Derrylyn is a heritage-listed house at 16 Deakin Avenue, Haberfield, Inner West Council, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]

Derrylyn
Derrylyn behind a high hedge
Location16 Deakin Avenue, Haberfield, Inner West Council, Sydney New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates33°52′45″S 151°08′25″E / 33.8792°S 151.1402°E / -33.8792; 151.1402
Built1910
Built forRichard Stanton
Official nameDerrylyn
TypeState heritage (built)
Designated2 April 1999
Reference no.279
TypeHouse
CategoryResidential buildings (private)
Derrylyn is located in Sydney
Derrylyn
Location of Derrylyn in Sydney

History

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The Haberfield and Dobroyd Point area was used as farmland with scattered industries until after the coming of the steam tramway from Leichhardt to Five Dock. The 1893 Depression retarded subdivision. In 1901 Richard Stanton and W. H. Nichols, real estate agents of Summer Hill, purchased 50 acres of the Dobroyd Estate from the Ramsay family.[1]

Richard Stanton was an Irish immigrant whose father developed a furniture and auctioneer's business in Summer Hill. By 1910, Stanton controlled 200 acres.[1]

The first subdivision occurred by 1903 and Stanton moved to the new estate in 1907. The original Dobroyd House was demolished and the Bunyas was erected by Stanton, to a design commissioned from the Haberfield Estate architect, John Spencer-Stansfield. Over 1,000 houses on this estate are thought to have been designed by Spencer-Stansfield.[2][1]

Derrylyn was built in 1910.[1]

An Interim Conservation Order was placed on it on 11 December 1981 at the request of the vendor who was concerned that future owners of the property may propose internal and external changes to the house. With the agreement of the new owner a Permanent Conservation Order was placed over the property on 2 December 1983.[1]

In 1983 through the Heritage Assistance program funding assistance was provided to erect a new picket fence.[1]

A swimming pool with brick paving and a child-proof fence was added in 1984, and approval was granted for a garage/carport of sympathetic design in 1985. A new picket fence was constructed the same year.[1]

Approval was granted for re-landscaping of the grounds in 1992.[1]

On 2 April 2000 the property was transferred to the State Heritage Register.[1]

Description

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Historic view of Derrylyn

Derrylyn is a large single storey federation cottage of two-tone bricks with a fine slate and terracotta roof punctuated by numerous tall roughcast chimneys.[1]

Heritage listing

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Derrylyn was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999 having satisfied the following criteria.[1]

The place is important in demonstrating the course, or pattern, of cultural or natural history in New South Wales.

Derrylyn, built in 1910, is a large single storey federation cottage of two-tone bricks with a fine slate and terracotta roof punctuated by numerous tall roughcast chimneys. The building is prominently sited on the corner of Dalhousie Street and Deakin Avenue, Haberfield. It retains many of its original features.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Derrylyn". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00279. Retrieved 28 May 2018.   Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
  2. ^ Archnex Designs, 2004

Bibliography

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  • Heritage Council Branch Managers Report 29 July 1983. 1983.
  • Archnex Designs P/L (2004). The Bunyas, 5 Rogers Ave., Haberfield: Statement of Heritage Impact.

Attribution

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  This Wikipedia article was originally based on Derrylyn, entry number 00279 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 28 May 2018.