197, 199, 201 Albion Street terrace cottages are three heritage-listed

terraced house A terrace, terraced house ( UK), or townhouse ( US) is a type of medium-density housing which first started in 16th century Europe with a row of joined houses sharing side walls. In the United States and Canada these are sometimes known as row ...

s located at 197, 199, 201

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in the inner city

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suburb of

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in the

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local government area of

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, Australia. It was added to the

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on 2 April 1999.

History and description

A row of three Victorian Georgian

town house A townhouse, townhome, town house, or town home, is a type of terraced housing. A modern townhouse is often one with a small footprint on multiple floors. In a different British usage, the term originally referred to any type of city residen ...

s of two storeys built between 1845 and 1847. The front

veranda A veranda (also spelled verandah in Australian and New Zealand English) is a roofed, open-air hallway or porch, attached to the outside of a building. A veranda is often partly enclosed by a railing and frequently extends across the front an ...

h has been reconstructed. The walls are sand stock brick and the roof is corrugated steel sheeting.

Heritage listing

The terrace cottages site was listed on the

on 2 April 1999.

References

Attribution

{{NSW-SHR-CC, name=Terrace Cottages, dno=5045165, id=64, year=2018, accessdate=13 October 2018 New South Wales State Heritage Register sites located in Surry Hills Houses in Surry Hills, New South Wales Articles incorporating text from the New South Wales State Heritage Register 1847 establishments in Australia Houses completed in 1847 Terraced houses in Sydney Albion Street, Surry Hills, 197, 199, 201

History and description

Heritage listing

See also

References

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