| Customs House, Sydney | |
|---|---|
 Front facade | |
  Former Customs House Location in Sydney central business district | |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Government administration:
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| Architectural style | Victorian Georgian |
| Address | 45 Alfred Street, Circular Quay, Sydney CBD, New South Wales |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 33°51′44″S 151°12′39″E / 33.862195°S 151.210885°E |
| Construction started | 1844 |
| Completed | 1845, 1887 |
| Opened | 1845 |
| Owner | Council of the City of Sydney |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 6 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) |
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| Architecture firm | New South Wales Government Architect |
| Official name | Sydney Customs House (former) |
| Criteria | A.4, D.2, E.1, F.1 and H. |
| Designated | 22 June 2004 |
| Reference no. | 105436 |
| Official name | Customs House (former); Site of former Customs House |
| Type | State heritage (built) |
| Criteria | a., c., d., e., f. |
| Designated | 2 April 1999 |
| Reference no. | 727 |
| Type | Office building |
| Category | Government and Administration |
| References | |
| [1][2] | |
Customs House, Sydney is a heritage-listed museum space, visitor attraction, commercial building and performance space located in the Circular Quay area at 45 Alfred Street, in the Sydney central business district, Australia. The building served as a customs house prior to Federation and then as the head office of New South Wales operations of the Government of Australia agency Department of Trade and Customs (and its successors) until 1988.[3] The customs function relocated to a new site in 1990.[2] The initial designs were by Mortimer Lewis and it was built during 1845 by under the administration of Governor Sir George Gipps. It is also known as Customs House (former) and Site of former Customs House. The site was added to the Commonwealth Heritage List on 22 June 2004;[2] and to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]
Ownership was transferred to the City of Sydney Council in 1994, when it became a venue for exhibitions and private functions. After being refurbished in 2003, it has also become the new home of the City of Sydney Library. The ground floor of the building houses a 4.2-by-9.5-metre (14 ft × 31 ft) scale model of Sydney's city centre viewed through a glass floor. The model was built by Modelcraft in 1998 and weighs one tonne. Images of the various versions of the building across its history are also displayed on the ground floor.
- ^ a b "Customs House (former)". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00727. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ a b c "Sydney Customs House (former) (Place ID 105436)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. 22 June 2004. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ "Customs House, Sydney - Fact sheet 23". National Archives of Australia. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
