Customs House
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Customs House is a historic sandstone building at Sydney’s Circular Quay that once served as the city’s main customs office and now functions as a cultural and civic venue.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Customs House canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civic building
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former customs house ⓘ heritage-listed building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Georgian architecture
NERFINISHED
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Victorian architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Australian customs and excise history
ⓘ
Port of Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Custom houses
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Government buildings in Sydney ⓘ Heritage-listed buildings in Sydney ⓘ Tourist attractions in Sydney ⓘ |
| city | Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| civicRole | community gathering place ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | Sydney sandstone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| culturalRole | public cultural hub ⓘ |
| currentUse |
event venue
ⓘ
exhibition space ⓘ public library space ⓘ restaurant and café space ⓘ |
| floorCount | multiple storeys ⓘ |
| formerFunction |
customs office
ⓘ
headquarters of the Customs Service in Sydney ⓘ |
| function |
civic venue
ⓘ
cultural venue ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | State heritage (built) item ⓘ |
| heritageRegister | New South Wales State Heritage Register NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageSignificance | historical significance for maritime trade and customs in Sydney ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register ⓘ |
| localGovernmentArea | City of Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Circular Quay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | sandstone ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature |
Sydney Cove
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sydney Harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyTransport |
Circular Quay ferry wharf
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Circular Quay light rail stop NERFINISHED ⓘ Circular Quay railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
central atrium
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historic façade facing Circular Quay ⓘ model of Sydney in the floor of the atrium ⓘ sandstone colonnades ⓘ |
| overlooks | Circular Quay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | City of Sydney Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicAccess | open to the public ⓘ |
| region | Sydney central business district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | waterfront ⓘ |
| useStatus | in active use ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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