By Cathy Jones
The mansion ‘Barangah’ (later ‘Howglen’) was built facing Meredith St, Coventry Road and MacKenzie Street (formerly Coventry Road). This house was originally owned by Henry Australia Perkins, of independent means and designed by the architectural firm of Ellis & Slayter.
Perkins was elected as an Alderman on the first Strathfield Council in 1885. This house subdivided its grounds facing Meredith Street in the 1930s, creating new residential lots at 37-45 Meredith Street. Eventually the house ‘Howglen’ was demolished and Boyce Avenue, a cul-de-sac facing MacKenzie Street, stands in its place.
