Vermont Terrace

Vermont Terrace
Vermont Terrace
	One of the Vermont Terraces, located at 65 Lower Fort Street, Millers Point, pictured in 2019.
Location	63 and 65 Lower Fort Street, Millers Point, City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates	33.8572°S 151.2063°E
Architectural style(s)	Federation Arts and Crafts
New South Wales Heritage Register
Official name	Vermont Terrace
Type	State heritage (built)
Designated	2 April 1999
Reference no.	910
Type	Terrace
Category	Residential buildings (private)
	Location of Vermont Terrace in Sydney

Vermont Terrace is a heritage-listed residence at located 63-65 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]

History

Millers Point is one of the earliest areas of European settlement in Australia, and a focus for maritime activities. This property is one of a pair of early Federation polychrome brick houses.[1]

Description

Two storey, four bedroom early Federation face brick house with attic and basement. Steeply pitched trussed timber gable to the street. Tall chimney. Highly decorative brickwork around door and windows, decorative stone sill to ground floor window. Storeys: Two; Construction: Polychrome face brick, slate, cast iron lace, and spear fence. Painted timber joinery. Style: Federation Arts and Crafts.[1]

The external condition of the property is good.

Modifications and dates

External: External timber work modified.[1]

Heritage listing

As at 23 November 2000, this early Federation polychrome brick terrace house is an important 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]

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

References

"Vermont Terrace". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H00910. Retrieved 13 October 2018.

Bibliography

Brooks & Associates (1998). Department of Housing s170 Register.
Urbis (2015). 63 Lower Fort Street, Millers Point - Conservation Management Plan.

Attribution

This Wikipedia article was originally based on Vermont Terrace, entry number 910 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.
"Lower Fort Street". Millers Point Community. n.d. Retrieved 1 December 2018.

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[nswshr-910-1] "Vermont Terrace". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H00910. 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