Single storey Victorian-style brick and sandstone cottage with a hipped
corrugated iron roof and bull-nose verandah. The house has a bay window
at the front and cast iron decorations. A side conservatory appears to
be a more recent addition.
Was originally the residence of Francis Watt & his family. Francis
lived in the house from when he was married until a few months before
he died in 1963. Francis' wife, Mary Jane (nee Learmonth), was a
descendent of William
'Lumpy' Dean, an early convict settler in the area. The hosue was built
after Charles McKay subdivided his Rooty Hill estate in the early
1880's.
Sources:
"Our City, Our Heritage", 1997 Blacktown City Council Calendar.
NSW Heritage Office Website, http://www.heritage.nsw.gov.au
Personal Correspondence, Tony Watts, 23/5/2008.