55 Lower Fort Street, Millers Point

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55 Lower Fort Street, Millers Point
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The portico and facade of 55 Lower Fort Street, pictured in 2019.
Location55 Lower Fort Street, Millers Point, City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates 33°51′25″S151°12′24″E / 33.8569°S 151.2066°E / -33.8569; 151.2066 Coordinates: 33°51′25″S151°12′24″E / 33.8569°S 151.2066°E / -33.8569; 151.2066
Architectural style(s) Victorian Regency
Official name: Building
TypeState heritage (built)
Designated2 April 1999
Reference no.525
TypeHistoric site
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Location of 55 Lower Fort Street, Millers Point in Sydney

55 Lower Fort Street, Millers Point is a heritage-listed former house and now professional offices located at 55 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]

Sydney City in New South Wales, Australia

Sydney is the state capital of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Port Jackson and extends about 70 km (43.5 mi) on its periphery towards the Blue Mountains to the west, Hawkesbury to the north, the Royal National Park to the south and Macarthur to the south-west. Sydney is made up of 658 suburbs, 40 local government areas and 15 contiguous regions. Residents of the city are known as "Sydneysiders". As of June 2017, Sydney's estimated metropolitan population was 5,230,330 and is home to approximately 65% of the state's population.

Millers Point, New South Wales Suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Millers Point is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the north-western edge of the Sydney central business district, adjacent to The Rocks and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney.

City of Sydney Local government area in New South Wales, Australia

The City of Sydney is the local government area covering the Sydney central business district and surrounding inner city suburbs of the greater metropolitan area of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Established by Act of Parliament in 1842, the City of Sydney is the oldest, and the oldest-surviving, local government authority in New South Wales, and the second-oldest in Australia, with only the City of Adelaide being older by two years.

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History

In April 2000 the property sold for A$2.35 million. [2]

Description

55 Lower Fort Street, pictured in 2019. Lower Fort Street (55), Millers Point 02.jpg
55 Lower Fort Street, pictured in 2019.

Completed in the Victorian Regency style, the building is currently occupied by Tropman and Tropman Architects. [3]

Heritage listing

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

New South Wales State Heritage Register

The New South Wales State Heritage Register, also known as NSW State Heritage Register, is a heritage list of places in the state of New South Wales, Australia, that are protected by New South Wales legislation, generally covered by the Heritage Act, 1977 (NSW) and its 2010 amendments. The register is administered by the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, a division of the Government of New South Wales Department of Planning and Environment.

See also

Australian residential architectural styles

Australian residential architectural styles have evolved significantly over time, from the early days of structures made from relatively cheap and imported corrugated iron to more sophisticated styles borrowed from other countries, such as the Victorian style from the United Kingdom, the Georgian style from North America and Europe and the Californian bungalow from the United States. A common feature of the Australian home is the use of fencing in front gardens, also common in both the UK and the USA.

47-53 Lower Fort Street, Millers Point

47-53 Lower Fort Street, Millers Point are heritage-listed terrace houses located at 47-53 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.

Regency Townhouses

The Regency Townhouses are heritage-listed former terrace houses and now commercial offices located at 57-61 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.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Building". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Office of Environment and Heritage. H00525. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Property report for 55 Lower Fort Street, Dawes Point NSW 2000". Domain. Fairfax Media. n.d. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  3. ↑ "Contact us". Tropman and Tropman Architects. n.d. Retrieved 1 December 2018.

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CC-BY-icon-80x15.png This Wikipedia article was originally based on Building , entry number 525 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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