Dictionary of Sydney

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Department of Education building

Imposing Edwardian sandstone building at 35-39 Bridge Street in the city that operated as the headquarters of the New South Wales Department of Education from 1915 until 2016. Constructed on the site of an earlier sandstone cottage that had been in use by the department since the early 1880s. The building was constructed  in two sections with several later additions. The southern section was occupied the Department of Agriculture until 1967. In 2016 the Department of Education office in the building was closed and staff were relocated.

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Milestone
Constructed
1912 - 1915
Modified
1928
Position
1912 - 1915
Property
Occupied by
1915 - 29 Jul 2016
Occupied by
1916 - 1938
Occupied by
1928 - 1967
Type