17 Union Street, Balmain NSW 2041
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John Cavill’s house
Stonemason John Cavill built this Union Street house for his family on land extending towards Little Nicholson Street. Peter Reynolds describes a stone home arranged over three levels, with attic rooms lit by a narrow Gothic-arched window.
John and Mary Anne Cavill and their son William Henry lived here. The original front and side balconies had been removed by the time of the 1978 account; the side alteration allowed adjoining No. 19 to be built. The journal does not supply a precise completion date.
Peter Reynolds, “John Cavill (1812–1898): A Cornish Stonemason”, Leichhardt Historical Journal 7, pp. 5–6 (PDF pp. 5–6). Read journal
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John Cavill
John Cavill is recorded in the journal in connection with John Cavill’s house.
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John Cavill — Builder-owner and resident · Nineteenth century
Nineteenth century
John Cavill is recorded in the journal in connection with John Cavill’s house.
Sources:
Peter Reynolds, “John Cavill (1812–1898): A Cornish Stonemason”, Leichhardt Historical Journal 7, pp. 5–6 (PDF pp. 5–6).
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1978
* Historical information for marked Timeline entries sourced from Peter Reynolds, Leichhardt Historical Journal No. 7, “John Cavill (1812–1898): A Cornish Stonemason”, p. 5–6.
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