Lost Villas of Sydney: Potts Point, Springfield House

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This pic is about 1920. Originally built in 1830, like most early colonial villas it had later got a grander makeover by richer owners. And like most of Potts Point's estates, it was demolished by the 1940s for flats and shops.
Springfield's grand garden on Darlinghurst Road around 1910.
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By 1933, its land had been sold off for subdivision, and a fruit stall and servo operated in front.
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A 1943 aerial shows Springfield now surrounded by the Cross.
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Before demolition, it's a little the worse for wear.
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