central business district (downtown) 1

Macquarie Street
01 Hyde Park Barracks  off Macquarie Street	02 St. James Church  off Macquarie Street	03 Mint Museum   Macquarie Street
04 Colonial Secretary General (Intercontinental Hotel)  Macquarie Street	05 Lands Department Building off Macquarie Street	06 Former Horbury Terrace  Macquarie Street
07 Chief Secretary's Office  Macquarie Street	08 Wyoming  Macquarie Street	09 Land Titles Office off Macquarie Street
10 BMA House  Macquarie Street	11 History House  Macquarie Street	12 The Astor  Macquarie Street
13 Dorchester House 149 Macquarie Street	14 Transport House 99 Macquarie Street	15 State Library  off Macquarie Street

 

Since the earliest days of the colony, location of the government precinct and residences of official and eminent citizens. In 1881 Macquarie Street extended from Bent Street to Harbour. A competition for Parliament House was held in 1876 and 1888. Macquarie Street was widened in 1914 and connected to Martin Place in 1935. Butters Committee also recommended massive redevelopment for new Parliament House and Law Courts in 1935. In 1960 the State Planning Authority proposed typical redevelopment with high rise towers and slabs. The Government Architect's Branch of the Public Works Department responded with a series of reports which gradually scaled down the redevelopment proposed, culminating in the 1983 report which lead to substantial improvements to the landscape and streetscape prior to 1988 and to the low scale additions to Parliament House and the State library.  Macquarie Street is named after Australia's Colonial Governor, Lachlan Macquarie.