Late Federation style house and setting
Late Federation style house and setting17 Arcadia StreetLot 182, DP 1121781This is a good example of Federation style like its neighbour at no 15. Features to note include sandstone plinth, face brickwork, return verandah, render to gable and original joinery.See A Photographic Guide to Architecturally and Historically Significant Buildings in the Municipality of Hurstville, 1983, item no 71.It is listed as a Heritage Item in Schedule 5 of the Georges River Local Environmental Plan 2021 and was previously listed as a Heritage Item in Schedule 5 of the Hurstville Local Environmental Plan 2012.
Federation house “Hillside” and setting
Federation house “Hillside” and setting19 Arcadia StreetLot A, DP 976115This is a fine example of a ‘Freestyle’ cottage. Of particular note are the stucco rendered chimneys, the rising sun motif to the gable end and the sunhood below.See A Photographic Guide to Architecturally and Historically Significant Buildings in the Municipality of Hurstville, 1983, item no 72.It is listed as a Heritage Item in Schedule 5 of the Georges River Local Environmental Plan 2021 and was previously listed as a Heritage Item in Schedule 5 of the Hurstville Local Environmental Plan 2012. It has the name ‘Hillside’.
Late Federation style house “Alston” and setting
Late Federation style house “Alston” and setting55 Cambridge StreetLot 1, DP 508045No 55 Cambridge Street is listed as a Heritage Item in Schedule 5 of the Georges River Local Environmental Plan 2021 and was previously listed as a Heritage Item in Schedule 5 of the Hurstville Local Environmental Plan 2012. It has the name ‘Alston’.
Federation cottage and original setting
Federation cottage and original setting60 Cambridge StreetLot 1, DP 774307No 60 Cambridge Street, Penshurst is a Federation cottage with iron bullnose to verandah roof, sandstone quoining and reveals, original joinery and a lych-type gate.It is listed as a Heritage Item in Schedule 5 of the Georges River Local Environmental Plan 2021 and was previously listed as a Heritage Item in Schedule 5 of the Hurstville Local Environmental Plan 2012.
House
House16 Claremont StreetLot 14, Section 6, DP 1650No 16 Claremont Street, though modified, is locally significant as it represents the Victorian residential developments that occurred circa 1890 with the establishment of the Hurstville Grove Estate subdivision. It also reflects the use of local material, sandstone.See Tropman and Tropman, Kogarah Heritage Study, July 1994, Group 2 Ref Item 78.It is listed as a Heritage Item in Schedule 5 of the Georges River Local Environmental Plan 2021 and was previously listed as a Heritage Item in Schedule 5 of the Kogarah Local Environmental Plan 2012.1938 rates book, owner Alice Holsted, house name ‘Pacific’. Lot 14 of section 6 of Hurstville Grove estate. Vol 3401 Fol 79 DP1650.
House and garden
House and garden3 Dudley StreetLot 2, DP 132515No 3 Dudley Street is listed as a Heritage Item in Schedule 5 of the Georges River Local Environmental Plan 2021 and was previously listed as a Heritage Item in Schedule 5 of the Kogarah Local Environmental Plan 2012.
