Blyth Terrace is a heritage-listed series of terrace houses located at 82–88 Kent Street, in the inner city

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

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. It is also known as AMA House. 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. Terrace housing built during the 1850s. First tenanted by the

NSW Department of Housing Housing NSW, formerly the Housing Commission of New South Wales and before that the New South Wales Housing Board, was an agency of the Department of Communities and Justice that was responsible for the provision and management of public housing s ...

in 1982.

Description

Early Victorian, two-storey terrace with four bedrooms, sleep-out and attic. Features include a concave corrugated iron verandah painted in wide stripes, iron lace balcony and

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supports and spear fence at ground level. Ground floor has a double hung window and front door with

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above. Upper level has two

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opening onto balcony. Shutters on all windows. Storeys: Two; Construction: Painted rendered masonry, corrugated galvanised iron roof. Timber verandah with iron lace and balcony columns. Spear fence balustrading at ground level. Style: Victorian Filigree. The external condition of the property is good.

Modifications and dates

External: Some iron columns removed. Last inspected: 19 February 1995.

Heritage listing

As at 23 November 2000, this 1850s terrace forms part of a cohesive 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 C19th adaptation of the landscape. Blyth Terrace was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.

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