Pymble, New South Wales

Eventually agriculture and small farming gave way to residential development with residential sub-divisions commencing around 1879. The first bank – the [[Australian Joint Stock Bank]] – was established in 1888 in a then prominent house known as Grandview built on Pymble Hill ca 1883 by the son of local hotelier Richard Porter.<ref>”Old Pymble Town” by Max Farley, Ku-ring-ai Historical Society Newsletter, June 2009, p. 4</ref> Porter had opened the Gardener’s Arms Hotel, also on Pymble Hill, in 1866. From this time the centre of commercial activity came to be at the top of the hill around the Pacific Highway and Bannockburn Road area, but with the railway station being located by necessity at the bottom of the hill development began to shift towards the new railway station at the foot of the hill. Pymble Post Office opened there on 6 August 1890.<ref name = “Post Office”>{{Cite web | last = Phoenix Auctions History | title = Post Office List | publisher = Phoenix Auctions | url = http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=NSW&filter=*Pymble* | access-date = 26 January 2021}}</ref>

Eventually agriculture and small farming gave way to residential development with residential sub-divisions commencing around 1879. The first bank – the [[Australian Joint Stock Bank]] – was established in 1888 in a then prominent house known as Grandview built on Pymble Hill ca 1883 by the son of local hotelier Richard Porter.<ref>”Old Pymble Town” by Max Farley, Ku-ring-ai Historical Society Newsletter, June 2009, p. 4</ref> Porter had opened the Gardener’s Arms Hotel, also on Pymble Hill, in 1866. From this time the centre of commercial activity came to be at the top of the hill around the Pacific Highway and Bannockburn Road area, but with the railway station being located by necessity at the bottom of the hill development began to shift towards the new railway station at the foot of the hill. Pymble Post Office opened there on 6 August 1890.<ref name = “Post Office”>{{Cite web | last = Phoenix Auctions History | title = Post Office List | publisher = Phoenix Auctions | url = http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=NSW&filter=*Pymble* | access-date = 26 January 2021}}</ref>

Today, Pymble is a predominantly residential area with tree-lined streets, many substantial homes and gardens, numerous parks, nature reserves, and active pockets of commercial activity. Prominent landmarks include Pymble Station and Pymble Hill (Pacific Highway). The station is the centre of transport, shopping and social activities whilst Pymble Hill affords a view of the distant Chatswood skyline.

Today, Pymble is a predominantly residential area with tree-lined streets, many substantial homes and gardens, numerous parks, nature reserves, and active pockets of commercial activity. Prominent landmarks include Pymble Station and Pymble Hill (Pacific Highway). The station is the centre of transport, shopping and social activities whilst Pymble Hill affords a view of the distant Chatswood skyline.

Pymble also acts as a conservative area for its rich architectural history with a variety of [[Federation architecture|Federation-style house]]s.

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