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Print - Streetscape and buildings, corner of Essex and Princes Street Millers Point, 1926

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Unique IDA-00037432SeriesDemolition Books - Albums and Prints, 1900-1949Date3rd December 1926Date qualifierexactFormatPhotograph - PrintDescriptionView north down Princes Street towards a row of double-storey houses at numbers 107-111 with two dormers each, timber fencing and sandstone steps up to the front verandahs. A three-storey building on the left at 113-115 Princes Street, on the corner of Essex Street, has one dormer.

Princes Street ran north from Charlotte Place to Argyle Street and was parallel with Cumberland Street. Princes Street was demolished for the Sydney Harbour Bridge, and is now under the Bradfield Highway.

The corner house (115 Princes Street) was the home of Presbyterian minister Reverend John Reid and his wife Marian in the 1850s and 60s. The Reids were the parents of future Prime Minister George Houstoun Reid. The Reid family moved from Melbourne to Sydney in 1858. (References: The Sydney Morning Herald, Thursday, 25 November 1926, p. 14, trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/16323747; ‘The Rocks Area’, The Sydney Morning, 4 December 1926, p. 20, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article16337763).

Princes Street was renumbered in circa 1880. The street address for this house was 115 Princes Street when this photograph was taken, but it was earlier 105 Princes Street.LanguageNo linguistic content - Not applicable (zxx)Author/creatorPhotographer: Milton KentPublisherCity of Sydney

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Digitised recordYes

Born digital

Born digital itemNo

Numbering & quantity

Volume number13

Characteristics

Colour depthGrayscaleImage aspectLandscape

Address

Street number107-115Street namePrincesStreet typeStreetSuburbMillers PointPostcode2000StateNew South WalesCountryAustralia

Building Information

Extant buildingNo

Access

Public access statusRestricted original (digital copy available)

Identification

Source system ID001\001514Alternative ID51/1290

Data quality

Authenticity & integrityThis is an original print image created by the Municipal Council of Sydney. The record has been held in the Council’s custody and has a high level of authenticity.

Relationships

CollectionDemolition Books - PrintsThe Rocks / TallowoladahOrganisationSydney City CouncilBoxCSA045385Related ItemsAlbum - Demolition Books - Volume 13 - Condemnations and demolitions, 1926

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Print - Streetscape and buildings, corner of Essex and Princes Street Millers Point, 1926