Victorian bungalow “Torino” and setting
Victorian bungalow “Torino” and setting469 Forest RoadLot 2, DP 511490This is a freestanding cottage in excellent condition. Many of the original details are in excellent condition and include: the slate roof, iron ridgings, bullnosed iron verandah roof, iron posts and brackets, rendered brickwork, rusticated quoining, rendered sills, and chimneys. It is currently [2018] premises of Cerebral Palsy Alliance.See A Photographic Guide to Architecturally and Historically Significant Buildings in the Municipality of Hurstville, 1983, item no 79.Thomas McKee of Sydney purchased Lots 7 and 8 of Section B of DP2831 from the Universal Land and Deposit Bank Ltd on 7 January 1893. The adjoining Lot 6 was purchased on 6 February 1893. Torino was built soon after. McKee lived in Torino until he sold it on 11 February 1901 to Maria Bayliss, wife of Henry Bayliss of Hurstville. Maria Bayliss purchased Lots 9 and 10, between Torino and Nelson Street, on 25 July 1902, and used the land for a larger garden. The Baylisses lived there until 10 November 1916, when the house was sold to Louis Albert Musso, a chemist of Penshurst.[1] The Musso family were still in residence in 1986.Lots 6, 7 and 8 were re-subdivided in 1964. Lot 1 of DP 511490 was sold in 1895 by Dr Louis Albert Musso and a new house was built on the lot.See Hurstville Historical Society Heritage Register 1986, item 45.LTO DP511490 Lots 1 and 1; Torrens Title Vol 19846 Fols 73 and 74.DP2831 Sec B, Lots 7 and 8; Torrens Title Vol 1081 Fol 121.DP2831 Lot 6, Torrens Title Vol 1087 Fol 235, Vol 1084 Fol 185.DP 2831 Lots 9 and 10, Torrens Title Vol 1132 Fol 247.Torino was listed by the National Trust in 1983.[2]It is listed as a Heritage Item in Schedule 5 of the Georges River Local Environmental Plan 2021 and was previously listed as a Heritage Item in Schedule 5 of the Hurstville Local Environmental Plan 2012.[1] However Mrs Musso of Torino, Forest Road, gave birth to a baby there on 17 May 1913, so perhaps it was rented to the Musso family before they purchased it. SMH 31 May 1913.[2] Council Comment no 49, September 1983.
Victorian villa “Ithiel” and setting
Victorian villa “Ithiel” and setting55 Inverness AvenueLot X, DP 393801Ithiel is a large two-storey Victoria Mansion designed by the architect James S Hannan, possibly built by local builder John Sproule. James S Hannan, also designed the main pavilion and other buildings at the old showground in Moore Park, c1887.It was built for Daniel James, on lot 5 of section 4 of the Penshurst Park Estate which he had purchased on 23 June 1887. James was a tailor in Oxford Street; he retired in 1890, aged 52.Ithiel is a Biblical reference meaning ‘He who understands the signs’ or ‘God is with me’[1].James died in 1906 and the house was sold to A G Crump in 1910. In 1913 it was purchased by Sydney Blanton, a clothing merchant. He employed two live-in gardeners, a live-in maid, a laundress and a music teacher.In 1928 the land around Ithiel was subdivided, leaving one acre 12¾ perches surrounding the house. An auction notice in November 1934 gave a description of the house.[2] It was a deceased estate. The house was double-brick, with hall, six bedrooms, lounge, dining room, billiard room, kitchen, laundry and offices.Further subdivision took place in 1954 and 1955. The house was converted to four flats in 1954/55. The two ground floor flats were converted into one in 1978.[3] Much of its Victorian detailing had been lost by 1983, for example the first floor balcony and garden, but some restoration subsequently took place.See A Photographic Guide to Architecturally and Historically Significant Buildings in the Municipality of Hurstville, 1983, item no 78.See Stacy, Miriam, Ithiel, Penshurst Park Estate, NSW, a conservation and restoration report. BArch thesis, University of Sydney, 1985. Some of the illustrations she gathered in compiling this publication are in Hurstville compactus file-boxes, uncatalogued [noted 2021].It is listed as a Heritage Item in Schedule 5 of the Georges River Local Environmental Plan 2021 and was previously listed as a Heritage Item in Schedule 5 of the Hurstville Local Environmental Plan 2012.[1] Proverbs, 30:1.[2] St George Call 2 November 1934, p2[3] Stacey, Miriam, Ithiel, Penshurst Park Estate, BArch thesis University of Sydney 1985.
