Buyers Join Queue For Woollahra's National Trust Gem
Sydney Morning Herald
Wednesday July 8, 1987
ONE of Woollahra's earliest homes, built in Queen Street - then Piper Street- and now sub-divided, will be auctioned on July 21.
The home is believed to have been built in the early to mid-1800s because of the pattern of slate tiling on the roof. It is also classified by the National Trust.
The land on which it was built is part of a parcel of 451 hectares granted to Daniel Cooper and Solomon Levy in March 1830.
The house was originally known as Harrowby and occupied the entire block to Nelson Lane.
In about 1876 it became the residence of Louis Cohen, a well known auctioneer in the area, and was renamed Eurella.
For about 80 years from 1891, it was occupied by the Marriott Woodhouse family, of which the artist Samuel was a member. The land is believed to have been subdivided in 1863.
Originally adjoining Eurella was Corinth, at 157 Queen Street - for many years the home of Judge Forbes.
Eurella itself was evenly divided about 12 years ago, No. 159 getting the original coach house and two-storey brick stables.
It now has three bedrooms, a bathroom and kitchen downstairs, and a large living and dining room, once a ballroom, leading off a generous central hallway. Two of the downstairs bedrooms are double bedrooms with bay windows.
There is a marble fireplace in the living room and french doors lead from two of the bedrooms and the living room/dining room on to a bullnosed veranda
Well-preserved tiles make a feature of the front entrance.
Upstairs is another large bedroom and a bathroom, probably once the servants' quarters.
The manageable garden is planted with camellias and azaleas which are now in bloom. Plans for a garage have been approved.
The property will be open for inspection on Saturdays and Wednesdays between noon and 1 pm.
The selling agents, Carr Bros. Realty, of Double Bay, with Gilbert &Kennedy (Australia) Pty Ltd, expect interest in the property to increase. They have already received 30 inquiries and 60 groups were shown through the property last Saturday.
© 1987 Sydney Morning Herald