Darlinghurst Courthouse

Darlinghurst Courthouse
The courthouse, in 2014
Darlinghurst Courthouse
Location in Greater Sydney
General information
Status Complete
Type Courthouse
Architectural style Old Colonial Grecian
Location Taylor Square, Oxford Street, Darlinghurst, New South Wales
Country Australia
Coordinates 33°52′49″S 151°13′04″E / 33.8803743182°S 151.2178697170°E / -33.8803743182; 151.2178697170Coordinates: 33°52′49″S 151°13′04″E / 33.8803743182°S 151.2178697170°E / -33.8803743182; 151.2178697170
Groundbreaking 1826
Construction started 1835
Completed 1844; 1888
Owner Government of New South Wales
Landlord Department of Justice
Technical details
Material Sandstone; slate; internal timber joinery; marble
Design and construction
Architect
Architecture firm Colonial Architect of New South Wales
Website
Darlinghurst Court House
Official name Darlinghurst Courthouse
Type Built
Criteria a., b., c., d., e., f., g.
Designated 2 April 1999
Reference no. 00792
[1][2][3][4]

The Darlinghurst Courthouse is an heritage-listed courthouse building located adjacent to Taylor Square on Oxford Street in Darlinghurst, New South Wales in Australia. Constructed in the Old Colonial Grecian style based on original designs by Colonial Architect, Mortimer Lewis, the building structure was completed in 1880 under the supervision of Barnet's successor, James Barnet.

The courthouse is predominately used for sittings of the Supreme Court of New South Wales.

Heritage listing

On the 2 April 1999 the court house building was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register with the following statement of significance:[1][2][3]

Darlinghurst Courthouse and Residence is the finest 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 in Sydney, along with the neighbouring Darlinghurst Gaol complex. The building has variously contained District Courts, Supreme Courts and the High Court throughout its history and has been the site of many high-profile trials and inquiries, including sittings of the Royal Commission into Espionage in 1954 within the High Court wing. The Darlinghurst Courthouse and Residence is associated with Sir Richard Bourke, Governor of New South Wales from 1831-1837, who made a number of significant changes to the New South Wales justice system during his time as governor. Governor Bourke called for the construction of a new courthouse in Sydney to relieve pressure on the King Street Court and allow better transfer of prisoners between court and the proposed Darlinghurst gaol. Darlinghurst Courthouse and Residence is one of the few remaining examples of public buildings designed by Colonial Architect Mortimer Lewis. The many additions and alterations to the building over its history have been the responsibility of successive Government Architects and the Department of Public Works. The extension facing Victoria Street was designed by the Government Architect's Office and completed c. 1963.

— Statement of significance, New South Wales State Heritage Register.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Darlinghurst Court House and Residence". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Darlinghurst Courthouse, Residence and Grounds". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Darlinghurst Court House Group Including Interior, Fencing and Grounds". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Darlinghurst Courthouse (Place ID 1995)". Australian Heritage Database. Department of the Environment. 21 March 1978. Retrieved 22 November 2017.

Attribution

 This article incorporates text by New South Wales State Heritage Register available under the CC BY 3.0 AU licence.

Further reading

  • Apperly, Richard; Irving, Robert; Reynolds, Peter (1989). A Pictorial Guide to Identifying Australian Architecture: Styles and Terms from 1788 to the Present. Sydney, Angus & Robertson. ISBN 0-207-18562-X
  • Faro, Clive (2000). Street Seen: A History of Oxford St. Carlton South, Melbourne University Press. ISBN 0-522-84967-9
  • Jahn, Graham (1997). Sydney Architecture. Sydney, The Watermark Press. ISBN 0-949284-32-7
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