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Images- Central Business District Former City House |
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| See also Holyrood, Strathfield | |
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architect |
George Allen Mansfield |
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location |
164-166 Pitt St, Sydney. |
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date |
1893 |
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style |
Victorian Mannerist |
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construction |
Variation of motifs such as the Palladian window. |
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Bank |
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City House, 164-166 Pitt St, Sydney, NSWPhotographs: List: Register of the National Estate Class: Historic Legal Status: Registered (11/08/1987) Place ID: 14045 Place File No: 1/12/036/0556 Statement of Significance: A flamboyant late Victorian sandstone facade once typical of many important city buildings. Forms part of a cohesive Victorian Edwardian streetscape in Pitt Street south of King Street. It is the work of prolific late Victorian architect G A Mansfield in the style adopted by him for important inner city locations. Description: Constructed in Baroque style with tower and turreted roof now demolished. The remaining five floors above street level are sandstone with Corinthian pilasters, deeply recessed window reveals and projecting cornices all elaborated with much carved work. Condition and Integrity: Facade has been altered at ground floor level. Location: 164-166 Pitt Street, Sydney. Part of Pitt Street Group. Bibliography: HERMAN, M. THE ARCHITECTURE OF VICTORIAN SYDNEY. |
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