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Historical Marker, Burnett Street No 1, Ipswich
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TitleHistorical Marker, Burnett Street No 1, IpswichAcknowledgementIpswich City Council, City Design Branch, Planning and Regulatory Services Department
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DescriptionThe Historical Marker for 1 Burnett Street, Ipswich was installed on 21 June 2006.
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The allotment on which the residence is situated was first purchased on 11 May 1855 by William Berry. In August 1866 the title to 2 Burnett Street was transferred to Berry and by 1870 he acquired 2 lots next to 2 Burnett Street. Berry utilised these allotments as his garden and he resided in a modest timber cottage at 1 Burnett Street until c1874 when a brick house was built on the property. The area generally became known as Berry’s Hill.
In April 1875 Berry died suddenly at his Burnett Street house, aged 76 years. Following his death the property was held in trust by his wife, Margaret Berry and George Miles Challinor, a clerk of Esk. In July 1889 title to the land transferred to Berry’s son, Alexander. Paul Terlier owned the property from March 1900 until 1945 and during this period the allotment was subdivided. It was during Terlier’s ownership that the house was reputedly divided into flats and the verandahs enclosed with fibro sheeting.
In the 30 years after 1945, the property passed between 5 owners, until 1974 when it was registered in the name of Allan and Lily Whybird. The Whybirds carried out internal renovations during their 10 years of ownership and replaced the original balustrading on the upper verandah with cast iron inserts obtained from the local branch of the Bank of New South Wales, which was demolished in the second half of the 20th century. By 1984, the property was used as a shelter for homeless youths and was owned by the Ipswich Independent Youth Service, before passing into the hands of the present owners, who have restored the building to its original function as a family home
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The allotment on which the residence is situated was first purchased on 11 May 1855 by William Berry. In August 1866 the title to 2 Burnett Street was transferred to Berry and by 1870 he acquired 2 lots next to 2 Burnett Street. Berry utilised these allotments as his garden and he resided in a modest timber cottage at 1 Burnett Street until c1874 when a brick house was built on the property. The area generally became known as Berry’s Hill.
In April 1875 Berry died suddenly at his Burnett Street house, aged 76 years. Following his death the property was held in trust by his wife, Margaret Berry and George Miles Challinor, a clerk of Esk. In July 1889 title to the land transferred to Berry’s son, Alexander. Paul Terlier owned the property from March 1900 until 1945 and during this period the allotment was subdivided. It was during Terlier’s ownership that the house was reputedly divided into flats and the verandahs enclosed with fibro sheeting.
In the 30 years after 1945, the property passed between 5 owners, until 1974 when it was registered in the name of Allan and Lily Whybird. The Whybirds carried out internal renovations during their 10 years of ownership and replaced the original balustrading on the upper verandah with cast iron inserts obtained from the local branch of the Bank of New South Wales, which was demolished in the second half of the 20th century. By 1984, the property was used as a shelter for homeless youths and was owned by the Ipswich Independent Youth Service, before passing into the hands of the present owners, who have restored the building to its original function as a family home
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People & FamiliesWilliam BerryMargaret BerryGeorge Miles ChallinorAlexander BerryPaul TerlierAllan WhybirdLily WhybirdPlacesBerry's HillCurated CollectionsHistorical MarkersRelated Items1 Burnett Street, West Ipswich, 1970Burnett Street, 1, West Ipswich, 1976Burnett Street, 1, West Ipswich, 1983
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