaper. Designed in Victorian style and constructed with convict-made bricks from earlier buildings, it reflects affluent colonial pastoral settlement on the Swan River. Harper and his family lived there until the 1920s. The property was later acquired and conserved by the National Trust of Western Australia and is listed on the State Register of Heritage Places.

A significant example of late Victorian colonial domestic architecture and lifestyle in Western Australia, illustrating Swan River colonial settlement, pastoral elite culture and early conservation efforts by the National Trust. The house, gardens and river setting are valued for heritage education and community cultural identity in the City of Swan and Swan Valley.