Charles Robert Summerhayes (1 September 1860 – 2 October 1948) was an

Australian Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia ** European Australians ** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists ** Aboriginal Au ...

architect, builder and politician, who served on the

Ryde Municipal Council The City of Ryde is a local government area in the Northern Sydney region, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It was first established as the Municipal District of Ryde in 1870, became a municipality in 1906 and was proclaimed as the Ci ...

, including several terms as mayor.

Biography

Summerhayes was first elected as an alderman for the West Ward on the Ryde Municipal Council in February 1905. Summerhayes died age 88 at his long-time residence, "Womerah" in Eastwood, survived by his seven children.

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* Terrace Group, 16–34 Gibbes Street,

Newtown, New South Wales Newtown, a suburb of Inner West, Sydney's inner west, is located approximately four kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, straddling the Local government areas of New South Wales, local government areas of the City of Sy ...

(1896) * Bombara, Stanmore Road,

Stanmore, New South Wales Stanmore is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, in New South Wales, Australia 6 kilometres south west of the Sydney central business district. It is part of the local government area of the Inner West Council. It is known for its long s ...

(1897) * Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church,

Surry Hills, New South Wales Surry Hills is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Surry Hills is immediately south-east of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Sydney. Surry Hills is surround ...

(1898; altered 1931) * Womerah, Trelawney Street,

Eastwood, New South Wales Eastwood is a suburb of Sydney, Australia. Eastwood is located 17 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government areas of the City of Ryde and the City of Parramatta. Eastwood is in the Northern Sydney ...

(1905) * St Philip's Anglican Church, Eastwood, New South Wales (1907) * Summerhayes Shops Group, Rowe Street, Eastwood, New South Wales (c. 1920) * Duke of York Theatre (Odeon Eastwood), Rowe Street, Eastwood, New South Wales (1927; demolished 1973). * Eastwood Park Grandstand, Eastwood, New South Wales (1933) * Ryde Park Rotunda, Ryde Park,

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(1934) * Elston Court,

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(1934) File:(1)Surry Hills Orthodox Church.jpg, Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Surry Hills
(altered 1931 facade) File:WomerahEastwood.JPG, "Womerah", Eastwood File:SLNSW 796309 Church of England Eastwood.jpg, St Philip's Anglican Church, Eastwood File:SLNSW 11567 Eastwood Duke of York Theatre.jpg, Duke of York Theatre, Eastwood
(demolished 1973)

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