Be part of history with 10 Claremont Street, Balmain.
A renovated Victorian terrace in the up-market suburb of Balmain is offering buyers a chance to own a rather unusual piece of history.
The four-bedroom urban sanctuary comes complete with ownership records of the property and the land dating back to 1800 when it was owned by William Balmain, a colonial surgeon and magistrate.
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Awaiting the names of the next owners, 10 Claremont Street, Balmain, is being sold by Kevin and Oonagh O’Neill after living at the 164sqm residence for five years.
The house has been renovated.
During their ownership, the couple who are planning to downsize, have renovated the house to feature the latest appliances a cool wall-mounted guitar collection in the staircase area.
Ownership records of the actual house date back until 1901 — the same year all six colonies federated to become Australia. It was purchased from Intercolonial Investment Land and Building Co by Bernard O’Reilly and his wife, Maria for 110 pounds. He was the gatekeeper at the meat works on Glebe Island.
Mr O’Neill said it incredible to have owned a slice of colonial history and to able to pass it onto the next owners.
“We have a full history of the house and land with a list of all the owners that was presented to us when we purchased in May 2015,” he said.
A complete history of who has owned 10 Claremont Street.
The kitchen has plenty of storage and a gas cooktop.
A rarity to have a complete history of ownership, the records reveal Frederick Rawson Hill and his family were the longest owners of the house — having lived there between 1957 and 2003. The land itself was owned for 63 years by John Gilchrist and decadents between 1801 and 1864, however the house was part of a much larger property at the time.
The semi is listed with Belle Property Balmain’s Monique Dower and is due to go to auction on Saturday with a $2.2m guide.
Set on a wide tree-lined street, the home has sleek contemporary finishes a stone kitchen and four bedrooms with built-in wardrobes and two with balconies.
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