Undercliffe Terrace

Undercliffe Terrace
Undercliffe Terrace
	52–60 Argyle Place, pictured in 2019.
Location	52, 54, 56, 58, 60 Argyle Place, Millers Point, City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates	33°51′29″S 151°12′18″E / 33.8581°S 151.2051°E
Built	c. 1840
Architectural styles	Victorian Georgian; Victorian Filigree; Victorian Italianate;
New South Wales Heritage Register
Official name	Undercliffe Terrace; Grimes' Buildings
Type	State heritage (built)
Designated	2 April 1999
Reference no.	902
Type	Historic site
	Location of Undercliffe Terrace in Sydney Undercliffe Terrace (Australia)

Undercliffe Terrace is a heritage-listed row of terrace houses located at 52–60 Argyle Place, in the inner city Sydney suburb of Millers Point in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The property is also known as Grimes' Buildings.^[1] was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.^[2]

History

Millers Point is one of the earliest areas of European settlement in Australia, and a focus for maritime activities. Argyle Place, a primitive version of a London Square, was commenced by Governor Macquarie but not fully formed until after quarrying of the adjacent rock face had ceased in about 1865.^[2]

In 1958 architect John Fisher (member of the Institute of Architects, the Cumberland County Council Historic Buildings Committee and on the first Council of the National Trust of Australia (NSW) after its reformation in 1960), with the help of artist Cedric Flower, convinced Taubmans to paint the central bungalow at 50 Argyle Place. This drew attention to the importance of The Rocks for the first time. As a result, Fisher was able to negotiate leases for Bligh House (later Clydebank) and houses in Windmill Street for various medical societies.^[3]^[2]

The terrace was first tenanted by the NSW Department of Housing in 1991.^[2]

Description

Large Victorian Georgian terrace with Victorian detail added, contains seven bedsitting rooms and is last of a row constructed c. 1840. This two storey (plus attic) building has double hung sash windows with stone sills, a bull-nose galvanised iron verandah roof, a simple parapet above, cast iron balustrades and columns, french doors on second storey and fan lights above doorways. Storeys: Three; Construction: Paint finished rendered masonry with decorative iron lace columns and balustrading both floors. Painted timber verandah beams with iron lace with frieze underneath. Corrigated galvanised iron roof, painted timber joinery. Style: Georgian (with Victorian Italianate additions) Orientation: Overlooking Argyle Place.^[2]

The terraces are also believed to have been completed in the Victorian Filigree style.^[1]

The external condition of the property is good.

Modifications and dates

External: Dormer windows added (c. 1860), late Victorian Italianate two-storey verandahs and render to exterior walls (c. 1870). 20th century addition at rear. Last inspected: 19 February 1995.
Internal: Repairs needed to some verandah boards, dormer structure, windows and ironwork.^[2]

Heritage listing

As at 23 November 2000, this 1840s terrace, altered in later Victorian times to include Italianate verandahs and windows, forms part of an important streetscape element facing Argyle Place.^[2]

It is part of the Millers Point Conservation Area, 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.^[2]

Undercliffe Terrace was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "House "Undercliff Terrace" (52-60 Argyle Place) Including Interiors". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment & Heritage. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Undercliffe Terrace". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00902. Retrieved 13 October 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
^ Lucas & McGinness, 2012

Bibliography

Brooks & Associates (1998). Department of Housing s170 Register.
Lucas, Clive & McGinness, Mark (2012). 'John Fisher, 1924-2012 - champion of the state's structures'.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Orwell & Peter Phillips (2016). 52, 54 & 60 Argyle Place - Conservation Management Plan.

Attribution

This Wikipedia article was originally based on Undercliffe Terrace, entry number 902 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 13 October 2018.

External links

Paul Davies Pty Ltd (March 2007). "Millers Point and Walsh Bay Heritage Review" (PDF). City of Sydney. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2018.

[NSWSH-1] "House "Undercliff Terrace" (52-60 Argyle Place) Including Interiors". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment & Heritage. Retrieved 1 December 2018.

[nswshr-902-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Undercliffe Terrace". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00902. Retrieved 13 October 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.

[nswshr-902-902-1-3] Lucas & McGinness, 2012

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Residential buildings	Alfred's Terrace Argyle Place Nos. 1–7 Nos. 6–8 No. 9 Nos. 10–12a Nos. 22–32 No. 34 Nos. 36–38 Nos. 40–44 Nos. 46–48 No. 50 Nos. 52–60 Nos. 62–64 Argyle House Bettington Street Nos. 56–60 Nos. 66–68 Blyth Terrace Clydebank Dalgety Road Terraces Nos. 7–13 Nos. 15–25 Nos. 27a–35a Darling House Eagleton Terrace Hexam Terrace High Street Nos. 2–36 Nos. 3–9 Nos. 38–72 Nos. 74–80 House of Bodleigh Katoomba House Kent Street Nos. 18–22 Nos. 24–26 Nos. 21–29 No. 28 No. 30 Nos. 32–40 Nos. 37–47 No. 42 No. 44 No. 46 Nos. 48–50 Nos. 49–51 Nos. 52–54 Nos. 53–55 Nos. 56–58 Nos. 59–63 Nos. 60–62 Nos. 71–73 Nos. 75–79 No. 81 Nos. 82–88 Nos. 83–85 Nos. 90–92 Nos. 115–121 Nos. 123–125 Linsley Terrace Lower Fort Street Nos. 1–19 No. 20 Nos. 21–23 No. 22 Nos. 24–26 Nos. 25–35 No. 28 Nos. 30–42 Nos. 39–41 No. 43 Nos. 47–53 No. 55 Nos. 57–61 Nos. 63–65 Nos. 67–73 Nos. 75–77 No. 79 Merriman Street Nos. 14–16 No. 18 Nos. 20–48 Milton Terrace 18–20a Munn Street Osborne House Regency Townhouses Stevens Terrace Toxteth Trinity Avenue Nos. 2–4 Nos. 14–22 Undercliffe Cottage Undercliffe Terrace Vermont Terrace Windmill Street Nos. 1–63 No. 65 No. 69 No. 71 No. 73 Nos. 82–84 Nos. 86–88 Nos. 90–92 Winsbury Terrace
Commercial buildings	Argyle Street Railway Substation Dalgety's Bond Stores Grafton Bond Store MSB Stores Complex Oswald Bond Store Post Office Sydney Observatory Windmill Street No. 67
Churches	Garrison Anglican Church Precinct St Brigid's Roman Catholic Church
Pubs and hotels	Captain Cook Harbour View Hero of Waterloo Lord Nelson Palisade Shipwrights Arms
Other significant historical features	Millers Point & Dawes Point Village Precinct Walsh Bay Wharves Precinct

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