St John the Evangelist’s Anglican Church
St John the Evangelist’s Anglican Church645 King Georges RoadLot 1, DP 732744The earliest church was a weatherboard structure on Forest Road constructed in 1910, depicted on p17 of Weatherby’s book. The Church was dedicated by the Archbishop of Sydney on 6 May 1914.[1] The foundation stone read: “To the Glory of God. This stone was laid by the Lord Bishop of Bendigo, Right Rev J D Langley, DD.” It was licensed as St John’s on 9 August 1917. It marked its silver jubilee in 1935. It was later used as a hall. This building was demolished in 1986 when King Georges Road was widened.[2]The foundation stone for the new church was laid on 5 April 1959 by the Governor of NSW, Sir Eric Woodward. It read: “To the Glory of God. This foundation stone was set by His Excellency The Governor of New South Wales Lieutenant-General Sir Eric Woodward KCMG, CB, CBE, DSO on April 5th 1959. Rt Rev W G Hilliard MA Bishop Administrator, Rev D G Mottram, Rector.” It was dedicated on 6 December 1959 by Rev H R Gough, Archbishop of Sydney as St John’s War Memorial Church. The church, which cost £37,000, was designed by the eminent architect Leslie Wilkinson, Professor of Architecture at the University of Sydney. It is a large brick building on a cruciform plan with lower roof over side aisles. It features coloured glazing and a tall spire over a brick bell tower. It was consecrated on 15 September 1974 by Archbishop Loane.[3] It marked its 50th anniversary in 2009.The church accepted compensation from the Department of Main Roads for land lost when King Georges Road was widened, necessitating the demolition of the Parish Hall.[4]The spire, comprised of copper sheeting on a plywood frame, had deteriorated to the point that it posed a safety risk.[5] In 2014 the old steeple was taken down because of corrosion, and a new steeple was installed on 19 December.[6]Penshurst Anglican Church is at 2 Carrington Street, Penshurst. [1] Propeller 1 May 1914, p2.[2] St George Pictorial News 2 April 1986.[3] St George Leader 11 September 1974.[4] Weatherby, chapter 6.[5] St George and Sutherland Shire Leader, 10 November 2011, p.10.[6] St George Leader 8 January 2015 p8.
Revival Life Centre, “West Maling”
Revival Life Centre, “West Maling”663–671 King Georges RoadLot 100, DP 854121West Maling, now known as the Revival Life Centre, is one of the most architecturally significant residences in the Georges River area. Built in 1889 for Albert Bythesea Weigall, the first headmaster of Sydney Grammar School, the house is listed on the NSW State Heritage Register and is protected by a Permanent Conservation Order. It is also listed as a Heritage Item in Schedule 5 of the Georges River Local Environmental Plan 2021, and was previously listed in the Kogarah Local Environmental Plan 2012. Designed by C. H. Halstead, later an Alderman and Mayor of Kogarah Council, the house is a rare and early example of the Queen Anne style in Australia. According to the Heritage Council, West Maling is considered “one of the purest examples of the Queen Anne style of architecture existing today and is thought to be the first of its type of residence built in Australia.” [1]Architectural Significance In Australia, the architectural ideas of Richard Norman Shaw played a key role in shaping the Federation style, which flourished between 1890 and 1915. This style is divided into twelve distinct phases, with Federation Queen Anne being the most popular for houses built between 1890 and 1910. Federation Queen Anne homes often incorporated Tudor-inspired timberwork and elaborate fretwork, replacing the Victorian preference for wrought iron. [2] It is typically characterised by: Asymmetrical façades Steeply pitched roofs Prominent gables Tall, ornate chimneys Decorative timberwork and brick detailing Bay windows and verandahs West Maling showcases these features through its fine brickwork, elaborate chimneys, and timber craftsmanship, all set within a garden that retains elements of period-style planting. However, West Maling displays a strong Tudor influence that sets it apart from many other Queen Anne builds. Historical Timeline In January 1932, a fire caused by a builder’s blowlamp partially destroyed the building.[3] In 1953, it became the home of the Oblate Fathers, marking a new chapter in its institutional use. In 1972, the property was purchased by the Australian Evangelistic Association, which added a new chapel in 1980. Due to the interim conservation order, the chapel was carefully designed by Noel Bell Ridley Smith and Partners as a low-key structure cut into the hillside, with car parking on the roof.[3] West Maling’s layered history—from private residence to religious centre—adds to its cultural significance. Its architectural integrity and historical associations make it a landmark of both aesthetic and social value. References Branch Manager’s Report to the Heritage Council, 24 August 1983. Queen Anne Architecture, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Anne_style_architecture Propeller, 22 January 1932, p4. Hurstville Historical Society Newsletter, August 1984; Heritage Conservation News, Summer 1984. See Earnshaw, Beverley, Houses and Heritage, pp. 138–139. See E. M. Howard, A Victorian Mansion, in Kogarah Historical Society Newsletter, May 1976, pp. 6–8.
