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Murray Street (Ottawa)
Murray Street may refer to: Places * Murray Street, Perth Murray Street is one of four main east-west roads within the Perth central business district (CBD). History The street, the central portion of which has become a pedestrian mall, was named after Sir George Murray, Secretary of State for War ..., Western Australia * Murray Street, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia * Murray Street Historic District, a national historic district located at Mount Morris in Livingston County, New York, U.S. Others * ''Murray Street'' (album), album by Sonic Youth, a band from New York City {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murray Street, Perth
Murray Street is one of four main east-west roads within the Perth central business district (CBD). History The street, the central portion of which has become a pedestrian mall, was named after Sir George Murray, Secretary of State for War and the Colonies from 1828 to 1830. It is the one main road in Perth that has an eastern ending at a churchthe Roman Catholic St Mary's Cathedral; the other major churches in the CBD are on the sides of the city streets. The western end of Murray Street also once had a church with St Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church sitting on Havelock Street opposite the end of Murray Street. Murray Street was extended to Outram Street in 1937 and St Patrick’s was demolished. Murray Street was later extended further west to Thomas Street. The intersections with the north-south running streets include Murray Street, where the Wentworth Hotel has been on the corner for over 100 years, though the earlier hotel at the location had a different name. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murray Street, Hobart
Murray Street is one of four north-west roads within the Hobart City Centre (CBD). The street is named for Captain John Murray, commandant at Hobart Town, by Lachlan Macquarie. One of Hobart's original seven streets, Murray Street was formalised by surveyor James Meehan (1774-1826) on 25 November 1811. The street contains entrances to two central shopping arcades, Centrepoint and the Cat & Fiddle Arcade. Historic landmarks include St David's Cathedral (1874), Customs House Hotel (1846), T & G Mutual Life building (1937), Victoria Tavern (1836), Hadley's Orient Hotel (1862), the former Savings Bank (1859) and the Treasury buildings (1823–1940). Modern buildings include Ogilvie Jennings, the State Library of Tasmania and Parliament Square. History At the instruction of Governor Lachlan Macquarie to formalise Hobart's original city grid, a comprehensive town plan was drawn by surveyor James Meehan (1774–1826) in 1811. Running northwest to southeast, the streets of Argyle, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murray Street Historic District
Murray Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Mount Morris in Livingston County, New York. The districts consists of the 16 properties on Murray Street between Eagle Street and Stanley Street. The district includes 16 contributing primary buildings, all residences; six contributing outbuildings, carriage houses and garages; and three contributing objects, a carriage step, hitching post, and early 20th century street lights. ''See also:'' It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ... in 1996. References Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Historic districts in Livingston County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Livin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
