Bourke Street Wesleyan Chapel Explained

Bourke Street Wesleyan Chapel
Coordinates:-33.8828°N 151.2165°W
Map Relief:yes
Location:348a Bourke Street, Darlinghurst, City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Beginning Label:Design period
Owner:Wesleyan Church
Designation1:New South Wales State Heritage Register
Designation1 Offname:Wesleyan Chapel
Designation1 Type:state heritage (built)
Designation1 Date:2 April 1999
Designation1 Number:457
Designation1 Free1name:Type
Designation1 Free1value:Chapel
Designation1 Free2name:Category
Designation1 Free2value:Religion
Designation1 Free3name:Builders

Bourke Street Wesleyan Chapel is a heritage-listed chapel at 348a Bourke Street in the inner city Sydney suburb of Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia. The property is owned by the Wesleyan Church. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1] It was also known as the Bourke Street Methodist Church.[2]

History

The sandstone chapel was built in 1847.[3] [4]

An eight-storey residential building was built behind the original facade and hall in the 1970s, opening as the Edward Eagar Lodge homelessness centre in 1979.[5]

Heritage listing

The Wesleyan Chapel was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]

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Attribution

Notes and References

  1. 00457. S90/05806 & HC 32495. 13 October 2018.
  2. Web site: Wesleyan Chapel Bourke Street . Dictionary of Sydney . 24 October 2018.
  3. Web site: Key moments . Wesley Mission . 24 October 2018.
  4. Web site: Self-guided Tours . Lonely Planet . 24 October 2018.
  5. News: Gimme shelter . Sydney Morning Herald . 27 June 2003 . 24 October 2018.