56-58 Kent Street, Millers Point

56-58 Kent Street, Millers Point are heritage-listed terrace houses located at 56-58 Kent 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]

56-58 Kent Street, Millers Point
56-58 Kent Street, Millers Point, NSW
Location56, 58 Kent Street, Millers Point, City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates33.8597°S 151.2039°E / -33.8597; 151.2039
Architectural style(s)Victorian Filigree
Official name: Terrace
TypeState heritage (built)
Designated2 April 1999
Reference no.841
TypeTerrace
CategoryResidential buildings (private)
Location of 56-58 Kent Street, Millers Point in Sydney

History

Millers 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 the NSW Department of Housing in 1982.[1]

Description

A simple well proportioned two storey Victorian terrace house with two bedrooms. Features include a cantilevered balcony over footpath, a corrugated iron verandah painted in wide stripes, french doors with fanlight on upper storey, panelled front door with fanlight and single window with slab sill and shutters on ground floor. Storeys: Two; Construction: Painted rendered masonry, corrugated galvanised iron roof. Timber framed balcony with decorative iron lace balcony. Painted timber joinery. Style: Victorian Filigree.[1]

The external condition of the property is good.

Modifications and dates

External: Some timber joinery is new.[1]

Heritage listing

As 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]

56-58 Kent Street, Millers Point was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]

gollark: Tux1, you ARE to enter high orbit of Dres.
gollark: *Why* would you get one when the modern alternatives are so much better?
gollark: Those were deprecated in 19██ too, where would you *get* one?
gollark: ... of course not, how would that even *work*?
gollark: Yes, that would NOT be effective in the large apiolectromagnetic field gradients involved.

See also

References
  1. "Terrace". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H00841. Retrieved 13 October 2018.

Bibliography
  • Brooks & Associates (1998). Department of Housing s170 Register.
  • Lucas, Stapleton and Partners Pty (2015). 58-62 Kent Street, Millers Point - Conservation Management Plan.

Attribution

This Wikipedia article was originally based on Terrace, entry number 841 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.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.