Architecture of Sydney

1816 – Cadmans Cottage, The Rocks, Sydney, Australia

Cadmans Cottage is the oldest surviving residential building in Sydney, having been built in 1816 for the use of the governmental coxswains and their crews.

1819 – Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney, Australia

Architect: Francis Greenway

Designed by convict architect Francis Greenway between 1818–19; originally built at the head of Macquarie Street (1819) to house convict men and boys.

1824 – St. James Church, King St., Sydney, Australia

Architect: Francis Greenway

The church came about through a series of unusual events. In 1819 convict and civil architect Francis Greenway was asked to design a courthouse for Governor Lachlan Macquarie.

1835 – St. Brigid’s Church, The Rocks, Sydney, Australia

Situated in Sydney’s historic Rocks precinct, St Brigid’s is the oldest surviving place of Catholic worship in Australia. Governor Richard Bourke approved the site and building plan in 1833: “for a Roman Catholic School House,

1840 – The Garrison Church, The Rocks, Sydney, Australia

Architect: Henry Ginn

“The builder was Edward Flood and accepted price for materials is interesting to scan, Bricks were 2/15 a thousand.

1844 – St. Patrick’s Church, Church Hill, Sydney, Australia

Architect: John Frederick Hilly

The plans for St Patrick’s may have been loosely modelled on St Anthony’s Church of 1833 in Liverpool,

1845 – Christ Church St Laurence, Sydney, Australia

The atmospheric interior of Christ Church has developed and changed over the years since consecration in 1845. It remains a work in progress with numerous architects contributing,

1845 – Government House, Sydney, Australia

Architect: Edward Blore / Mortimer Lewis

The Governor of the colony of New South Wales was the British monarch’s representative and it was considered fitting that a grand residence be built to reflect this viceregal appointment.

1845 – Old Customs House, Sydney, Australia

Architect: Mortimer Lewis, James Barnet, Walter L. Vernon

The original two-storey Georgian structure was designed by Mortimer Lewis and featured 13 large and expensive windows in the facade to afford a clear view of shipping activity in Sydney Cove.

1849 – Former Treasury Building, Macquarie St., Sydney, Australia

Architect: Mortimer Lewis & Walter L. Vernon

Now subsumed into a large modern hotel complex l, this former government office was built in two stages,