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Hyde Park Barracks
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This collection contains a small selection of archives relating to the Hyde Park Barracks.
The Hyde Park Barracks was built under instruction from Governor Lachlan Macquarie and was designed by convict architect Francis Greenway. The building was constructed using skilled convict labour between 1817 and 1819 and was built to provide accommodation for up to 600 male government-assigned convicts.
The Barracks also served as a women’s immigration depot and asylum, and later law courts and government offices. The UNESCO World Heritage site is now a museum run by Museums of History NSW.
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See also https://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/hyde_park_barracks
CollectionSignificant BuildingsMacquarie Street
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Hyde Park Barracks, Macquarie Street Sydney, circa 1909 (A-00036420)
Hyde Park Barracks [CN-0529]. City of Sydney Archives, accessed 22 Dec 2024, https://archives.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/1971153