Avondale is a heritage-listed former residence and now offices at 25 O'Connell Street,

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, Australia. It was added to the

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on 2 April 1999.

History

The land on which Avondale now sits was auctioned by the Crown in November 1893. The Avondale house was built 1900. It passed through a succession of owners as a private residence, and was briefly operated as a private hospital (1924) and private school (1929). A section 130 order was placed over Avondale on 9 January 1981 to prevent its demolition. Under section 132 of the Heritage Act the owner gave notice of his intention to demolish the building. On 27 February 1981 an Interim Heritage Order was placed over the building. On 14 January 1982, the Heritage Council approved an application to renovate Avondale and incorporate it into a town house development to the rear of the site and of the neighbouring site. This development was later deferred and did not proceed. On 14 May 1984, the Heritage Council approved an application to use Avondale as offices and for external treatment of the building and fencing. It remains as commercial offices in 2018. A Permanent Conservation Order was placed over the building on 18 February 1983. It was transferred to the State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.

Description

Avondale is a two-storey brick and tile building which has external timber detailing in the Federation style. The brickwork is a dull brown with re grain features and the roof is gabled and hipped with bellcast detailing over the

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. The verandah is two-storey on two sides with cast iron posts and

balustrade A baluster () is an upright support, often a vertical moulded shaft, square, or lathe-turned form found in stairways, parapets, and other architectural features. In furniture construction it is known as a spindle. Common materials used in its ...

with geometrical coloured tile paving on the ground level. A crenellated

parapet A parapet is a barrier that is an upward extension of a wall at the edge of a roof, terrace, balcony, walkway or other structure. The word comes ultimately from the Italian ''parapetto'' (''parare'' 'to cover/defend' and ''petto'' 'chest/brea ...

exists over the front on the gabled front wing.

Heritage listing

Avondale was listed on the

on 2 April 1999. It is historically significant and is representative.

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Attribution

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* {{Commons category-inline New South Wales State Heritage Register Houses in Parramatta Office buildings in Sydney Federation style architecture Articles incorporating text from the New South Wales State Heritage Register Houses completed in 1900 1900 establishments in Australia