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Stephen Cottage
Original archival photograph — Photograph captioned Stephen Cottage, 7 Gladstone Street, next to property narrative — Stephen Cottage
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7 Gladstone Street, Balmain

7 Gladstone Street, Balmain

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Cover photo: Stephen Cottage

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  • House typeCottage
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  • HeritageUncertain
  • Current statusUnknown

The story of this house

Leichhardt Historical Journal 21 captions a photograph as Stephen Cottage, 7 Gladstone Street, built between 1853 and 1854 by William Hitchings.

Those years concern construction; the photograph capture date is not stated.

Original photographic source: Leichhardt Historical Journal 21, PDF page 25 (printed p23).

Credit: Solomon Mitchell.

Photograph date: Photo capture date unstated; 1853–54 is BUILD DATE, not photo date.

Private review: Photo shows cottage setting; distinguish No 7 from No 10 Gladstone existing v017, and any rear garden structures; No exact public v017 House match; private admin House/Photo and any historical aliases unknown Image handling: headline image uses a clearer derivative while the original archival photo is preserved separately.

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