Erskineville House
Transcription:
Erskineville House
[Note: the photograph is not captioned with an address. The best-known early house of the district is Erskine Villa, built in 1830 for the Wesleyan minister Rev. George Erskine, which gave Erskineville its name; it later became the rectory of Holy Trinity, Macdonaldtown, and was demolished in 1961. Whether this photo shows Erskine Villa is not confirmed.]
At a glance
- Suburb named after: Erskine Villa, home of Rev. George Erskine (Wesleyan minister), built 1830 (Dictionary of Sydney)
- Later use: Church of England rectory for Holy Trinity, Macdonaldtown, for about eighty years
- Fate: demolished 1961
- Suburb: known as Macdonaldtown until renamed Erskineville in 1893 (Borough of Erskineville Naming Act 1893)
