46-56 Gloucester Street, The Rocks, Heritage-listed terrace house in The Rocks, Sydney, Australia

The building at 46-56 Gloucester Street holds sixteen duplex-style homes stacked across four levels, with entrances and facades visible from both Gloucester and Cambridge Streets. The design makes efficient use of the corner location while maintaining a unified appearance from different viewing angles.

The site formed part of Section 76 of the Parish of St Philip, with allotments granted to Jane Farrell in 1836, William Long and Mary Lupton in 1839. Customs House agents William and John Smith consolidated parcels in the 1870s. The entire site was resumed in 1901 by the Minister for Public Works, and the present Edwardian Cottages were built in 1914.

The four terraces were built in 1914 and are known as Edwardian Cottages. Earlier buildings on the site, including Tyrone Cottage, faced Cambridge Street and the harbour; the 1887 Sydney Water plan shows them, and photographs from 1901 record them before demolition. The street numbering changed to the present numbers between 1887 and 1895.

The terraces stand at the corner of Gloucester and Cambridge Streets, so both facades can be seen from the public footpath. The property is partly privately owned and partly held by Property NSW, so the interiors are not open to visitors; the exterior is viewed from the street.

The four terraces were built in 1914 on land resumed by the Minister for Public Works in 1901, after earlier structures including Tyrone Cottage were photographed and cleared. The site had been assembled from 1830s grants to William Long, Jane Farrell and Mary Lupton, later consolidated by Customs House Agents William and John Smith.