Dictionary of Sydney

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Reynolds' Cottages

Workers cottages of brick and sandstone which remain a significant relic of Colonial Georgian style. A third cottage was built of timber at No.32 but has since been rebuilt in brick. Their change of use reflected the economic and social changes of The Rocks through the decades.

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Milestone
Constructed
1829 - 1830
Property
Owned by
1829 - 1830
Owned by
1830 - 1841
Owned by
1841 - 1860
Owned by
1841 - 1870
Occupied by
1861 - 1875
Owned by
1870 - 1873
Owned by
1870 - 1877
Occupied by
1875 - 1880
Occupied by
1875 - 1896
Owned by
1877 - 1884
Owned by
1877 - 1884
Owned by
1884 - 1906
Type

Reynolds' cottages

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Built by convict labour in 1829, Reynolds' cottages have been used for many different purposes as the city around them changed and grew.