17 Meredith Street formerly contained an interwar styled house. The house was built on parts lots 1-2 section 13 of the 1878 Village of Homebush Estate. By 1918, a house ‘Cliefden’ was built and owned by Albert Zeitler, an estate agent, and his wife Helena. By 1921, the house then known as 7 Meredith St was owned by Jane and William Alexander. The house continued to owned by the Alexanders until at the 1960s.
References
Department of Valuer-General, Valuation Lists, Municipality of Strathfield
Strathfield Council Building Register
Sands and Sydney Suburban Directory