15-25 Dalgety Road, Millers Point

Historic site in New South Wales, Australia

33°51′26″S 151°12′08″E / 33.8572°S 151.2023°E / -33.8572; 151.2023Builtc. 1911Architectural style(s)Federation

Official nameTerraces; Dalgety Terraces; Dalgety TerraceTypeState heritage (built)Designated2 April 1999Reference no.925TypeHistoric site

Location of 15–25 Dalgety Road, Millers Point in Sydney

15–25 Dalgety Road, Millers Point are heritage-listed terrace houses located at 15–25 Dalgety Terrace, in the inner city Sydney suburb of Millers Point in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The property is also called Dalgety Terraces and Dalgety Terrace. The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.^[1]

History

Millers Point is one of the earliest areas of European settlement in Australia, and a focus for maritime activities. These are a group of early twentieth century workman's terraces built c. 1911 as part of the post plague redevelopment by the Sydney Harbour Trust. First tenanted by the NSW Department of Housing in 1986.^[1]

Description

These large terraces feature elaborate timber verandahs with ornamental brackets in the Federation style. Also, they have terracotta Marsailles roofs. The terrace consists of a two bedroom units on both the ground floor and the first floor. The stairs leading to the upper units are generally shared by two units, with the entry to the lower units directly to the sides of them. Storeys: Two; Construction: Facebrick walls, tiled roof, timber verandah and balustrading. Style: Federation.^[1]

The external condition of the property is good.

Heritage listing

As at 23 November 2000, this terrace is one of a group of early twentieth century workmen's terraces built as part of the post-bubonic plague redevelopment.^[1]

It is part of the Millers Point Conservation Area, an intact residential and maritime precinct. It contains residential buildings and civic spaces dating from the 1830s and is an important example of 19th century adaptation of the landscape.^[1]

Terraces was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Terraces". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00925. Retrieved 13 October 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.

Bibliography

Brooks & Associates (1998). Department of Housing s170 Register.

Attribution

This Wikipedia article was originally based on Terraces, entry number 925 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 13 October 2018.