Penshurst Railway Station
Location: Illawarra rail line — corner of Laycock Road (South) and Bridge StreetLot: 1, DP 1154260The story of Penshurst Station begins in 1886, when two modest side platforms were constructed on the single railway line between Hurstville and Sutherland. This line had been completed just a year earlier by contractors C & E Miller.On 17 May 1890, Penshurst officially opened as a simple ‘platform’ positioned on the north-western side of Laycock Road, at the site of a level crossing[1]. This crossing would later disappear in 1905, following major regrading works.Early improvements soon followed: 25 June 1890 – Toilets were installed. May 1891 – Name boards were added. 11 December 1896 – A ticket office was built.A significant transformation came in 1905, when the Illawarra Line was upgraded to a double track. Penshurst Station was shifted south from its original site, and a new weatherboard station building and brick island platform were constructed. The platform was later extended in July 1912. As part of these works, the old level crossing was replaced with an overbridge, marking a new era for the station [2].
Laycock Road street trees
Laycock Road street treesLaycock Road
Penshurst Reservoirs and pumping station
Penshurst Reservoirs and pumping station12C Laycock RoadLot 1, DP 906312Two reservoirs are located at the corner of Laycock Road and Penshurst Avenue, Penshurst, and are described by J M Colloctt (1990) for Sydney Water. The reservoirs have a top water level 92 metres above sea-level. They supply water to the Penshurst area on the northern side of George River. For many years, their source of supply was Woronora Dam. Reservoir no 87 was built of steel in 1910, and no 88 was built in concrete in 1938. Reservoir no 87 contains 1.5 million gallons (6.4 Ml). It replaced an earlier cast iron tank, erected in c1891, and removed in 1914, and a steel tank erected in 1895, removed in 1951. It is a riveted steel tank with a concrete floor supported by structural steel columns with concrete arches around the perimeter. It has a diameter of 26.8 metres, and an available depth of water of 11.4 metres. An aluminium roof was provided for both reservoirs in 1978 to prevent bird and atmospheric pollution.Reservoir no 88 is a reinforced concrete tank with a concrete floor supported by a grid of concrete columns, with a concrete arch perimeter. It is interconnected with no 87. Its diameter is 35.35 metres, and has an available depth of 10.1 metres. It is the largest elevated reservoir in the Sydney Water system.[1] On completion, it was the largest reservoir in Australia, holding two million gallons.In 1942, Penshurst was supplied from the newly completed Woronora Dam by means of a 48” pipeline, which crosses Georges River on the old railway bridge. From c1969 water was supplied from Warragamba Dam.A brick valve house is also located at the site, as well as other offices.Photo at PIC/8732/1-24.They are listed as a Heritage Item in Schedule 5 of the Georges River Local Environmental Plan 2021 and were previously listed as a Heritage Item in Schedule 5 of the Kogarah Local Environmental Plan 2012.[1] Propellor 2 December 1937, p4, has a description.
