Cottages with Scottish dormers

26-28 Darling Street, 1841

Dormer windows, usually perched halfway up the slope of the roof, are common in Balmain as a way of lighting the roof cavity for use as another storey. However, this pair of semi-detached cottages is a rare example of the Scottish style of dormer, with window-sills cut into the façade below the eaves.

Corrugated iron verandahs were popular as a way of adapting British building styles to a warmer, sunnier climate. The simple chamfered wooden verandah posts are typical of the early colonial cottage.