North Terrace, Adelaide

North Terrace is one of the four terraces that bound the central business and residential district of Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia. It runs east–west, along the northern edge of "the square mile". The western end continues on to Port Road, and the eastern end continues across the Adelaide Parklands as Botanic Road.

North Side of North Terrace

Theoretically, the northern side of North Terrace is part of the Adelaide Parklands. However, much of the space between North Terrace and the River Torrens is occupied by cultural institutions and other public buildings. Starting from West Terrace and travelling east, these buildings include:

''(West Terrace)''
* Parkland
* Royal Adelaide Hospital
* South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI)
* Adelaide Medical and Nursing Schools (University of Adelaide)
* University of South Australia Cancer Research Institute (previously the site of City Sk8 Park, a skateboarding facility)
''(Morphett Street bridge)''
*Adelaide Convention Centre, Exhibition Halls (partly above the railway station platforms)
*Riverside Centre (above the railway station platforms)
*InterContinental Hotel (formerly the Hyatt Regency until 2009 Public art around the hotel includes:
** ''Yerrakartarta'', on the forecourt, designed by Darryl Pfitzner Milika, which includes a representation of the Tjilbruke Dreaming story
**''Knocking from the inside'' (1998), on the northern plaza, created by Iranian-Australian artist Hossein Valamanesh
*Adelaide railway station building
*Adelaide Casino (inside the historic station building)
*Old Parliament House - the original South Australian Parliament building
* Parliament House
**The Adelaide Festival Centre and Elder Park are behind Parliament House, between North Terrace and the River Torrens – also accessible from King William Road
''(King William Road)''
* Government House, the official residence of the governor of South Australia
** The historic Torrens Parade Ground is behind Government House, between North Terrace and the River Torrens – accessible from King William Road
** The South African War Memorial stands in front of Government House on a traffic island at the corner of North Terrace and King William Road
**The Jubilee 150 Walkway commences in front of Government House
* National War Memorial
''(Kintore Avenue)''
*State Library of South Australia
**Institute Building (1859)
**Spence Wing
**Mortlock Wing (1884)
*South Australian Museum
*Art Gallery of South Australia
*University of Adelaide (original campus, now called the Main campus):
**Mitchell Building
**Elder Conservatorium of Music
**Bonython HallBonython Hall is opposite Pulteney Street, and was built in 1936 as a result of a donation of over £50,000 from Sir John Langdon Bonython. Pulteney Street is the only one of the city's north-south thoroughfares which does ''not'' continue north through the parklands. Folklore has it that the Bonython donation was made on the condition that a hall be built opposite Pulteney Street, thus blocking any future path through the parklands and preventing the division of the campus by a major thoroughfare.
** Napier Building
** Ligertwood Building
**The Jubilee 150 Walkway finishes in front of the Napier/Ligertwood plaza.
*University of South Australia (originally the South Australian School of Mines and Industries/Adelaide Technical High School, now called the City East campus)
''(Frome Road)''
*The old Royal Adelaide Hospital
*Adelaide Botanic Gardens
''(East Terrace)''
*Adelaide Botanic Gardens
*National Wine Centre of Australia

South Side of North Terrace

Starting at West Terrace and travelling east, the southern side of the street includes:

''(West Terrace)''
*The Newmarket Hotel
*Assorted accommodation, businesses and medical practices
*Many buildings forming the City West campus of the University of South Australia
*The Lion Arts Centre (in the old Fowler's Lion Flour Factory building)
''(Morphett Street bridge)''
*The historic Holy Trinity Church (Anglican)
*Assorted accommodation, businesses and government offices
*The Dame Roma Mitchell building
*Assorted accommodation and various Adelaide head offices (e.g. MyBudget, Origin Energy)
''( King William Street)''
*The former Adelaide head office of the Westpac Bank
*The exclusive, historic and discreetly labelled Adelaide Club (for gentlemen)
*The Myer Centre, part of the Rundle Mall shopping precinct
*The exclusive, historic and unlabelled Queen Adelaide Club (for ladies)
*"Gawler Chambers", the former Adelaide offices of the South Australian Company
''(Gawler Place)''
*Assorted businesses and medical practices
* David Jones, part of the Rundle Mall shopping precinct
*Assorted businesses, medical practices and University of Adelaide buildings
*The historic Scots Church (originally Free Church of Scotland, then Presbyterian, now Uniting Church)
''(Pulteney Street)''
*Various buildings occupied by the University of Adelaide
*The historic and architecturally elaborate Freemasons' Hall, designed by John Quintin Bruce, a prominent Adelaide architect, who also designed Electra House in King William Street and Carclew on Montefiore Hill.
*The Waterhouse house
*Assorted businesses
*The First Church of Christ, Scientist ("Christian Scientist" Church)
''(Frome Street)''
*Assorted businesses
*The historic Ayers House
*19th century Terrace houses
*The historic Botanic Hotel
''(East Terrace)''
* Parkland

Glenelg tram extensions

In October 2007, the extension of the Glenelg tram line from Victoria Square to the University of South Australia City West campus was completed. In 2010, a further extension along the remainder of North Terrace to continue along Port Road to the Adelaide Entertainment Centre was opened. Construction of a new junction, branch lines along the eastern end of North Terrace and King William Road and four new stops began in July/August 2017 and opened on 13 October 2018.

