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26-521: The Darlinghurst Courthouse is a heritage-listed courthouse building located adjacent to Taylor Square on Oxford Street in the inner city Sydney suburb of Darlinghurst in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales , Australia. Constructed in the Old Colonial Grecian style based on original designs by Colonial Architect , Mortimer Lewis , the building structure

52-713: A historic house requires consulting the urban planning administration bureau, and the real estate administration bureau. As of 31 June 2011, there are 287 declared historic houses in Hangzhou, proclaimed as 5 batches. In the near future, it is going to issue the sixth batch which includes 51 historic houses. [REDACTED]   Colombia : National monuments of Colombia ; (in Spanish) Monumentos Nacionales de Colombia [REDACTED]   Comoros : National Committee of Intangible Cultural Heritage (Comoros) [REDACTED]   Republic of

78-421: A new courthouse and gaol had been a priority of the incoming Governor of New South Wales , Richard Bourke , who was concerned by the need to march prisoners through the city from the gaol on George Street to the courthouse on King Street. The foundations for Darlinghurst Courthouse were laid by convict work gangs and construction began in 1836. Court proceedings were held in the building as early as 1842, despite

104-436: A strong, coherent form to the main frontage on Oxford Street. Additions have generally maintained the qualities of the original courthouse, with high quality materials and fixtures used throughout. The courthouse is set back from the street in grounds with a curved driveway and scattered plantings. An iron palisade fence with a sandstone base bounds the courthouse grounds and heavy sandstone and iron entrance gates are located to

130-542: A timber merchant, ship builder and Lord Mayor of Sydney who was responsible for the widening of Oxford Street during his tenure. The area formerly bound by the traffic of the three streets is popularly known as "Gilligan's Island" because of three large palm trees that once occupied the strip, but have since been subsequently removed. The opening of the Eastern Distributor in December 1999 also entailed

156-473: Is located beside a major road junction, at the intersection of Bourke, Forbes, Oxford and Flinders Streets. Taylor Square is also on the border of the suburbs of Darlinghurst and Surry Hills . Taylor Square sits at the intersection of Bourke, Forbes, Oxford and Flinders streets above the tunnel section of the Eastern Distributor . The square is named after Sir Allen Taylor (1864–1940),

182-464: Is the finest, and only erudite Old Colonial Grecian public building complex surviving in Australia. Commenced in the 1830s, it has a long and continual association with the provision of law and order along with the neighbouring Darlinghurst Gaol complex. The building is prominently sited at Taylor Square . The Court House, designed by colonial architect Mortimer Lewis and built between 1837 and 1844,

208-855: Is the first purpose designed court house to be built in NSW. The pavilions on either side were designed by James Barnet around 1886. The extension facing Victoria Street was designed by the Government Architect's Office and completed c.1963. Darlinghurst Courthouse was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. Heritage register This list is of heritage registers , inventories of cultural properties , natural and human-made, tangible and intangible , movable and immovable, that are deemed to be of sufficient heritage value to be separately identified and recorded. In many instances

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364-642: The Greek temple form, having a fluted stone Doric columned portico supporting a pedimented gable entrance to the central court (Court 5), flanked by colonnaded wings which stand forward of the robust front elevations. The courthouse and residence are constructed in smooth dressed sandstone with a slate roof, timber floors and joinery and a marble tiled vestibule. The interiors of the courthouse are highly intact, with original furniture and fittings intact in all courtrooms and most offices. The courthouse has been added to continuously throughout its 170-year history, but retains

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442-493: The north and south. The rear boundary of the grounds is defined by the wall of Darlinghurst Gaol. The prison dock is located between the courthouse building and the gaol wall. The courthouse complex includes seven court rooms (supreme courts and district courts), jury rooms, judge and associate chambers, sheriff's office, court keeper's residence, court reporters office, cells, corrective services, witness rooms, and kitchens for jury meals. The Darlinghurst Court House and residence

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494-412: The realignment of traffic flow in the area. Direct vehicle access across Oxford Street via Bourke Street is no longer possible. The locality is a centre of the city's nightlife, especially for its LGBT community . Two permanent tributes are the large rainbow flag and rainbow crossing , built in 2014 and 2019 respectively. Darlinghurst Courthouse is an imposing sandstone building on Taylor Square. It

520-466: The repair to the roof in the 1850s which was in danger of collapse. Colonial Architect James Barnet designed major flanking court room pavilion additions to the building in 1884-88. Major repairs were undertaken to the original wing of the courthouse in 1901. The entire roof was replaced and changes were made to the façade. The drawings for these alterations were signed by George McRae in the Government Architect's Office. In 1903, Darlinghurst Courthouse

546-498: The twentieth century to cope with increasing court proceedings and expansions of the High Court. In 1913-14 a second expansion took place to further accommodate the High Court and eventually a new high court was added to the complex in 1922. Alterations, maintenance and expansions continued to take place throughout the twentieth century. A major extension on the eastern side of the courthouse was completed c. 1963. The extension

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572-592: The unfinished state of the building. Construction of a new gaol in Darlinghurst began in the 1820s and was ready for occupation in the early 1840s. The courthouse was a milestone building in New South Wales, being specifically designed to suit its purpose and impart authority and the power of the law. Darlinghurst Courthouse was subsequently altered and extended by successive Colonial and Government Architects. This began with Edmund Blacket , who supervised

598-592: Was completed in 1880 under the supervision of Lewis's successor, James Barnet . It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. The courthouse is predominately used for sittings of the Supreme Court of New South Wales . Darlinghurst Courthouse and residence was originally designed by the Colonial Architect Mortimer Lewis . Work commenced in 1835 but was not completed until 1844. The construction of

624-496: Was designed by architect Mortimer Lewis (1796–1879) in 1844 and has a Greek Revival style façade. The central block is adapted from an 1823 design in Peter Nicholson's The New Practical Builder. The square also features a large water fountain built into the pavement. This was part of a $ 5.25 million upgrade, in 2003, including lighting and a grass terrace. The fountain is currently being reviewed for upgrade and repair by

650-400: Was designed by the Government Architect's Office and includes two courtrooms and offices. The High Court was relocated to Canberra in 1980, following completion of a purpose-built building. Darlinghurst Courthouse and Residence is a massive, heavily designed Old Colonial Grecian style public building. It communicates its civic presence through its form. The symmetrical building uses elements of

676-419: Was selected as one of the sites for the newly created High Court of Australia following Federation . In 1907, accommodation was provided for the expansion of the High Court. Alterations included the addition of a new single-storey wing to house five new rooms. An increase in the number of High Court Justices led to the construction of a second storey on this new wing. Numerous alterations took place throughout

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