Darlinghurst Gaol

Darlinghurst Gaol
An aerial view of Darlinghurst Gaol, with the courthouse in the foreground, 1930
Former Darlinghurst Gaol is located in Sydney
Former Darlinghurst Gaol
Former Darlinghurst Gaol
Location in Greater Sydney
LocationDarlinghurst, New South Wales
Coordinates33°52′47″S 151°13′07″E / 33.87972°S 151.21861°E / -33.87972; 151.21861
StatusClosed; repurposed as an art school
Opened7 June 1841 (1841-06-07)
Closed1914

The Darlinghurst Gaol is a former Australian prison located in Darlinghurst, New South Wales. The site is bordered by Darlinghurst Road, Burton and Forbes streets, with entrances on Forbes and Burton Streets. The heritage-listed building, predominantly designed by New South Wales Colonial Architect Mortimer Lewis, was closed in 1914 and has subsequently been repurposed to house the National Art School.[1]

  1. ^ "Former East Sydney Technical College and Darlinghurst Gaol Including Buildings A". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. Retrieved 22 November 2017. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.