• Title
  Strathfield House, exterior including gardens and five people seated outside on the verandah, ca. 1881-1900
• Call number
  SV/315
  
• Level of description
  item
• Date
  
  1 January 1881 - 31 December 1900
• Type of material
  Graphic Materials, Photographs
• Reference code
  1006410
• Issue Copy
  Digitised
• Physical Description
  1 photographic print - gelatin, silver, black & white - 20.3 cm x 25.2 cm
  
• ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
  
  'Strathfield’ was the name of a prominent home originally built as ‘Strathfieldsaye’ in 1868 for Walter Renny, Lord Mayor of Sydney (1869-70). Since then, prominent owners throughout the history of the property have included John Hardy of Hardy Brothers, silversmiths and jewellers, and John Maclean Arnott, managing director of Arnott’s Biscuits. In 1907 owner Joseph Vickery added the tower and upper balcony to the house. In 1924 ‘Strathfield’ and its lavish gardens was featured in magazine ‘The Garden and the House’. The house was demolished in 1957. The suburb Strathfield was named after this house.
  Reference:
  - Library Correspondence file
  - Strathfield House – Strathfield Heritage http://strathfieldheritage.org/houses/demolished-houses-of-strathfield/strathfield-house/ (accessed on 18 December 2015)
  - Strathfield House garden article in ‘The Garden and the House’ - 1924
  https://strathfieldhistory.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/strathfield-house-1924.pdf
  (accessed on 12 January 2016)
  
• Scope and Content
  Photograph of the exterior of Strathfield House, including the gardens. Five people are seated outside on the verandah.
• Copying Conditions
  Out of copyright: Created before 1955
  Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
• Signatures / Inscriptions
  
  Verso of SV/315 reads "Mr John Hardy. Strathfield. Sydney. N.S. Wales."
• Subject
  Buildings--New South Wales--Sydney.
  Housing--New South Wales--Sydney.
  Gardens--Australia.
  
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE9671107

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