Sydney Architecture

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1 See Also
2 Sydney Opera House
3 Sydney Harbour Bridge
4 Bronte House, Bronte
5 Buildings on the North Shore
6 Shingle Style
7 Ecclesiastical Architecture
8 Inter-War Old English Style
9 Inter-War Spanish Mission Style
10 Inter-War Art Deco
11 Victorian Styles
12 Fernleigh Castle, Rose Bay
13 Kirkbride Complex, Sydney College of the Arts, Rozelle (designed by James Barnet)
14 Georgian and Regency
15 Curzon Hall, Marsfield
16 Ewenton, Balmain
17 Community Centre (formerly Post Office), Kogarah
18 Edwardian/Federation Styles
19 20th century

Sydney Opera House [edit]

Sydney Harbour Bridge [edit]

Bronte House, Bronte [edit]

Buildings on the North Shore [edit]

Knox Grammar Preparatory School, Billyard Avenue, Wahroonga
The Gatehouse, Water Street, Wahroonga
Deanbury, Billyard Avenue, Wahroonga
Berith Park, Billyard Avenue, Wahroonga
Westholme, Water Street, Wahroonga
Craignairn, Burns Road, Wahroonga
Pitlochry, Braeside Street, Wahroonga
Redleaf, Redleaf Avenue, Wahroonga
Home in Arts and Crafts style, Burns Road, Wahroonga
Upton Grange, Edward Street, North Sydney
Rockleigh Grange, Edward Street, North Sydney
Former Technical College (now Greenwood Hotel), Blue Street, North Sydney
Nth Sydney Post Office, Pacific Highway, North Sydney
Rag and Famish Hotel, Miller Street, North Sydney
Victorian terrace houses, Carabella Road, Kirribilli
Mary Mackillop Museum, Mount Street
Mary Mackillop Museum
Edwardian homes, Walker Street, North Sydney
Federation home, Union Street, North Sydney
Eternity, Kardinia Road, Mosman
Fig Tree House, Hunters Hill
The Manor, Mosman
The Manor, south side

Shingle Style [edit]

Highlands, Highlands Avenue, Wahroonga, designed by John Horbury Hunt
Pibrac, Pibrac Avenue, Warraweee, designed by John Horbury Hunt
The Gatehouse, Water Street, Wahroonga

Ecclesiastical Architecture [edit]

St Andrew's Cathedral, George Street
St Andrew's
St Andrew's Cathedral
St Andrew's Cathedral
St Andrew's Cathedral
St Andrew's Cathedral (left), Town Hall House (right)
Chapter House, St Andrew's Cathedral
Chapter House
St Andrew's
St Mary's Cathedral before spires were added
St Mary's Cathedral
St Mary's Cathedral
St Mary's Cathedral
Pitt Street Church
Pitt Street Church
Mary Immaculate Church, Victoria Street, Waverley
St Peter's Church, Blues Point Road, Nth Sydney
St Peter's Church Rectory
Christchurch, Walker Street, Nth Sydney
St Joseph's Convent, Mount Street, Nth Sydney
Mary Mackillop Memorial Chapel, Mount Street
St Francis Xavier Church, Mackenzie Street, Nth Sydney
Chatswood South Methodist Church (now Uniting Church), Mowbray Road, Artarmon
Macedonian Orthodox Church (former Uniting Church), Frederick Street, Rockdale
St Stephen's Anglican Church, Victoria Road, Bellevue Hill
Grahame Memorial Presbyterian Church, Waverley, stone laid by Mrs William Grahame, 8th May, 1897 (now Jubilee International Church), Victoria Street, Waverley
St Paul's Anglican Church, Burwood Road, Burwood
Uniting Church, Liverpool Road, Ashfield
St Maroun's College, Wardell Road, Marrickville
St Jude's Church, Avoca Street, Randwick
St Swithun's Church, Telegraph Road, Pymble
Garrison Church, Lower Fort Street, The Rocks
Baha'i House of Worship, Ingleside
St Andrew's Church, Water Street, Wahroonga
St Andrew's Church Rectory, Water Street, Wahroonga
Wahroonga Presbyterian Church, Iloura Avenue, Wahroonga
Holy Cross Church, Adelaide Street, Woollahra
Lutheran Church, Goulburn Street, Sydney
Lutheran Church
Lutheran Church
Lutheran Church
St Joseph's Catholic Church, Liverpool Road, Enfield
St Joseph's
St Joseph's
St Edmund's Anglican church, Holden Street, Maroubra
Church of the Sacred Heart, Darlinghurst Road, Darlinghurst
Church of the Sacred Heart
Church Hall, Church of the Sacred Heart
Church Hall, Church of the Sacred Heart
St John's Anglican Church, Darlinghurst Road, Darlinghurst
Indonesian Presbyterian Church, Houston Road, Kingsford
Holy Trinity Church, Sturt Street, Kingsford
St Michael's Catholic Church, Banks Avenue, Daceyville
St Michael's Catholic Church
Brick church, Mill Hill Road, Bondi Junction
St Peter's Church, Cordeaux Street, Campbelltown
St George's Presbyterian Church (1859), Castlereagh Street, Sydney
St George's Presbyterian Church (detail)
St George's Presbyterian Church (detail)
St George's Presbyterian Church (detail)
Christian Israelites Sanctuary (1853), Campbell Street, Surry Hills
St Gabriel Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch, Acton Street, Croydon
Church of the Holy Name of Mary, Mary Street, Hunters Hill
Church of the Holy Name of Mary, interior
Villa Maria Monastery, Mary Street, Hunters Hill
St Matthew's Anglican Church, Botany Road, Botany
Great Synagogue, Elizabeth Street
Great Synagogue

