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The Hopetoun Hotel, colloquially referred to as The Hoey, [1] is a historic Sydney hotel and live music venue in Surry Hills.It was built somewhere between 1836 and 1839, originally under the name of the Cookatoo Inn and then in 1901 revamped and named in honour of the first Governor General, Lord Hopetoun. [2]
The White Horse Hotel is a three-storey public hotel located at 381 Crown Street in Surry Hills, Sydney, Australia. Its appearance is distinguished by a large sculpture of a silver stallion constructed of galvanised steel, created in a rearing pose and set atop its facade.
It is one of only five hotels constructed in the Inter-War Functionalist style in the city during a short period between 1938 and 1942; [2] [3] the others are the Australian (Broadway), the Civic, the Kegroom Tavern, and Sutherlands. [4] The hotel is historically 'intact' having had no internal or external alterations of any kind.
Crown Street is a 2.3-kilometre (1.4 mi) street in the inner Sydney suburbs of Woolloomooloo, East Sydney, Darlinghurst and Surry Hills in New South Wales, Australia.The Surry Hills section is lined with restaurants and shops and includes the Crown Street Public School, the Surry Hills Library and Community Centre, and the White Horse Hotel.
Durham Hall is a heritage-listed former residence, Servicemens' Club, Concordia Club and Red Cross U.S.A and now commercial offices located at 207 Albion Street in the inner city Sydney suburb of Surry Hills in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was built from 1834 to 1835.
The first land grants in Surry Hills were made in the 1790s. Major Joseph Foveaux received 105 acres (0.42 km 2). His property was known as Surry Hills Farm, after the Surrey Hills in Surrey, England. Foveaux Street is named in his honour. [4] Commissary John Palmer received 90 acres (360,000 m 2). He called the property George Farm and in 1800 ...
In December 1865, part of Cleveland Paddocks was gazetted as a public reserve after a local landmark house built in the 1820s named Cleveland House. In 1868 it was named Prince Alfred Park after Prince Alfred when he visited Sydney. [1] The park layout was designed by Benjamin Backhouse. From 1869 until 1881, it hosted the Royal Easter Show. [2]
Elizabeth Street is a major street in the central business district of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. The street continues south of the central business district (CBD), through the inner city suburbs of Surry Hills, Redfern and Waterloo, before terminating in Zetland. Elizabeth Street lies within the City of Sydney local government area.