{"id":34736,"date":"2021-09-22T09:29:09","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T21:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/?p=34736"},"modified":"2021-09-22T09:29:09","modified_gmt":"2021-09-21T21:29:09","slug":"inside-former-pms-homes-turned-into-a-kfc-and-centrelink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/inside-former-pms-homes-turned-into-a-kfc-and-centrelink\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside former PM\u2019s homes turned into a KFC and Centrelink"},"content":{"rendered":"

PHOTO: John Howard\u2019s childhood home in Earlwood is now a KFC<\/strong><\/p>\n

They might have once been prime minister, but that hasn\u2019t stopped them from seeing their former homes demolished and replaced with a KFC, Centrelink and even a museum.<\/p>\n

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In America they become monuments and museums. In Australia they can be flattened and replaced with a fried chicken outlet. American presidents\u2019 former homes are revered but the homes linked to several Australian prime ministers have been demolished and replaced with everything from a Centrelink to a KFC.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

John Howard\u2019s childhood home in Earlwood is now a KFC, Paul Keating\u2019s former Bankstown residence was demolished for units after a heritage dispute, and the home where Scott Morrison grew up is a luxury mansion. Bob Hawke\u2019s childhood home in Bordertown, South Australia, was purchased by the Federal government two years ago after it was used as a Centrelink.<\/p>\n

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Former Prime Minister Bob Hawke’s childhood home in Bordertown, South Australia, was recently used as a Centrelink office.<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

Take a look at what the houses of Australia\u2019s prime ministers have become since they once called them home:<\/p>\n

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Sir Edmund Barton \u2014 20-24\u00a0<\/b>Southey St, Mittagong and 37 White St, Balgowlah<\/b><\/p>\n

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Sir Edmund Barton once lived at the Balgowlah house known as Whitehall It is protected by Northern Beaches Council.<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

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Two properties owned by Australia\u2019s first prime minister are protected by local council under their Local Environmental Plans.<\/p>\n

Built in 1886 by the headmaster of one of the nearby boarding schools, the\u00a0Mittagong house went on to become the residence a decade before Sir Barton became prime minister.<\/p>\n

The five-bedroom U-shaped homestead on 6300sqm is near the centre of Mittagong and last sold in 2018 for $2.2 million.<\/p>\n

Barton also lived at\u00a037 White St in Balgowlah\u00a0for a number of years. Known as Whitehall, the stunning Victorian Gothic house was built in 1877 and last sold in 2015.<\/p>\n

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Scott Morrison \u2014<\/b>27 Evans St, Bronte<\/b><\/p>\n

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Scott Morrison grew up at this Bronte house.<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

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