House of Bodleigh

House of Bodleigh
House of Bodleigh
	24 Kent Street, pictured in 2019.
Location	24, 26 Kent Street, Millers Point, City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates	33.8589°S 151.2038°E
Built	c. 1900
Architectural style(s)	Federation
New South Wales Heritage Register
Official name	House of Bodleigh; Rawson Hall
Type	State heritage (built)
Designated	2 April 1999
Reference no.	873
Type	House
Category	Residential buildings (private)
	Location of House of Bodleigh in Sydney

The House of Bodleigh is a heritage-listed former hall and now offices located at 24-26 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 is called Rawson Hall. There House off Bodleigh does not appear on the foundation stone of the front of the building. 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. Building constructed c. 1900 on vacant land between rows of 1860s terrace housing.[1]

Description

Two-storey face brick Federation building used as offices. Arched entry to doorway, fanlights over lower door and windows. Roof concealing pediment. Storeys: Two; Construction: Brick and stone walls, corrugated galvanised iron roof. Style: Federation.[1]

The external condition of the property is good.

Modifications and dates

External: Painted brick on top storey. Fenestration changed. Last inspected: 21 February 1995. Internal: Possible important interiors concealed by later infill. Interesting interior joinery.[1]

Heritage listing

As at 23 November 2000, this is an interesting two storey brick building, former hall now used as offices, strong brick and stone character presenting solidly to the street.[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 C19th adaptation of the landscape.[1]

House of Bodleigh was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]

References

"House of Bodleigh". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H00873. Retrieved 13 October 2018.

Attribution

This Wikipedia article was originally based on House of Bodleigh, entry number 873 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

Paul Davies Pty Ltd (March 2007). "Millers Point and Walsh Bay Heritage Review" (PDF). City of Sydney.

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[nswshr-873-1] "House of Bodleigh". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H00873. Retrieved 13 October 2018.

Millers Point historical attractions
Residential buildings	Alfred's Terrace Argyle Place Nos. 1-7 Nos. 6-8 No. 9 Nos. 10-12a Nos. 22-32 No. 34 Nos. 36-38 Nos. 40-44 Nos. 46-48 No. 50 Nos. 52-60 Nos. 62-64 Argyle House Bettington Street Nos. 56-60 Nos. 66-68 Blyth Terrace Clydebank Dalgety Road Terraces Nos. 7-13 Nos. 15-25 Nos. 27a-35a Darling House Eagleton Terrace Hexam Terrace High Street Nos. 2-36 Nos. 3-9 Nos. 38-72 Nos. 74-80 House of Bodleigh Katoomba House Kent Street Nos. 18-22 Nos. 24-26 Nos. 21-29 No. 28 No. 30 Nos. 32-40 Nos. 37-47 No. 42 No. 44 No. 46 Nos. 48-50 Nos. 49-51 Nos. 52-54 Nos. 53-55 Nos. 56-58 Nos. 59-63 Nos. 60-62 Nos. 71-73 Nos. 75-79 No. 81 Nos. 82-88 Nos. 83-85 Nos. 90-92 Nos. 115-121 Nos. 123-125 Linsley Terrace Lower Fort Street Nos. 1-19 No. 20 Nos. 21-23 No. 22 Nos. 24-26 Nos. 25-35 No. 28 Nos. 30-42 Nos. 39-41 No. 43 Nos. 47-53 No. 55 Nos. 57-61 Nos. 63-65 Nos. 67-73 Nos. 75-77 No. 79 Merriman Street Nos. 14-16 No. 18 Nos. 20-48 Milton Terrace 18-20a Munn Street Osborne House Regency Townhouses Stevens Terrace Toxteth Trinity Avenue Nos. 2-4 Nos. 14-22 Undercliffe Cottage Undercliffe Terrace Vermont Terrace Windmill Street Nos. 1-63 No. 65 No. 69 No. 71 No. 73 Nos. 82-84 Nos. 86-88 Nos. 90-92 Winsbury Terrace
Commercial buildings	Argyle Street Railway Substation Dalgety's Bond Stores Grafton Bond Store MSB Stores Complex Oswald Bond Store Post Office Sydney Observatory Windmill Street No. 67
Churches	Garrison Anglican Church Precinct St Brigid's Roman Catholic Church
Pubs and hotels	Captain Cook Harbour View Hero of Waterloo Lord Nelson Palisade Shipwrights Arms
Other significant historical features	Millers Point & Dawes Point Village Precinct Walsh Bay Wharves Precinct