22 York Street, Sydney, Heritage building in Sydney, Australia.
22 York Street is a heritage-listed former warehouse in the Sydney central business district, now part of the Landmark Building development. The complex comprises two separate buildings: No. 22, four storeys high, and Nos. 24–26, six storeys with a basement, both in the Victorian Romanesque style. The stone facades feature deep pilasters, string courses, arched openings, and broken pediments topped by urns.
The land was granted to Thomas Wright in 1832, and the building was constructed in 1878, as marked by the date on its parapet. This construction marks the period when Sydney was rapidly expanding as a commercial center and merchants needed new warehouses and office spaces.
The name Sargood appears on the side wall of the six-storey Nos. 24–26, a trace of an earlier occupant painted above the brickwork. Nos. 24–26 served for years as part of the furniture emporium of Beard Watson & Co., which stayed until at least 1955. The ground floor of Nos. 24–26 keeps its original layout, and the top storey is lit by large south-light roof windows.
The building sits in Sydney's central business district, where it is easily accessible on foot and surrounded by other attractions in a busy area. Vehicle access runs through the ground floor level, so visitors should be mindful of ongoing operations in the space.
This structure is part of a rare group of six warehouses in Sydney that have preserved their original Victorian-era cast iron column structures. This iron framework was crucial for warehouses of that time because it allowed large open spaces without interior supports.
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