48-50 Kent Street, Millers Point

48-50 Kent Street, Millers Point are heritage-listed terrace houses located at 48, 50 Kent 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]

48-50 Kent Street, Millers Point
48-50 Kent Street, Millers Point, NSW
Location48, 50 Kent Street, Millers Point, City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates33.8595°S 151.2039°E / -33.8595; 151.2039
Architectural style(s)Victorian Filigree
Official nameTerrace House
TypeState heritage (built)
Designated2 April 1999
Reference no.921
TypeHistoric site
Location of 48-50 Kent 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. Terrace housing built during the 1860s. It was tenanted by the NSW Department of Housing by 1982.[1]

Description

A simple well-proportioned two-storey Victorian terrace house with two bedrooms. Features include a cantilevered balcony over footpath, a corrugated iron verandah painted in wide stripes, two french doors with fanlights on upper storey, panelled front door with fanlight and single window with slab sill on ground floor. Also, a dormer window to attic room.

Storeys: Two; Construction: Painted rendered masonry. Corrugated galvanised iron roof. Timber balcony structure and column supports for verandah roof. Iron lace balustrading. Style: Victorian Filigree.[1]

The external condition of the property is good.

Modifications and dates

External: Doors replaced. Some iron railing removed. Last inspected: 19 February 1995.[1]

Heritage listing

As at 23 November 2000, 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 19th century adaptation of the landscape.[1]

48-50 Kent Street, Millers Point was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]

See also

References

Bibliography

  • Brooks & Associates (1998). Department of Housing s170 Register.
  • PTW Architects (2015). 48 Kent Street, Millers Point - Conservation Management Plan.

Attribution

This Wikipedia article was originally based on Terrace House, entry number 921 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.

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