Inter-War Old English Style [edit]

Home, Bexley Road, Bexley
Home, Edgecliff Road, Woollahra
Home, Edgecliff Road, Woollahra
Home, Edgecliff Road, Woollahra
Home, Robertson Road, Centennial Park
Home, Kardinia Road, Mosman
Deanbury, Billyard Avenue, Wahroonga
Bonnington, Victoria Road, Bellevue Hill

Inter-War Spanish Mission Style [edit]

Ku-Ring-Gai Town Hall, Pymble
Ku-Ring-Gai Town Hall
Ku-Ring-Gai Town Hall
Ku-Ring-Gai Town Hall
Victoria Road, Bellevue Hill
Victoria Road, Bellevue Hill
Santiago, Gardeners Road, Kingsford
Santiago, Gardeners Road, Kingsford
Former Plaza Cinema, George Street (Hollywood Spanish)
Former Plaza Cinema
Former Plaza Cinema, interior
Former Plaza Cinema, interior
Residential building, Denham Street, Bondi

Inter-War Art Deco [edit]

ANZAC War Memorial, Hyde Park
ANZAC War Memorial, Hyde Park
ANZAC War Memorial, Hyde Park
ANZAC War Memorial, Hyde Park
Charing Cross Hotel, Waverley
Charing Cross Hotel, Waverley
Charing Cross Hotel, Waverley
Block of flats, Old South Head Road, Bondi Junction
Holy Cross Church, Adelaide Street, Woollahra
Enmore Theatre, Enmore Road, Enmore
Bank Hotel, King Street, Newtown

Victorian Styles [edit]

Gothic [edit]

Original Randwick Borough Chambers, Avoca Street, Randwick
Rona, Ginahgulla Road, Bellevue Hill (rear view)
Gatekeeper's cottage, Rona
Roslyndale, Roslyndale Avenue, Woollahra
Rozelle Public School, Darling Street, Rozelle (designed by John Horbury Hunt)
St Joseph's College, Mark Street, Hunters Hill

Italianate [edit]

Glentworth House, Cardinal Freeman Village, Ashfield
Glentworth House
Yaralla, Hospital Road, West Concord
The Priory, Burwood Road, Burwood
The Priory, Burwood Road, Burwood
The Priory, Burwood Road, Burwood
Home, Garnet Street, Hurlstone Park
Home, Union Street, North Sydney
Home, Oxford Street, Bondi Junction
St Elmo, Harrow Road, Bexley
Hotel Bondi, Campbell Parade, Bondi Beach
Home with mixed styles, Arcadia Street, Coogee
Home, Arcadia Street, Coogee
Smithfield Grande, Brook Street, Coogee
Former Bank of New South Wales, George Street (Palazzo Style architecture)

Second Empire [edit]

Sydney Town Hall
Town Hall
Town Hall
Town Hall
Town Hall with statue of Queen Victoria
Downing Centre (formerly Mark Foy's)
Downing Centre
Downing Centre
Downing Centre
Downing Centre
Downing Centre

Classical and Miscellaneous [edit]

Sydney GPO, Martin Place (designed by James Barnet)
Sydney GPO
Sydney GPO
Sydney GPO
Sydney GPO
Sydney GPO
Darlinghurst Court House, Taylor Square, Darlinghurst
London Tavern, Underwood Street, Paddington
Youth Hostel, Marrickville Road, Dulwich Hill
Home, Woodstock Street, Bondi Junction
Homes, Avoca Street, Randwick
Homes, Frederick Street, Rockdale
Detail, commercial building, Burwood Road, Burwood
Randwick Town Hall, Avoca Street, Randwick
Glebe Town Hall, St John's Road, Glebe
Holyrood, Santa Sabina College, Strathfield
Aspinall House, Scots College, Victoria Road, Bellevue Hill
Shops and dwellings, Oxford Street, Bondi Junction
Oxford Street, Bondi Junction
Royal Hotel, Five Ways, Paddington
Homes, Walker Street, North Sydney
Gayton, Burwood Road, Burwood
Home, Smith Street, Summer Hill
Institute Building, Sydney University
Shop and dwelling, Windsor Street, Paddington

