Historical information

The house was at 175 O'Shanassy Street, Sunbury and was one of the first houses to be built there. It was listed in the Shire of Bulla Heritage Study as being of local heritage importance but was demolished in the early 2000s to make way for unit development on the block. For some time after the Sunbury Asylum closed in 1994, the house was a community cottage for former Asylum residents.

Significance

This is one of a number of older houses built on large housing blocks in Sunbury, that have been demolished to make way for unit development.

Physical description

A non-digital coloured photograph of a double-fronted weatherboard cottage with a front verandah and a hipped corrugated iron roof. Some tall shrubs are growing in the front and there is a new cyclone wire front fence. The main colour is cream with a darker cream and bottle green trim.