1844 - Samsons Cottage In 1790 this parcel of land was part of the proposed 2nd stage of Sydneys Hospital. William Balmain was granted a lease which included this lot, and by 1807 he had released the property to the Government. By March 1837 William Carr & George John Rogers were trustees of the property and in October 1838 Sir George Gipps granted the land to Carr & Rogers. In February 1839 Frederic Wright Unwin became the owner of the property and on June 21 1843 conveyed lot 7 of the subdivision of Lots 1 & 2 of Section 85 to William Samson, stevedore. Samson completed the erection of a two storey house to the rear of the lot in 1844. The three roomed house was constructed of stone and brick walls and the roof was clad in shingles. In 1853 Samson erected a single storey shop containing three rooms to George Street frontage. The shop walls were constructed out of Wood and Brick and the roof was shingled. The Cottage of William and Martha Samson was considered large by the rating assessors in 1858. In 1882 Martha Samson sold Lot 7 to William Cope and Cunningham Archibald Atchison and in the same year they conveyed the Cottage and shop to Alexander William Cormack. In 1882-83 the shop on George Street was pulled down and during 1883 Cormack erected a three storey building containing two shops to George Street and lodging rooms over. The walls were constructed in brick and the roof clad with iron. The premises was divided into two tenements, each with nine rooms and were numbered 75 and 75.5. The southern wall of Samsons cottage formed part of the wall to Joseph Raphaels store and stable constructed 1853. The remaining walls are a very good indication of the houses former size and materials used. (SCRA 1979: KL/07) In 1991-92 a new infill building was constructed on the site of Samsons Cottage incorporating the remaining sections of the former house. The form of the new building is similar to that of the original cottage, built in 1844 and demolished in the 1920s. The small mezzanine area was located to give visitors an unimpeded view of the south wall of the original cottage contained within the new building. Archaeological work before construction revealed foundations and valuable historical information. environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=5053193 © State of New South Wales through the Office of Environment and Heritage https://facebook/media/set/?set=a.807894735891758.1073741870.695352340479332&type=1
Posted on: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 05:01:57 +0000
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