47-53 Lower Fort Street, Millers Point

47–53 Lower Fort Street, Millers Point
47–53 Lower Fort Street, Millers Point
	47–53 Lower Fort Street, pictured in 2019.
Location	47, 49, 51, 53 Lower Fort Street, Millers Point, City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates	33°51′24″S 151°12′24″E / 33.8568°S 151.2067°E
Architectural style(s)	Victorian Italianate
New South Wales Heritage Register
Official name	Terrace
Type	State heritage (built)
Designated	2 April 1999
Reference no.	906
Type	Terrace
Category	Residential buildings (private)
	Location of 47–53 Lower Fort Street, Millers Point in Sydney

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.^[1]

History

Millers Point is one of the earliest areas of European settlement in Australia, and a focus for maritime activities. This building is one of a group of late nineteenth century terraces. First tenanted by NSW Department of Housing in 1992.^[1]

Description

Three storey, six bedroom Victorian Italianate terrace house with iron lace balustrading and friezes and brackets. Top floor has two double hung sash windows and incised motifs, middle floor has two french doors opening onto balcony, and ground floor has two sash windows and front door with fanlight above. Steps to basement lead from front porch. Storeys: 3 Construction: Painted rendered masonry. Corrugated galvanised iron roofing. Timber with iron lace balcony, cast iron central column. Style: Victorian Italianate.^[1]

The external condition of the property is good.

Modifications and dates

External: Timber handrail added. Fenestration altered.^[1]

Heritage listing

As at 23 November 2000, this is a group of three storey Victorian Italianate terraces, representing a quality 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]

47–53 Lower Fort Street, Millers Point was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Terrace". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00906. Retrieved 13 October 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.

Bibliography

Brooks & Associates (1998). Department of Housing s170 Register.
GML Heritage (2016). 51 Lower Fort Street, Millers Point - Conservation Management Plan.
GML Heritage (2016). 47 Lower Fort Street, Millers Point - Conservation Management Plan.

Attribution

This Wikipedia article was originally based on Terrace, entry number 906 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

"47-53 Lower Fort Street, Millers Point" (image). Millers Point Community. n.d. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
Paul Davies Pty Ltd (March 2007). "Millers Point and Walsh Bay Heritage Review" (PDF). City of Sydney.

[nswshr-906-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Terrace". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00906. Retrieved 13 October 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.

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v t e Millers Point historical attractions
Residential buildings	Alfred's Terrace Argyle Place Nos. 1-7 Nos. 6-8 No. 9 Nos. 10-12a Nos. 22-32 No. 34 Nos. 36-38 Nos. 40-44 Nos. 46-48 No. 50 Nos. 52-60 Nos. 62-64 Argyle House Bettington Street Nos. 56-60 Nos. 66-68 Blyth Terrace Clydebank Dalgety Road Terraces Nos. 7-13 Nos. 15-25 Nos. 27a-35a Darling House Eagleton Terrace Hexam Terrace High Street Nos. 2-36 Nos. 3-9 Nos. 38-72 Nos. 74-80 House of Bodleigh Katoomba House Kent Street Nos. 18-22 Nos. 24-26 Nos. 21-29 No. 28 No. 30 Nos. 32-40 Nos. 37-47 No. 42 No. 44 No. 46 Nos. 48-50 Nos. 49-51 Nos. 52-54 Nos. 53-55 Nos. 56-58 Nos. 59-63 Nos. 60-62 Nos. 71-73 Nos. 75-79 No. 81 Nos. 82-88 Nos. 83-85 Nos. 90-92 Nos. 115-121 Nos. 123-125 Linsley Terrace Lower Fort Street Nos. 1-19 No. 20 Nos. 21-23 No. 22 Nos. 24-26 Nos. 25-35 No. 28 Nos. 30-42 Nos. 39-41 No. 43 Nos. 47-53 No. 55 Nos. 57-61 Nos. 63-65 Nos. 67-73 Nos. 75-77 No. 79 Merriman Street Nos. 14-16 No. 18 Nos. 20-48 Milton Terrace 18-20a Munn Street Osborne House Regency Townhouses Stevens Terrace Toxteth Trinity Avenue Nos. 2-4 Nos. 14-22 Undercliffe Cottage Undercliffe Terrace Vermont Terrace Windmill Street Nos. 1-63 No. 65 No. 69 No. 71 No. 73 Nos. 82-84 Nos. 86-88 Nos. 90-92 Winsbury Terrace
Commercial buildings	Argyle Street Railway Substation Dalgety's Bond Stores Grafton Bond Store MSB Stores Complex Oswald Bond Store Post Office Sydney Observatory Windmill Street No. 67
Churches	Garrison Anglican Church Precinct St Brigid's Roman Catholic Church
Pubs and hotels	Captain Cook Harbour View Hero of Waterloo Lord Nelson Palisade Shipwrights Arms
Other significant historical features	Millers Point & Dawes Point Village Precinct Walsh Bay Wharves Precinct