Set in a flagged garden, it had attic windows that gave panoramic views to Rushcutters Bay and Botany Bay. Juniper Hall was built for Robert Cooper, distiller and emancipist merchant, who with partners James Underwood and Francis Ewen Forbes, had received from Governor Brisbane in , covering the whole of north Paddington, and they agreed to erect three mansions and a distillery there. A distillery was built at the foot of Cascade Street near Taylor Square and Cooper bought out his partners, and only Juniper Hall was erected. The Coopers were part of the social scene of their day and entertained many notables of that time. Today few of the area's original working class residents remain, as the suburb's proximity to the city has made it popular with business and professional people who prefer inner-city living in this historic area. The shopping centre, concentrated on the north side of Oxford Street, has also changed from one serving local needs to one of cafes, speciality shops and boutiques. Much of this is related to the changing population and the Village Bazaar, or Paddington Markets. The bazaar, which has operated since the mid 1970s, draws visitors from all over the city and has contributed to Paddington's development as one of Sydney's favourite tourist spots, along with Bondi Beach and The Rocks. The site is located in the Rushcutters Bay Valley, bounded by the Old and New South Head Roads, Point Piper Road and Boundary Road, and characterised in the mid-nineteenth century by architect designed "mansion villas" situated in cultivated grounds for the 'Paddington Gentry.' The site of "Engehurst" was part of the original seven acre grant to Frederick Augustus Hely and Francis Nicholas Rossi. The house at Engehurst was designed by architect John Verge and built for Frederick Augustus Hely, Principal Superintendent of Convicts, in 1834–1835, located on the original grant to Hely and Francis Nicholas Rossi. The house was built using convict labour. Hely was Principal Superintendent of Convicts from 1823 until his death in 1836. After receiving a Crown grant of 1 acre, 2 roods and 2 perches, he purchased 6 acres and 2 roods from Captain Nicholas Rossi, Superintendent of Police, in September 1833 with frontage to new road in the Valley of Rushcutter (subsequently Glenmore Road). "Wyoming" at Gosford was also designed by Verge for Hely, though it was not built until after Hely's death.