School Master's Residence was built 1882. A Three bedroom
cottage adjacent Colyton Public School, Nelson Street, Mount Druitt.
A single storey late Victorian style masonry house with front verandah.
The first occupant was Edgar Fuller, headmaster at the school from 1861
to 1889. The residence was built several years after the earlier
buildings
associated with the school were established. In 1898 an adjoining
classroom was incorporated into the residence and it remained
essentially the same until 1960 when it was renovated. The residence
was since badly damaged by vandalism and the Department of Education
plans to restore the building.
Apart from the residence, a classroom, dating to 1898, remains on the
site and is still in use by the school. The classroom is a single
storey structure with weatherboard cladding and gable ended galvanised
roof.
The school itself was established in 1861 and moved to the present site
in 1883. An excellent history on the school can be found on its website.
Photograph
(c) Blacktown City Sun
1898 Classroom. Photograph
(c) Colyton Public School
