Leadlight of Inner Western Sydney

McGowans Avenue runs along the edge of what was the last part of the Warren Estate. Thomas Holt built a huge mansion on the land in 1857. He owned a huge area of land but most of it was sold off in 1884. The Warren became a nunnery when Carmelite nuns purchased hectares (12 acres) after his death in 1888 The nuns were evicted in 1903 and it appears that little happened to the Warren till it was used as an artillery training range in World War 1. The New South Wales Government resumed the land in 1919 and the house was demolished in 1922. The Plan of Subdivision shown was drawn up by the Department of Housing in 1919 and the land was subdivided to build a housing estate for returned soldiers. The homes built on this estate were modest and leadlight was rare.