67 Windmill Street, Millers Point is a heritage-listed shop with residence located at 67 Windmill Street, in the inner city
Sydney
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suburb of
Millers Point
Millers Point is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the north-western edge of the Sydney central business district, adjacent to The Rocks and is part of the local government area of the C ...
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.
History
Millers Point is one of the earliest areas of European settlement in Australia, and a focus for maritime activities. This shop was built and over time has had a number of uses.
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Description
Two-storey stone 1840s shop/residence of simple composition and detailing. Two sash window
A sash window or hung sash window is made of one or more movable panels, or "sashes". The individual sashes are traditionally paned window (architecture), paned windows, but can now contain an individual sheet (or sheets, in the case of double gla ...
s on upper level, dormer window to attic. Storeys: Two; Construction: Painted stone walls, corrugated galvanised iron, painted timber joinery. Style: Georgian
Georgian may refer to:
Common meanings
* Anything related to, or originating from Georgia (country)
** Georgians, an indigenous Caucasian ethnic group
** Georgian language, a Kartvelian language spoken by Georgians
**Georgian scripts, three scrip ...
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The external condition of the property is good.
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Modifications and dates
External: Parapet capping repaired badly. Some joinery mortified.[
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Heritage listing
As at 23 November 2000, 67 Windmill Street, Millers Point, an early nineteenth century shop, is representative of early commercial activity in the area, and is an important streetscape element.[
It is part of the ]Millers Point Conservation Area
Millers Point Conservation Area is a heritage-listed historic precinct at Millers Point, Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The property is owned by the New South Wales Land and Housing Corporation. It was added to the New Sout ...
, 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.[
67 Windmill Street, Millers Point was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.][
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See also
*Australian non-residential architectural styles
Australian non-residential architectural styles are a set of Australian architectural styles that apply to buildings used for purposes other than residence and have been around only since the first colonial government buildings of early European ...
* 65 Windmill Street
* 69 Windmill Street
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New South Wales State Heritage Register sites located in Millers Point
Victorian architecture in Sydney
Houses in Millers Point, New South Wales
Retail buildings in New South Wales
Articles incorporating text from the New South Wales State Heritage Register
Georgian Revival architecture in Australia
1840 establishments in Australia
Houses completed in 1840
Millers Point Conservation Area