The Eagleton Terrace are heritage-listed

terrace house A terrace, terraced house ( UK), or townhouse ( US) is a type of medium-density housing which first started in 16th century Europe with a row of joined houses sharing side walls. In the United States and Canada these are sometimes known as row ...

s located at 67–73 Lower Fort Street, in the inner city

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suburb of

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in the

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local government area of

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, Australia. The property was added to the

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on 2 April 1999.

History

Millers Point is one of the earliest areas of European settlement in Australia, and a focus for maritime activities. This building was constructed during the mid 1860s as one of a group of four terrace houses. First tenanted by the

NSW Department of Housing Housing NSW, formerly the Housing Commission of New South Wales and before that the New South Wales Housing Board, was an agency of the Department of Communities and Justice that was responsible for the provision and management of public housing s ...

in 1984.

Description

Two storey, five bedroom, early Victorian terrace with basement and attic. Cast iron lace

balcony A balcony (from , "scaffold") is a platform projecting from the wall of a building, supported by columns or console brackets, and enclosed with a balustrade, usually above the ground floor. They are commonly found on multi-level houses, apartme ...

and infilled

veranda A veranda (also spelled verandah in Australian and New Zealand English) is a roofed, open-air hallway or porch, attached to the outside of a building. A veranda is often partly enclosed by a railing and frequently extends across the front an ...

h. Skylight to attic. Storeys: Two; Construction: Painted rendered masonry, slate roof, cast iron lace, spear fence. Painted timber work. Style:

Victorian Filigree Filigree architecture is a modern term given to a phase in the history of Australian architecture. The phase was an embellishment of the "Australian verandah tradition", where the verandah evolved from its functional usages in the Old Colonial pe ...

. The external condition of the property is good.

Modifications and dates

External: Timber work modified. Dormers have been removed. Some verandah infil.

Heritage listing

As at 23 November 2000, this property is part of a group of early Victorian terraces. It is part of the

Millers Point Conservation Area Millers Point Conservation Area is a heritage-listed historic precinct at Millers Point, Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The property is owned by the New South Wales Land and Housing Corporation. It was added to the New Sout ...

, 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. Eagleton Terrace was listed on the

on 2 April 1999.

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Attribution

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External links

* * {{Millers Point historical attractions, state=collapsed New South Wales State Heritage Register sites located in Millers Point Houses in Millers Point, New South Wales Terraced houses in Sydney Articles incorporating text from the New South Wales State Heritage Register 1860 establishments in Australia Houses completed in 1860 Millers Point Conservation Area