Daly Street 17 Gawler East

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Place type:	Building
Address:	17 Daly Street
Town or Locality:	Gawler East

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In the 1859 rate assessments this was acre #351. In 1868 Mayor Frederick F. Turner owned it and leased it to William Samuels for a value of 15 pounds. Other subsequent lessees were J.C. Wilkinson and Dr R St Mark Dawes. The home was built in 1893 on land owned by Dr Dawes. c1924 Arthur Rowe, the Murray Street chemist was the occupier, [according to Dudley Kemp in march 2012] and Mrs Rowe had a daughter Judy. Dudley claims that a Miss Vance was living in the home. This home was subsequently owned by a farmer called Howard Dawkins and he had 2 sons, Lance and Bill and 2 girls; one of whom married David Kranz.

In November 1970, Brian and Bev Thom purchased the property from the 80+yo Mrs Dawkins and they have been resident there ever since. There was internal evidence that the home might have been used as a Doctor's surgery and it is suspected that Dr Covernton had lived there possibly before 1924. In early 1970s the northern side of 17 Daly Street had a magnifiicent Bignonia growing to contrast with the purple Wisteria, which still exists. In 2011 the old wooden wisteria supporting structure was replaced by steel. In 2000, Town of Gawler decided to remediate the School Lane which experienced much erosion after heavy rain. The significant Jacaranda tree in the SW corner is likely to be over 100 years old.

For more photos of 17 Daly Street, please click the link below http://www.flickr.com/photos/gawler_history/sets/72157629305036108/with/6814502939/

References

• Brian Thom March 2012

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