Stevens Terrace is a heritage-listed former boarding house and now residence located at 73 Windmill Street, in the inner city

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suburb of

Millers Point Millers Point is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the north-western edge of the Sydney central business district, adjacent to The Rocks and is part of the local government area of the City o ...

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 property was built for the Stevens family in 1900 as a high class boarding house, and is possibly the first walkup in Sydney. First tenanted by the

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in 1982.

Description

Four storey late Victorian apartment building with nine two-bedroom units. Recessed central balconies and an elaborate

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. Storeys: Four; Construction: Face brick and rendered masonry walls. Corrugated galvanised iron roof. Iron lace

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s. Painted timber joinery. Original timber

stairs Stairs are a structure designed to bridge a large vertical direction, vertical distance between lower and higher levels by dividing it into smaller vertical distances. This is achieved as a diagonal series of horizontal platforms called steps wh ...

replaced with concrete stairs. Style: Victorian Italianate. The external condition of the property is good.

Modifications and dates

External: Stairhall roof added later. Last inspected: 23/02/95. Internal: Rehabilitated in 1988 to meet contemporary requirements for fire isolated stairs.

Heritage listing

As at 23 November 2000, this apartment building was built in 1900 for the Stevens family as a high class boarding house, on the site of the former "Live & Let Live Hotel". Possibly the first walkup apartment block in Sydney. 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. Stevens Terrace was listed on the

on 2 April 1999.

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* {{Millers Point historical attractions, state=collapsed New South Wales State Heritage Register sites located in Millers Point Italianate architecture in Sydney Houses in Sydney 1900 establishments in Australia Houses completed in 1900 Articles incorporating text from the New South Wales State Heritage Register Millers Point Conservation Area