The greater part of the Municipality was classified by the National Trust as a conservation area in 1974, and entered on the Register of the National Estate in 1978.

There are over 1,200 elements that contribute to Hunter's Hill's heritage, including early stone cottages and villas, stone walls, reserves, trees and gardens.

Beverley Sherry's entry (2009) in the Dictionary of Sydney details its heritage values and fascinating history - click here

To download an account of the classification and recognition of the heritage values of
Hunter's Hill, and extracts from the Australian Heritage Commission, the Hunter's Hill Heritage
Study, Beverley Sherry's definitive book on Hunter's Hill (1989), and other sources, click here.