2-36 High Street, Millers Point, Heritage-listed terrace houses in Millers Point, Australia
2-36 High Street is a row of two-storey Federation-style workmen's terraces of face brick with tiled and corrugated iron roofs. Timber verandahs with ornamental brackets run across both levels; a central street stair with a metal handrail serves the upper units, flanked by lower entrances. The upper storey has a white slatted balustrade and a dark timber-framed section with pale infill panels.
The terraces at 2–36 High Street were built around 1911 by the Sydney Harbour Trust as part of the redevelopment that followed the bubonic plague outbreak. Millers Point itself is one of the earliest areas of European settlement in Australia and a former focus of maritime activity. The NSW Department of Housing first tenanted the row in 1986, and it was listed on the State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.
The row shows how working people and sailors lived and worked in Sydney during the 1800s. These homes tell the story of families connected to the harbor who made this neighborhood their own.
The homes are protected heritage sites, so any changes or repairs must follow set rules. Check ahead to see which parts you can view from outside or if guided tours are offered.
The row was built as workers' housing by the Sydney Harbour Trust around 1911, after the bubonic plague outbreak prompted redevelopment of the area. The ground-floor doorways carry the numerals "2" and "36", marking the ends of the run of eighteen terraces at 2 to 36 High Street.
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