Bourke Street Wesleyan Chapel is a heritage-listed chapel at 348a Bourke Street in the inner city Sydney suburb of Darlinghurst, 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]
Bourke Street Wesleyan Chapel | |
---|---|
Location | 348a Bourke Street, Darlinghurst, City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Coordinates | 33°52′58″S 151°12′59″E / 33.8828°S 151.2165°E |
Owner | Wesleyan Church |
Official name | Wesleyan Chapel |
Type | state heritage (built) |
Designated | 2 April 1999 |
Reference no. | 457 |
Type | Chapel |
Category | Religion |
History
editThe 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
editThe Wesleyan Chapel was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Wesleyan Chapel". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00457. Retrieved 13 October 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Wesleyan Chapel Bourke Street". Dictionary of Sydney. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Key moments". Wesley Mission. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ^ "Self-guided Tours". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ^ "Gimme shelter". Sydney Morning Herald. 27 June 2003. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
Bibliography
edit- Pollen, F.; Healy, G., eds. (1988). 'Darlinghurst', in The Book of Sydney Suburbs.
Attribution
editThis 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 (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 13 October 2018.