Lauriston is a historic house in the

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suburb of

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. The house is now located within the grounds of Santa Maria Del Monte, the junior campus of

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, and is situated on the corner of The Boulevarde and Margaret Street, Strathfield. It is a heritage listed item on the

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's Local Environmental Plan.

History

Amy Alfreda Vickery (1867-1942) built Lauriston in 1907. She was the daughter of

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(1827-1906), a merchant, manufacturer, philanthropist and politician. Following her father's death, Amy Vickery's cousin,

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, designed her new house. She was a stamp collector and won gold medals in stamp exhibitions in Sydney in 1932 and 1938. Her collection is now on permanent loan to the

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and numbers over 1,800 mounted pages. Following Vickery's death in 1942, the property was leased by the

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. Four years later

Trinity Grammar School Preparatory School Trinity Grammar School is a multi-campus Independent school, independent Anglican Church of Australia, Anglican Single-sex education, single-sex Pre-school education, early learning, Primary school, primary and Secondary school, secondary day scho ...

as a sub-primary school and boarding house. The school bought the property in 1951 for £21,000. The

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purchased Lauriston in 1967 after Trinity amalgamated its whole prep school at Llandilo, further south on The Boulevarde. Having purchased the property for over $200,000 Lauriston joined

Brunyarra Brunyarra, now known as Del Monte, is a historic house in the Sydney suburb of Strathfield. The house is now located within the grounds of Santa Maria Del Monte, the junior campus of Santa Sabina College, and is situated on the corner of The Boul ...

as part of the junior school of Santa Sabina College.Strathfield Heritage – Lauriston
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References

{{reflist Houses in Sydney Houses completed in 1907 Victorian architectural styles Federation Free Style architecture in New South Wales Municipality of Strathfield