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Property Details
| Property ID: 25 |
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| Street Address: | |
| Suburb/Postcode: | Burwood
2134 |
| City: | Sydney |
| State: | NSW |
| Country: | Australia |
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| Council/LGA: | Burwood |
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| Category: | House |
| Name(s): | |
| Built: | c. 1905 |
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| Architectual Type: | Federation |
| Demolished: | No |
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- Local Heritage Item
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- LGA Conservation Area
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'Colonna' is one of the larger, ornate Hoskins Estate homes. Not surprising given it's prominent corner location it features several projecting window bays, two which are multi-faceted. Most of the windows are double hung, some arched at the top with multi-coloured upper sashes. At the centre of the home facing Burwood Road is the front verandah entry.
Interior
Internally the home features a foyer entrance with arch leading to a cross hall forming a "T" shaped. The foyer and halls open into the reception rooms and bedrooms. Several feature ornate marble mantels and there is ornate timber joinery, doors, cornices, centrepieces and multiple arch ways in the halls. The rooms throughout most of the home, including all the formal reception and bedroom areas are 3.42m high (11'2.65"), similar to most of the Hoskins Estate homes. |
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'Colonna' would have been built around 1905 and by around late 1905 or early 1906 the first family would take up residence at the house.[1] Sometime by 1909 the Prosser family lived at the house and David Henry Prosser, husband of Grace Prosser passed away aged 44 years.[2] Soon after, the house was put on the market for lease[3] and later in 1909 or 1910, Bishop Stone-Wigg would be residing at the home.
Bishop Stone-Wigg (Rev. Montagu John Stone-Wigg, D.D.), arrived in Australia from England (due to fragile health) in 1889. Upon arrival, having already been ordained in London, he became a curate and then a canon and sub-dean of the St. John's Pro-Cathedral in Brisbane, while there he also established the Australian sisterhood movement. Around 1896 or 1897 he would be elected as Bishop of New Guinea - a position he would serve from 1898 to 1908. He would eventually be forced to resign from the position due to ill-health and would then move to reside in Sydney, Australia. Soon after his arrival he would take up residence at 'Colonna' and it is assumed that during this time he would have founded the Children's Home at Burwood.[5] While residing at the house, in December 1910, a bazaar and sale was held at his residence in aid of the New Guinea Mission and the Burwood Orphanage.[4] Bishop Stone-Wigg was also an active member of the Australian Board of Missions. Archdeacon Lefroy, a fellow Appian Way resident living at 'Vallambrosa' (No. 19 Appian Way), was the general secretary of the Mission [1910-1912].[13] Bishop Stone-Wigg would reside at 'Colonna' until his death on October 16, 1918 at the age of 58.[6] His wife would continue to live at the house for around the next 10 years and in 1929 the house was put on the market for sale. The ad goes into good detail describing the house and it's land.[7]
The house would be purchased by Alfred Thomas Carpenter, an auctioneer who worked for many years with the well-known real estate firm Hugh Duff and Co., later it would become known as Hugh Duff and Co.(A. T. Carpenter). When the house appeared on the market in 1929, Hugh Duff and Co. (A. T. Carpenter) were responsible for the sale of the property and it appears that Mr. Carpenter himself ended up purchasing the property. While the Carpenters resided at 'Colonna', in 1938, one of their sons, Harry, became engaged[8] and in 1939 two of their sons, Claude (of Commercial Banking Co. of Sydney, Ltd.)[9] and Keith (late 55th Battalion)[10] suddenly passed away. Mr. Carpenter would continue to reside at the residence until his death on March 4, 1946.[11] A couple of years later in 1950 the house would appear on the market for sale.[12] |
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