Picture gallery

File:Cnr-N&W-Tce-monument.jpg , Monument on the corner of West Terrace (northern side)
File:Cnr-N&W-Tce-plaque.jpg , Plaque on monument on the corner of West Terrace
Image:City sk8, Adelaide 3.jpg , City Sk8 Park, Adelaide
Image:Hawke Building, UniSA.jpg , The Hawke Building, part of the UniSA, City West Campus
Image:Yungondi Building, UniSA.jpg , The Yungondi Building, part of the UniSA, City West Campus
Image:GlenelgTramCityWest.jpg , The City West tram stop - left-to-right: InterContinental Hotel, Riverside Building, Morphett Street bridge, multi-storey accommodation, the old Lion Flour factory
Image:HolyTrinityChurchAdelaide.JPG , Holy Trinity Church, Adelaide
Image:AdelaideRailwayStationAdelaide.jpg , Part of the Adelaide railway station building - main entrance
Image:Adelaide parliament house.JPG , Parliament House with InterContinental Hotel
Image:SA Parliament Opening.jpg , Opening of Parliament House, Adelaide, by the Governor-General, 5 June 1939.
Image:Boer War Memorial, 1926.jpg , View of the South African War Memorial, looking West along North Terrace, circa 1925
Image:Boer War Memorial, 2008.jpg , View of the South African War Memorial, looking West along North Terrace, circa 2008
File:Adelaide-city-centre.jpg , View to south along King William Road towards intersection with North Terrace
File:SA Government House.jpg , Government House, Adelaide in the 1930s
Image:Government House Adelaide.jpg , Government House, Adelaide
File:Adelaide Club.JPG , The Adelaide Club, 165 North Terrace
File:Queen Adelaide Club.JPG , The Queen Adelaide Club, cnr North Terrace and Stephens Place
Image:Adelaide War Memorial.jpg , National War Memorial (South Australia)
Image:North Terrace, Adelaide, 1940.jpg , View of North Terrace, looking east from near King William Street, circa 1940
Image:AdelaideOldStateLibraryAug08.jpg , Institute Building (1859), now part of the State Library, housing the Sir Donald Bradman collection
File:J150W EdwardVII 2010-04 0224.JPG , Statue of Edward VII in front of the Institute Building
Image:AdelaideStateLibraryComplexAug08.jpg , State Library entrance to Spence Wing
Image:AdelaideMortlockLibraryAug08.jpg , Mortlock Wing of the State Library
Image:SouthAustralianMuseumComplexAug08.jpg , South Australian Museum Complex
Image:AGSAfront.jpg , Art Gallery of South Australia and part of the South Australian Museum
Image:UofAdelaide-MitchellBuilding-Aug08.jpg, Mitchell Building, University of Adelaide
Image:University of Adelaide.jpg , Eastern side of Mitchell Building, University of Adelaide
Image:UofAdelaide-Mawson&Conservatorium-Aug08.jpg , Bust of Sir Douglas Mawson & the Elder Conservatorium of Music, University of Adelaide
Image:UofAdelaide-BonythonHall&Conservatorium-front-Aug08.jpg , Bonython Hall & the Elder Conservatorium of Music, University of Adelaide
Image:UofAdelaide-BonythonHall&LawBld-front-Aug08.jpg , Bonython Hall & the Ligertwood Building, University of Adelaide
Image:Bonython Hall.jpg , Bonython Hall, University of Adelaide (looking west)
Image:Adelaide-Freemasons18-Aug08.jpg , Freemasons' Hall
Image:Adelaide-WaterhouseHouse-Aug08.jpg , Waterhouse House
Image:Adelaide-WaterhouseHouse-plaque-Aug08.jpg , Waterhouse House history
File:University of South Australia, School of Mines, North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia.jpg , Old School of Mines building c.2010 - after renovation
Image:Adelaide-NthTce-West-FromeRd-Aug08.jpg , Looking south-west from Frome Road
Image:Ayers House - North Terrace - Adelaide.JPG , Ayers House
Image:Adelaide-NthTce-EastEnd-TerraceHouses-Aug08.jpg , Terrace Houses, East End
Image:Adelaide-BotanicHotel-35-Aug08.jpg , Botanic Hotel, cnr East and North Terraces
Image:Adelaide-RAH-Aug08.jpg , The old Royal Adelaide Hospital
Image:Buildings on North Terrace, Adelaide.jpg, Buildings on North Terrace
Image:North Terrace, Adelaide aerial view 1930.jpg , North Terrace in 1930
Image:Adelaide in 1935.jpg, North Terrace in 1935
File:Max Dupain North Terrace Adelaide.jpg, Outside Parliament House, looking at North terrace (1940)

See also

* Australia Award for Urban Design

References

{{Adelaide CBD Streets

Streets in Adelaide