 In 1945, Thomasina Smith willed the properties to her five daughters, who subsequently sold them to Thelma Mullinger where they stayed in the ownership of the Mullinger family for many years.In 1974, the properties at 37-39 and 35 North Street were sold to John Fisher, who sold the properties one month later to the National Trust of Australia (NSW).The National Trust of Australia (NSW) classified the property in 1976 and undertook substantial repairs and renovations returning what had been subdivided into two flats to a single dwelling.