28 Lower Fort Street, Millers Point
28 Lower Fort Street, Millers Point is a heritage-listed former residence and now boarding house at 28 Lower Fort Street, in the inner city Sydney suburb of Millers Point in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]
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 26-28 Lower Fort Street, pictured in 2019. | |
| Location | 28 Lower Fort Street, Millers Point, City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Coordinates | 33.8570°S 151.2071°E |
| Built | c. 1860 |
| Architectural style(s) | Victorian Regency |
| Official name | Townhouse |
| Type | State heritage (built) |
| Designated | 2 April 1999 |
| Reference no. | 881 |
| Type | Historic site |
  Location of 28 Lower Fort Street, Millers Point in Sydney | |
History
Millers Point is one of the earliest areas of European settlement in Australia, and a focus for maritime activities. Early Victorian town house now part of a terrace streetscape. First tenanted by the NSW Department of Housing in 1985.[1]
Description
Two storey Victorian townhouse with cast iron balustrade at ground floor and iron balcony lace. Two french doors open onto second floor balcony. This building is now a seven-room boarding house, including a substantial rear addition and new adjoining building. Storeys: Two; Construction: Painted rendered masonry, corrugated galvanised iron roof, cast iron balustrade at ground floor and iron balcony lace. Style: Victorian Regency.[1]
The external condition of the property is good.
Heritage listing
As at 23 November 2000, this two storey stuccoed Victorian townhouse was built c. 1860.[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]
28 Lower Fort Street, Millers Point was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]
See also
References
- "Townhouse". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H00881. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
Bibliography
- URBIS (2016). 26 & 28 Lower Fort Street, Millers Point - Conservation Management Plan.
Attribution
This Wikipedia article was originally based on Townhouse, entry number 881 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales and Office of Environment and Heritage 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 13 October 2018.
External links
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- Paul Davies Pty Ltd (March 2007). "Millers Point and Walsh Bay Heritage Review" (PDF). City of Sydney.
- "Lower Fort Street". Millers Point Community. n.d. Retrieved 1 December 2018.