Stevens Terrace

Historic site in New South Wales, Australia

33°51′28″S 151°12′20″E / 33.8578°S 151.2055°E / -33.8578; 151.2055Built1900Built forStevens familyArchitectJoseph Alexander Kethel^[1]Architectural style(s)Victorian Italianate

New South Wales Heritage Register

Official nameStevens TerraceTypeState heritage (built)Designated2 April 1999Reference no.862TypehHistoric site

Location of Stevens Terrace in Sydney

Stevens Terrace is a heritage-listed former boarding house and now residence located at 73 Windmill Street, in the inner city Sydney suburb of Millers Point in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.^[2]

History

Millers Point is one of the earliest areas of European settlement in Australia, and a focus for maritime activities. This property was built for the Stevens family in 1900 as a high class boarding house, and is possibly the first walkup in Sydney. First tenanted by the NSW Department of Housing in 1982.^[2]

Description

Four storey late Victorian apartment building with nine two-bedroom units. Recessed central balconies and an elaborate parapet. Storeys: Four; Construction: Face brick and rendered masonry walls. Corrugated galvanised iron roof. Iron lace balustrades. Painted timber joinery. Original timber stairs replaced with concrete stairs. Style: Victorian Italianate.^[2]

The external condition of the property is good.

Modifications and dates

External: Stairhall roof added later. Last inspected: 23/02/95. Internal: Rehabilitated in 1988 to meet contemporary requirements for fire isolated stairs.^[2]

Heritage listing

As at 23 November 2000, this apartment building was built in 1900 for the Stevens family as a high class boarding house, on the site of the former "Live & Let Live Hotel". Possibly the first walkup apartment block in Sydney.^[2]

It is part of the Millers Point Conservation Area, an intact residential and maritime precinct. It contains residential buildings and civic spaces dating from the 1830s and is an important example of 19th century adaptation of the landscape.^[2]

Stevens Terrace was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.^[2]

References

^ $10 million paid for Sydney's first apartment block at Millers Point Retrieved 9 April 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Stevens Terrace". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00862. Retrieved 13 October 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.

Bibliography

Brooks & Associates (1998). Department of Housing s170 Register.

Attribution

This Wikipedia article was originally based on Stevens Terrace, entry number 862 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 13 October 2018.