Bourke Street Wesleyan Chapel

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Bourke Street Wesleyan Chapel
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Bourke Street Wesleyan Chapel, 348a Bourke Street, Darlinghurst, NSW
Location348a Bourke Street, Darlinghurst, City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates 33°52′58″S151°12′59″E / 33.8828°S 151.2165°E / -33.8828; 151.2165 Coordinates: 33°52′58″S151°12′59″E / 33.8828°S 151.2165°E / -33.8828; 151.2165
OwnerWesleyan Church
Official name: Wesleyan Chapel
Typestate heritage (built)
Designated2 April 1999
Reference no.457
TypeChapel
CategoryReligion
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Location of Bourke Street Wesleyan Chapel in Sydney

Bourke Street Wesleyan Chapel is a heritage-listed chapel at 348a Bourke Street in the inner city Sydney suburb of Darlinghurst in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The property is owned by the Wesleyan Church. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. [1] It was also known as the Bourke Street Methodist Church. [2]

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History

The sandstone chapel was built in 1847. [3] [4]

An eight-storey residential building was built behind the original facade and hall in the 1970s, opening as the Edward Eagar Lodge homelessness centre in 1979. [3] [5]

Heritage listing

The Wesleyan Chapel 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

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References

  1. 1 2 "Wesleyan Chapel". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Office of Environment and Heritage. H00457. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Wesleyan Chapel Bourke Street". Dictionary of Sydney. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Key moments". Wesley Mission. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "Self-guided Tours". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "Gimme shelter". Sydney Morning Herald. 27 June 2003. Retrieved 24 October 2018.

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CC-BY-icon-80x15.png This Wikipedia article was originally based on Wesleyan Chapel , entry number 457 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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