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Kywanna, Wakeford Road, Strathfield,1914 / Robert Barnet
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Title:
Kywanna, Wakeford Road, Strathfield,1914 / Robert Barnet
Creator:
Barnet, Robert James Macgregor, 1895-1916.
Date:
[1914]
Format:
1 photoprint : b & w ; 9 x 14 cm
Subject:
Federation architecture
brick houses
Kywanna (Strathfield, N.S.W.)
Series:
June Wallace papers
Description:
Kywanna, on the corner of Wakeford and Kingsland Roads, Strathfield, was build around 1905 for Duncan Sinclair (c1838-1922), a well-known pastoralist. When the house was sold following Sinclair's death, it was described as "solidly constructed of specially selected brick with stone facings", a Bangor slate roof and a 12 ft wide tiled verandah with massive pillars of three sides. There were three large receptions rooms, 5 bedrooms, 2 fully-tiled bathrooms, kitchen, maids' rooms, scullery etc. The grounds were laid out in lawns, drives, paths, tennis-court, flower garden, bushhouse etc.
Provenance:
Estate of June Wallace (1917-2010)
Source:
Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection ; June Wallace papers: JMW/22
Rights:
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Material Type:
Picture
Record number:
44899