34 Johnston Street, Annandale NSW 2038

Historic house
34 Johnston St, Annandale NSW 2038, Australia

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34 Johnston Street, Annandale NSW 2038
34 Johnston Street, Annandale NSW 2038
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This entry concerns the former house at 34 Johnston Street, not the later apartments. Gwen Ashton recalls visiting her great-aunt Elise Francis there in 1926, shortly after the death of Elise’s husband Henry Burdett Francis.

Her recollections describe a two-storey house with gardens, a summerhouse and former coach accommodation. After Elise’s death in 1929, the house was divided into four flats; the journal captions date the conversion to the 1930s.

An editorial note records demolition in the late 1960s and replacement by a block of brick home units. The photograph shows the earlier house during the Francis family period.

Source: Gwen Ashton, “Recollections of 34 Johnston Street, Annandale”, Leichhardt Historical Journal No. 11 (1982), pp. 3–5; the demolition date is in the captions/editorial note. Journal pp. 3–5

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Elise Francis — Resident · By 1926–1929

By 1926–1929

Gwen Ashton’s great-aunt, remembered at 34 Johnston Street. Ashton records her death in 1929.

Sources:
Gwen Ashton, “Recollections of 34 Johnston Street, Annandale”, Leichhardt Historical Journal No. 11 (1982), pp. 3–5; the demolition date is in the captions/editorial note.

Gwen Ashton — Family visitor and memoir author · From 1926

From 1926

Ashton’s memoir preserves her visits to the house and her recollections of the Francis family.

Sources:
Gwen Ashton, “Recollections of 34 Johnston Street, Annandale”, Leichhardt Historical Journal No. 11 (1982), pp. 3–5; the demolition date is in the captions/editorial note.

Henry Burdett Francis — Resident · Before 1926

Before 1926

Ashton identifies him as Elise’s husband and a Riverstone Meat Company manager; his death preceded her first visit in 1926.

Sources:
Gwen Ashton, “Recollections of 34 Johnston Street, Annandale”, Leichhardt Historical Journal No. 11 (1982), pp. 3–5; the demolition date is in the captions/editorial note.

Myee Nea Francis — Resident · Family-house and flat periods

Family-house and flat periods

Ashton recalls Myee at the family home and later in its upstairs front flat.

Sources:
Gwen Ashton, “Recollections of 34 Johnston Street, Annandale”, Leichhardt Historical Journal No. 11 (1982), pp. 3–5; the demolition date is in the captions/editorial note.

Sidney Claude Francis — Resident · Family-house and flat periods

Family-house and flat periods

Ashton recalls Sidney and records that he and his wife occupied the downstairs rear flat after conversion.

Sources:
Gwen Ashton, “Recollections of 34 Johnston Street, Annandale”, Leichhardt Historical Journal No. 11 (1982), pp. 3–5; the demolition date is in the captions/editorial note.

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1920–1939 (3 events)
  1. 1926
    Other · Approximate

    1926 — Gwen Ashton visits the Francis home*

    Ashton recalls her first visit to her great-aunt Elise Francis at 34 Johnston Street in 1926.
  2. 1929
    Other · Approximate

    1929 — Death of Elise Francis*

    Ashton records Elise Francis’s death in 1929.
  3. 1930s
    Other · Approximate

    1930s — House converted to four flats*

    The photograph caption dates conversion to the 1930s; Ashton describes four flats and the portions occupied by Myee and Sidney.
1960–1979 (1 event)
  1. Late 1960s
    Other · Approximate

    Late 1960s — Historic house demolished*

    The editorial note records demolition in the late 1960s and replacement by a block of brick home units.

* Historical information for marked Timeline entries sourced from Gwen Ashton, Leichhardt Historical Journal No. 11, “Recollections of 34 Johnston Street, Annandale”, p. 3.; Gwen Ashton, Leichhardt Historical Journal No. 11, “Recollections of 34 Johnston Street, Annandale”, p. 5.; Gwen Ashton, Leichhardt Historical Journal No. 11, “Recollections of 34 Johnston Street, Annandale”, p. 4.

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