A gin distiller named Robert Cooper built this colonial two-story home in 1824. The oldest standing home in Paddington, it was named Juniper Hall after the juniper berries that are used to make the beverage of the same name. Later the house was used as an orphanage before being renovated and opened as a museum in 1980. In 1984 the community was up in arms over plans to redevelop Juniper Hall as a shopping arcade, and in March of that year the National Trust announced that it would purchase the property. Juniper Hall was saved because 0u104 ?e Paddington Society, the Friends of Juniper Hall, and the local community fought to save it