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Boronia House is an historic house in Mosman, Sydney. It was built in 1885 and is an excellent example of a Victorian Filigree building. It was a domestic residence between 1885 and 1951. In 1952 it was acquired by the Mosman Council and was used as the Council Library.〔Mosman Council, 2012 “A Fresh Lick of Paint for Boronia”. Online reference http://www.mosman.nsw.gov.au/news/2012/01/30/a-fresh-lick-of-paint-for-boronia-house〕 It has been fully restored and adapted for commercial use and is heritage-listed.〔(State Heritage Website )〕 ==James and Ellen Kearey== James and John Kearey who were brothers built Boronia in 1885. The architects were Sheerin and Hennessy. It was part of an estate which contained two identical houses called Boronia and Telopea and a common garden. James occupied Boronia and John lived in Telopea.〔(State Heritage Website )〕 James Kearey was born in 1842 in Sydney.〔New South Wales Birth Certificate V1842427 134〕 His parents were John and Mary Ann Kearey who had immigrated from Ireland. In about 1840 his father had established a coachbuilding business in Sydney and the firm had become very successful.〔Australian Town and Country Journal (NSW), 13 July 1878, p. 32〕 His mother Mary Ann died in 1849 when he was only 7 years old.〔New South Wales Death Certificate V18491142 140〕 His father remarried Catherine Fraser in 1851〔New South Wales Births Deaths and Marriages〕 and James and his elder brother John were brought up by their stepmother.〔The Sydney Morning Herald, 18 March 1875, p. 10. Online reference http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13353718〕 In 1872 his father died and John seems to have taken over the management of the coachbuilding firm. However, in 1877 the brothers together constructed a very impressive building in Pitt St which featured in an 1878 edition of the “Australian Town and Country Journal".〔Australian Town and Country Journal (NSW), 13 July 1878, p. 32. Online reference http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article70593087?〕 The new business was called Kearey Brothers and for the next two decades the firm flourished. The brothers were credited with inventing a new type of carriage which was described in the newspaper “The Sydney Mail".〔The Sydney Mail 21 June 1890, p. 1377. Online reference http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=385PAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SpMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3156,6886395&dq=kearey+pitt+st&hl=en〕 In 1871 James married Honora Murphy and the couple had three children. Unfortunately Honora died in 1879 and soon after James married Ellen Doherty. James and Ellen had eight children, five of whom were born at Mosman.〔Otto Cserhalmi and Partners, 2008 “Boronia and Surrounds, Mosman: Conservation Management Plan”, Vol. 1, prepared for Mosman Council, p. 31.〕 In 1885 John and James built two adjoining villa houses in Mosman which they called Boronia and Telopea. James and his wife Ellen lived in Boronia and John and his wife Lucy lived in Telopea. The house has been described as it was when the Kearey brothers lived there in the following terms. :''"Originally there was a row of large camphor laurels just inside the front fence and round flowerbeds were cut into the lawn to contain various species of plants.'' :''The gardens originally included a vegetable and flower garden, an orchid and shrubberies and fern house. Several gardeners were employed to keep the grounds in order and to tend the grass tennis court"''.〔Otto Cserhalmi and Partners, 2008 “Boronia and Surrounds, Mosman: Conservation Management Plan”, Vol. 1, prepared for Mosman Council, p. 28.〕 In 1891 John’s wife Lucy died and three years later in 1894 John also died.〔Otto Cserhalmi and Partners, 2008 “Boronia and Surrounds, Mosman: Conservation Management Plan”, Vol. 1, prepared for Mosman Council, p. 30.〕 James and Ellen continued to live at Boronia for two more years. However, in 1896 both houses were put on the market. The advertisement for their sale is shown on the right. Boronia was bought by George Willis Godwin and the Godwin family lived there for the next 50 years. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Boronia House, Mosman, Sydney」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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