Sydney Customs House
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Sydney Customs House is a historic 19th-century public building on Sydney’s Circular Quay that long served as the city’s main customs and maritime administration hub.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sydney Customs House canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
customs house
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heritage-listed building ⓘ public building ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| address | 31 Alfred Street, Circular Quay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ⓘ |
| architect |
James Barnet
NERFINISHED
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Mortimer Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Liberty Vernon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Georgian
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Victorian Free Classical NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | Customs and maritime administration ⓘ |
| city | Sydney ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1845 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1844 ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| currentUse |
cultural venue
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exhibition space ⓘ public library ⓘ restaurant and bar space ⓘ |
| floorCount | 5 ⓘ |
| formerFunction |
customs house
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maritime administration hub ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central clock tower
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colonnaded verandahs ⓘ internal atrium ⓘ large scale model of Sydney CBD under glass floor ⓘ symmetrical sandstone façade ⓘ |
| heritageListingDate | 1999-04-02 ⓘ |
| heritageRegister | New South Wales State Heritage Register NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
gateway for goods entering the colony of New South Wales
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principal customs office for the Port of Sydney ⓘ |
| location |
Australia
NERFINISHED
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Circular Quay NERFINISHED ⓘ New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | sandstone ⓘ |
| nearby |
Circular Quay railway station
NERFINISHED
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Museum of Contemporary Art Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sydney Opera House NERFINISHED ⓘ The Rocks, Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1845 ⓘ |
| operator | City of Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Circular Quay ferry wharves
NERFINISHED
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Sydney Cove NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | City of Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renovation |
major refurbishment in the late 20th century
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refurbishment and conversion to public library and cultural spaces in the 1990s ⓘ |
| significance | one of the oldest surviving public buildings in Sydney ⓘ |
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