Balmain’s hibiscus-scattered streets contain dozens of historically significant buildings, most of which are privately owned. The most notable is this graciously proportioned Georgian marine villa (1847). NSW Premier Sir Henry Parkes, the "Father of Federation," lived here from 1888 to 1892.
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