House and garden, “Kintail”
House and garden, “Kintail”51 Laycock RoadLot 2, DP 16253Perched at the apex of Laycock Road, Kintail commands attention as one of the most architecturally and historically significant residences in the Georges River area. Built circa 1887–1888 for Myles McRae, Member of Parliament for Morpeth, the house was advertised in early 1890 as a twelve-room mansion on 97 acres, complete with hot and cold water baths, gas lighting, a coachhouse, and stables—a rare level of luxury for the time [1]Architectural Grandeur Kintail is a textbook example of the Victorian Filigree style, which flourished in Australia from the 1870s to the 1890s. Elements of this style seen in Kintail are: A two-storey verandah with cast iron lacework, including columns, balustrades, brackets, and valances Asymmetrical façade, seen here with half-octagonal bays French windows, ornate mouldings, and a floral-patterned pediment above the central front door A hipped slate roof with inlaid patterns, moulded chimneys, and corbelled eavesThe ground floor verandah, paved in grey and white checkerboard tiles with rounded sandstone edging, adds to the home’s elegance. Inside, the house features very large rooms, high ceilings, cedar joinery, a grand cedar staircase, marble fireplaces, and a surviving lath and plaster ceiling. This has all been lovingly restored in recent years [2]A Landmark of Social History Beyond its architectural merit, Kintail has played several roles in the community.In the late 1930s, it operated as Matron Brown’s private nursing home for the aged, with photographs from 1937 showing Nurse Heather Jean Gillis with residents.During World War II, the house was requisitioned for military use, sustaining damage in the process.In 1946, it was converted into a men’s rooming house, falling into disrepair before undergoing extensive restoration.Its elevated position overlooking the bay and its commanding presence make Kintail a true landmark residence, representing the grand residential development that accompanied the expansion of the railway and suburban growth in the late 19th century.Heritage Recognition Kintail is listed as a Heritage Item in Schedule 5 of the Georges River Local Environmental Plan 2021, and was previously listed under the Kogarah Local Environmental Plan 2012. Its former stables, now located at No. 57 Laycock Road, are also heritage-listed, further underscoring the estate’s historical value.[1] Sydney Morning Herald 4 February 1890, p10.[2] Earnshaw, Beverley, Houses and Heritage, pp. 144–145
Stables, “Kintail”
Stables, “Kintail”57 Laycock RoadLot 4, DP 16253
House
House72 Pacific AvenueLot B, DP 330880No 72 Pacific Avenue, Penshurst is listed as a Heritage Item in Schedule 5 of the Georges River Local Environmental Plan 2021 and was previously listed as a Heritage Item in Schedule 5 of the Kogarah Local Environmental Plan 2012.
House and garden
House and garden24 Penshurst AvenueLot 2, DP 320644No 24 Penshurst Avenue is locally significant as it represents a good example of a circa 1930s Californian bungalow. The garden is well maintained and contains mature plantings.See Tropman and Tropman, Kogarah Heritage Study, July 1994, Group 2 Ref Item 72.It is listed as a Heritage Item in Schedule 5 of the Georges River Local Environmental Plan 2021 and was previously listed as a Heritage Item in Schedule 5 of the Kogarah Local Environmental Plan 2012.It was advertised for sale in February 1934 with the name ‘Athlone’.[1] It was described as “four bedrooms each with sleep-out verandah, dining-room, lounge, breakfast rooms; orchard, vegetable garden, garage.”It was again advertised for sale in November 1950, at which time it was let at 36 shillings a week.[2]The occupier in 1932 was a William Moran.[1] Sydney Morning Herald 24 February 1934, p12; St George Call 16 February 1934, p2.[2] Sydney Morning Herald 4 November 1950, p26.
House and garden, “Beverley”
House and garden, “Beverley”25 Penshurst AvenueLots 5 and 6, DP 168912No 25 Penshurst Avenue, named 'Beverley', is locally significant as it represents a good example of a circa 1930s Californian bungalow. The garden is well maintained and contains mature plantings.California Bungalow is a style of architecture popular during the first third of the 20th century. Characterised by low sloping rooves and wide eaves, the style is meant to look low and settled into the landscape, often using local building materials and surrounding plants to blend with the site.Typical features include wood shingles, horizontal weatherboards or stucco on the outside, a brick or stone chimney, and a front porch that covers part of the façade. California bungalows are almost never built of brick, however, this was not the case in Australia, where the style underwent regional adaptations, often being built of liver coloured-brick common in Sydney, red brick in Melbourne and linestone in South Australia. [1]The Californian bungalow became very popular in Australia from about 1913. This matched the boom of Hollywood movies, which helped spread American fashions, furniture, cars and house styles. U.S. home design magazines also became easier to get in Australia, which had previously looked mainly to Britain for domestic architecture.People liked bungalows because they were affordable and suited the needs of growing suburbs. Timber versions were especially cheap and quick to build, helping with housing shortages. The Californian design also worked well in southern Australia’s climate, with warm summers and mild winters.See Tropman and Tropman, Kogarah Heritage Study, July 1994, Group 2 Ref Item 72.It is listed as a Heritage Item in Schedule 5 of the Georges River Local Environmental Plan 2021 and was previously listed as a Heritage Item in Schedule 5 of the Kogarah Local Environmental Plan 2012.[1] Butler, Graeme (1992). The Californian Bungalow in Australia. Port Melbourne: Lothian Press. ISBN 0-85091-355-1.
