18-22 Kent Street, Millers Point

Historic site in New South Wales, Australia

33°51′32″S 151°12′14″E / 33.8588°S 151.2038°E / -33.8588; 151.2038Builtc. 1860sArchitectural style(s)Victorian Filigree

Official nameTerraceTypeState heritage (built)Designated2 April 1999Reference no.917TypeTerraceCategoryResidential buildings (private)

Location of 18–22 Kent Street in Sydney

18–22 Kent Street is a heritage-listed row of three terrace houses located at 18, 20 and 22 Kent Street, in the inner city Sydney suburb of Millers Point in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It 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. 18-22 Kent Street is terrace housing built during the 1860s. It was first tenanted by NSW Department of Housing in 1982.^[1]

Description

A two-storey Victorian Filigree terrace house with three bedrooms. Features include painted stuccoed masonry, a cantilevered balcony over footpath, cast iron balustrade and verandah supports, a corrugated iron verandah, two french doors with fanlights on upper storey, fanlight over front door and a sash window with slab sill on ground floor.^[1]

Heritage listing

This 1860s terrace forms part of a cohesive streetscape element.^[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 nineteenth-century adaptation of the landscape.^[1]

18–22 Kent Street was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Terrace". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00917. 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

NBRS (2016). 20 Kent Street, Millers Point - Conservation Management Plan.
NBRS (2016). 22 Kent Street, Millers point - Conservation Management Plan.
NBRS (2015). 18 Kent Street, Millers Point - Conservation Management Plan.
Brooks & Associates (1998). Department of Housing s170 Register.

Attribution

This Wikipedia article was originally based on Terrace, entry number 917 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.