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Historic people · 49 Waterview St, Balmain NSW 2041
William Henry Sawyer
Owner; commissioned house; resident · 1855–1887; house built 1872
Their story
William Henry Sawyer bought lots 14–17 in February 1855. He removed the earlier cottages and built the large stone house in 1872. He lived there until his death on 24 February 1887. The 1855 date is the land purchase, not construction.
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.
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