Former Penshurst Post Office
Former Penshurst Post Office27 Penshurst StreetLot A, DP 357995Penshurst Post Office was built in 1908 as a seven-room Federation cottage. It was let to a succession of tenants, and from 1922 to 1926 was the home of Dr William Brookes. From c1930 to 1948 the house was Athlone Private Hospital under the supervision of Nurse J Carswell.The Commonwealth Government purchased the property to become a post office on 22 January 1952. It was used as a post office to 1995.It was listed by Hurstville Council as a heritage item in 1997.[1]Post office services were previously established at Penshurst Railway Station from January 1902, and from 1 January 1909 onwards at the store premises of William Henry Todd in Laycock Road. From 2 July 1909, Charles Johnson’s store in Laycock Road was used, and an external public telephone was installed. Full-time service was introduced in July 1942. The letter receiver in the grounds of the later Post Office was probably the same one that was sent to Penshurst in 1909 and was moved off the footpath for its protection.[1] St George Leader 4 November 1997.
Penshurst Hotel
Penshurst Hotel29 Penshurst StreetLots 31 and 32, Section 2, DP 1399Francis Hubert Felton applied for a publican’s licence in April 1929 for premises to be erected on the corner of Victoria Avenue and Penshurst Street, Penshurst, to be called the Penshurst Hotel.[1] It would cost some £11,500 to erect.[2] The owners were Tooth and Co. A full description of the premises was given in an advert in the Sun, 1 March 1930, p2. The building was of picked tone face brick with variegated terra cotta tile roof. There was a basement cellar and spirit store. The ground floor had a bar, a saloon bar, bottle department, dining room, kitchen, two parlours and boiler room. On the first floor were 16 bedrooms.The hotel was completed by April of 1930. The license transferred from John Hawe to George Alexander Russell in April 1930.[3]Archie Brown took over management of the hotel in April 1935.[4] He had previously been manager of the Hotel Chamberlain in the city for fifteen years.It is listed as a Heritage Item in Schedule 5 of the Georges River Local Environmental Plan 2021 and was previously listed as a Heritage Item in Schedule 5 of the Hurstville Local Environmental Plan 2012.[1] Daily Telegraph 11 April 1929, p20.[2] Propeller 19 July 1929, p9.[3] Sydney Morning Herald 16 April 1930, p13.[4] Propeller 18 April 1935, p7.
Georges River College—Penshurst Girls Campus
Penshurst Girls’ High School was constructed in 1954 on a site at the corner of Penshurst Street and Forest Road, and opened in February 1955.[1] The official opening ceremony by the Minister for Education took place on 1 July 1955. The school was originally named Penshurst Secondary Home Science High School, and grew out of Hurstville Secondary Home Science School. It was reclassified as a Girls’ High School in 1959.The foundation stone of the school had been laid as far back as 14 June 1950 by R J Heffron, Minister for Education.The Principals of the school to 1980 were: Miss Sylvia Shorter to 1959; Miss Ivay Baldock 1960-1963; Miss Margaret McKean 1964-1971; Miss Jeanne Conolly 1971-1977[2]; Miss Lillian Fleming 1978[3] onwards.A booklet marking the school’s silver jubilee, Penshurst Girls’ High School 1955-1980 was published in 1980.A former pupil of the school, Julie Ismay, was Miss Australia in 1975.It is now Georges River College Penshurst Girls’ Campus.[1] See Education 27 July 1955, p1 for photos.[2] St George Leader 18 January 1978 noted Miss Conolly’s retirement after a 30 year teaching career.[3] St George Leader 12 April 1978.
