270 Johnston Street, Annandale NSW 2038
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Oybin is the historic villa identified by Heritage NSW at 270 Johnston Street. The inventory dates its construction to 1880–1881 and associates architect Charles H. E. Blackmann with its design and early occupation.
Alan Roberts’s 1978 account places a proposed restoration and community use in the narrative of March 1972. He reports that Oybin escaped demolition but that the restoration scheme later failed. His reference to 268–270 Johnston Street concerns that redevelopment site; this entry uses the heritage record’s house address of 270.
The accompanying journal photograph is a shared streetscape dominated by The Abbey. Its caption identifies Oybin’s neighbouring tower or gazebo; it is not a close view of the whole villa.
Source: Alan Roberts, “The Annandale Gates Re-Erected”, Leichhardt Historical Journal No. 7 (1978), p. 10. Address/building details: Heritage NSW inventory 1940066. Image: LHJ No. 4 (1973), p. 20. Journal p. 10 Heritage inventory Image and caption
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Charles H. E. Blackmann
Heritage NSW identifies Blackmann as Oybin’s architect and records his residence there from 1880 to 1885.
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Charles H. E. Blackmann — Architect and early resident · 1880–1885
1880–1885
Heritage NSW identifies Blackmann as Oybin’s architect and records his residence there from 1880 to 1885.
Sources:
Heritage NSW, “House, Oybin, including interiors”, inventory 1940066. https://apps.environment.nsw.gov.au/dpcheritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=1940066
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Mar 1972 (narrative sequence)
* Historical information for marked Timeline entries sourced from Alan Roberts, Leichhardt Historical Journal No. 7, “The Annandale Gates Re-Erected”, p. 10.
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