wahroonga

Descendant of the villa savoy by corbusier

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Architecture, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

A Queenslander, with charm extracted.

Was 'Lane Cove Road" the former name for the Pacific Highway? - I recall that Mona Vale Road, was originally Pittwater Road. My grandparents (mother's side) settled in Wahoonga in 1897 or thereabouts.

John Cowper Thanks for the tip! You are right about the name change - confusing for latter-day sleuths. I think looking west near the junction with Ada Avenue. 1903 interactive map - www.nla.gov.au/apps/cdview?pi=nla.map-rm1635-sd&rgn=0... Google street view - see the witches hat turret on Abbotsleigh School for Girls now - maps.google.com.au/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&...

Got it! My grandparents built a home in Cleveland Street (before the railway line was built) by chance (or perhaps not) my grandmother's name was Ada. My grandfather was one of the engineers who designed and built- among other great conservation projects - the Burrinjuck Dam. My aunt, their first born daughter, used to talk often about catching the train to Milsons Point and then the ferry to the city. (She was at that stage a nurse working at the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children). She was the first to awaken my interest in the history of our city and inter-alia its modes of transport.

Abbotsleigh history - www.abbotsleigh.nsw.edu.au/about/history/Pages/default.aspx

beachcomber australia Which is where mum, and her two sisters went to school!

Is this a Coburn mural?

Ah, that's a familiar wall :)

Dear MargaretsFamily From the official description on the Historic Houses Trust (NSW) website: "The mural, designed and originally painted by Seidler himself, provides a colourful decorative contrast to the minimalist house interior. But the mural is also a clever code to the colour scheme throughout. The neutral background of light grey (walls and joinery) and mid grey (carpet, windows, bedspreads, playroom wall) is intersected with black lines (wall cabinets, desks, kitchen benches, Hardoy chair frames). These neutrals are counter-pointed with strong accents of: dark brown (asphalt tiles in playroom, kitchen, bathrooms; feature walls in foyer and bedroom, dining room door, playroom divider curtain, upholstery on sofa, lounge chairs and Hardoy chair) and the primary colours (red for the front and kitchen doors and cushions; yellow for the playroom door, curtains, cushions and Hardoy chair; and the blue for the studio wall, curtains, bedspreads and cushions) " For further information on the house, go to: www.hht.net.au/discover/highlights/guidebooks/rose_seidle...

Here's a colour version: [http://www.flickr.com/photos/aur2899/3325843370/]