Former St Joseph’s Convent
Former St Joseph’s Convent55 Penshurst StreetLots 4 and 6, DP 14114; Lot 5, DP 319474Rostrov was built as a large house for John Sproule in circa 1886. Sproule, of Irish descent, settled in the Belmore area in 1877, later becoming the first mayor of Canterbury, and was also Mayor of Hurstville on several occasions. Rostrov was later the home of a Doctor Quinn and became St. Joseph's Convent when he agreed to sell the property to the Catholic Church in 1935 as a home for the nuns of St. Declan's Parish. The building remains in good order and retains its Victorian detailing, verandahs, chimneys and joinery.See 'Heritage Register', Hurstville Historical Society, Hurstville, NSW, 1986, item 49.The convent narrowly escaped being burned down on 23 October 1920, when burning curtains were extinguished.[1][1] Propeller 29 October 1920, p5.
Federation bungalow and setting, including front fence
Federation bungalow and setting, including front fence69 Penshurst StreetLot 1, DP 228996
Federation house “Ferncliff” and setting
Federation house “Ferncliff” and setting71 Penshurst StreetLot 5, DP 28273Ferncliff was built c1904 for Mr Nicholson, a master builder, who lived in the house until 1915. The house is a typical Federation home, and an excellent example of the few ever built in this district. The 1986 Hurstville Survey stated: “The house is built on a rendered base; quality tuckpointed brickwork features on the front façade with details around the windows including dark red brick arches and stepped brick reveals. Painted rough-cast cement features under the front gable. The side and rear elevations are built from common bricks. The slate roof has terracotta ridge cappings and finials. The chimneys are rendered terracotta chimney pots. The front recessed verandah encloses two sides of the house; it has a low bullnosed brick fence with turned timber posts and brackets. Internally many fine details remain, plaster ceilings fancifully enlivened with Australian motifs; waratahs, nasturtiums and lyrebirds. Much original joinery is intact, the five panel doors feature a combed finish. Timber chimney pieces feature art nouveau hearth tiles. The bathroom has a tessellated tile finish. The house was renovated in 1924, reputedly by Nicholson. A laundry has also been added.”It was approved classified 28 July 1986.See A Photographic Guide to Architecturally and Historically Significant Buildings in the Municipality of Hurstville, 1983, item no 76 (above), which described it as follows: “An excellent example of Federation style. Set in an established garden this cottage displays many details typical of the style. They include a slate roof with terracotta crestings and finials, rendered chimneys and terracotta pots, red brickwork over windows and around verandahs with single bullnose corners and stops, original joinery, windows, doors and verandah posts and brackets.”
Two pairs of semi-detached Federation cottages—“Awaba” and “Waitia”; and “Werona” and “Yaralla”; and settings
Two pairs of semi-detached Federation cottages—“Awaba” and “Waitia”; and “Werona” and “Yaralla”; and settings102–108 Penshurst StreetLot 10, DP 1003473; Lots 1 and 2, DP 206249; Lot 100, DP 854189They are a group of semi-detached Federation cottages, named ‘Awaba’, ‘Waitia’, ‘Werona’ and ‘Yaralla’.No 102 Penshurst Street was offered for sale in August 2020 as a two-bedroom semi-detached Federation home, through belle property.The two pairs of cottages were listed as a Heritage Item in Schedule 5 of the Georges River Local Environmental Plan 2021 and were previously listed as a Heritage Item in Schedule 5 of the Hurstville Local Environmental Plan 2012.
Weatherboard Federation cottage and setting
Weatherboard Federation cottage and setting146 Penshurst StreetLot 1, DP 902124No 146 Penshurst Street, Penshurst, a weatherboard Federation cottage.It is listed as a Heritage Item in Schedule 5 of the Georges River Local Environmental Plan 2021 and was previously listed as a Heritage Item in Schedule 5 of the Kogarah Local Environmental Plan 2012.
