Description: This is a sketch of the small rented house in Upton Street, Surry Hills, that was occupied by St Vincent’s Boys’ Home in 1891. It appeared in an article in the Catholic Freeman’s Journal on 13 April 1939 titled “1891 – Westmead – 1938: History of St. Vincent’s Boys’ Home”. The image is captioned “An impression of the humble, first home in Upton-street, Surry Hills, which was the beginning of the great work for orphan boys now being done at Westmead Boys’ Home by the St. Vincent de Paul Society.” The date the sketch was made is unknown, however the article in which it appears states that the building had “long since been demolished”, so it can be assumed that it dates from around the time that St Vincent’s Boys’ Home occupied the house.
