 Also known as the Hoskins Estate, Appian Way was a model housing estate conceived by a wealthy industrialist, George J. Hoskins on 8 hectares of land that he purchased at the start of the 20th century.He bought the land, known as 'Humphreys Paddock' in April 1903, and submitted a proposal for an estate there by June of that year.Burwood Council approved the project in August.