Manila folder labelled 'Green Gables'

Containers:

Box 2 (MS Acc22.020)

Component identifier:

File 38

Content Summary:

'Green Gables' is a Tudor revival residence located at No. 10-12 Kangaroo Point Road, Kangaroo Point, overlooking the Georges River in the Sutherland Shire (southern Sydney). The file contains copies of documents relating to the history of the residence and the lives of Sydney Keith Bayer (1902—1981) and his wife Clarisse Elizabeth Bayer née Hutson (1910—1978) who constructed the house, between 1946 and 1952. The building was very probably designed by Mrs Bayer who had studied architecture at Sydney Technical College between 1929 and 1931 and had worked as a draughtsperson. When she married at St Ann's Catholic Church, North Bondi, on 3 May 1934, she described her occupation as 'architectural profession', however, she was not registered with the Board of Architects. The folder also contains correspondence relating to the (ultimately successful) campaign to protect the heritage building, newspaper clippings and a copy of Edward Duyker's article: '"Green Gables", Kangaroo Point: Heritage Under Threat', Sutherland Shire Historical Society Quarterly Bulletin, ISSN 1444-2930, vol. 7, no. 3, July 2004, pp. 15—17

Immediate source of acquisition:

This collection was acquired from Edward Duyker in multiple instalments from 1996 to 2022.

Subjects:

Exploration
History

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