Dictionary of Sydney

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

Burdekin House

Nineteenth-century Sydney's 'finest private residence' in Macquarie Street. Built by merchant Thomas Burdekin in 1842, its demolition in 1933 was an early catalyst for the heritage movement.

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Constructed
1842
Demolished
1933
Replaced by
1934
Property
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Type