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Historic people · 49 Waterview St, Balmain NSW 2041
Francis Armstrong
Earlier landowner and cottage builder · 1844–1848
Their story
Balmain labourer Francis Armstrong bought lots 14–15 in May 1844. The land had an unfinished stone cottage and another small stone cottage let to George Chidgey. He sold to Catherine Morgan in May 1848. These cottages preceded the present house built in 1872.
Sources
Peter Reynolds, Leichhardt Historical Journal No. 24 (2014), From Cooper Street to Waterview Street: Waterview Estate 1835–1970: Part 3, printed pp. 58–59.
Connected house: 49 Waterview St, Balmain NSW 2041