44 Kent Street, Millers Point is a heritage-listed terrace house located at 44 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 was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]
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Location | 44 Kent Street, Millers Point, City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Coordinates | 33°51′34″S 151°12′14″E / 33.8594°S 151.2039°E |
Built | 1860s |
Architectural style(s) | Victorian Filigree |
Official name | Terrace |
Type | State heritage (built) |
Designated | 2 April 1999 |
Reference no. | 859 |
Type | Terrace |
Category | Residential buildings (private) |
History
editMillers Point is one of the earliest areas of European settlement in Australia, and a focus for maritime activities. Terrace housing built during the 1860s. First tenanted by NSW Department of Housing in 1982.[1]
Description
editA simple well-proportioned two-storey Victorian terrace house with four bedrooms. Features include a cantilevered balcony over footpath, a corrugated iron verandah painted in wide stripes, two french doors on upper storey, panelled front door with fanlight and two sash windows with slab sills on ground floor. Storeys: Two; Construction: Painted rendered masonry. Corrugated galvanised iron roof. Timber balcony structure and cast iron column supports for verandah roof. Iron lace balustrading. Style: Victorian Filigree.[1]
The external condition of the property is good.
Modifications and dates
editExternal: Doors replaced. Some iron railing removed. Last inspected: 19 February 1995.[1]
Heritage listing
editAs 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]
44 Kent Street, Millers Point was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]
See also
editReferences
editBibliography
edit- Brooks & Associates (1998). Department of Housing s170 Register.
- PTW Architects (2015). 44 Kent Street, Millers Point - Conservation Management Plan.
Attribution
editThis Wikipedia article was originally based on Terrace, entry number 859 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 13 October 2018.
External links
edit- Paul Davies Pty Ltd (March 2007). "Millers Point and Walsh Bay Heritage Review" (PDF). City of Sydney.