Fernleigh Castle, Rose Bay [edit]

Kirkbride Complex, Sydney College of the Arts, Rozelle (designed by James Barnet) [edit]

Georgian and Regency [edit]

Cleveland House, Bedford Street, Surry Hills
Durham Hall, Albion Street, Surry Hills
Juniper Hall, Oxford Street, Paddington
Waimea, Waimea Avenue, Woollahra
Grandview, Pacific Highway, Pymble
Sandgate, Belmore Road, Randwick
Merrivale, Telegraph Road, Pymble
Elizabeth Bay House, Onslow Avenue, Elizabeth Bay

Curzon Hall, Marsfield [edit]

Ewenton, Balmain [edit]

Community Centre (formerly Post Office), Kogarah [edit]

Edwardian/Federation Styles [edit]

(In Australia, the Edwardian style is generally known as Federation. The Federation period went from 1890 to 1915. There are twelve Federation styles.)

Federation Free Classical [edit]

Former ANZ Bank building, Oxford Street, Darlinghurst
Former Post Office, Railway Square
Myers building, Pitt and Market Streets
Former Gresham Hotel building, York and Druitt Streets
TAFE building, Railway Square
Randwick Presbyterian Church, Alison Road, Randwick (designed by Sir John Sulman)
Former Randwick Post Office, Avoca Street, Randwick

Federation Academic Classical [edit]

Art Gallery of New South Wales, Domain (designed by W.L.Vernon)
Mary Immaculate Church, Victoria Street, Waverley
Former Premier's Office, Macquarie Street (designed by W.L.Vernon)

Federation Free Style [edit]

Vegetable Market, Hay Street
Vegetable Market, Hay Street
Vegetable Market, Hay Street
Vegetable Market, Hay Street
Royal Hall of Industries, Driver Avenue, Moore Park
Royal Hall of Industries, Driver Avenue, Moore Park
Royal Hall of Industries, Driver Avenue, Moore Park
Royal Hall of Industries, Driver Avenue, Moore Park
Kings Cross Hotel, William Street, Kings Cross
Darlinghurst Road, Darlinghurst (designed by W.L.Vernon)
Darlinghurst Road, Darlinghurst
Fire Station, Pyrmont Street, Pyrmont (designed by W.L.Vernon)
Fire Station, Pyrmont Street, Pyrmont
Fire Station, The Avenue, Randwick (designed by W.L.Vernon)
Fire Station, The Avenue, Randwick
Fire Station, Gray Street, Kogarah
Brooklyn Hotel, George Street
Brooklyn Hotel
Brooklyn Hotel
Brooklyn Hotel
Fire Station, Macmahon Street, Hurstville
YMCA, Pitt Street
Commercial building, York Street
Simpson House, Pitt Street
Simpson House, Pitt Street
Mechanics' School of Arts, Pitt Street
Mechanics' School of Arts, Pitt Street
Commercial building, Quay and George Streets, Railway Square

Federation Queen Anne [edit]

West Maling, King Georges Road, Penshurst
West Maling, Penshurst
West Maling, Penshurst
West Maling, Penshurst
Federation homes, Burwood
Federation homes, Burwood
Federation homes, Burwood
Federation homes, Burwood
Home, Challis Avenue, Dulwich Hill
Home, Glebe Point Road, Glebe
Home, Glebe Point Road, Glebe
Caerleon, Ginahgulla Road, Bellevue Hill
The Manor, Iluka Road, Mosman
The Manor
The Manor
Two-storey home, Edgecliff Road, Woollahra
Home with Art Nouveau elements, London Street, Enmore
Two-storey home, Mill Hill Road, Bondi Junction
Cottage with bullnose verandah, Houston Road, Kingsford
Bullnose verandah
Deolee, Burwood Road, Burwood (Queen Anne home without the usual Federation elements)

Federation Gothic [edit]

St Mary's Church, Swanson Street, Erskineville
St Mary's Church, Swanson Street, Erskineville
Registrar-General's Building, Prince Albert Road (designed by W.L.Vernon)
Northbridge, Cammeray
Kuringai Presbyterian Church, Illoura Avenue, Wahroonga (Gothic with Arts and Crafts influence)