Dictionary of Sydney

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Glebe Courthouse

Victorian Italianate style courthouse of modest proportions to suit the middle-class, suburban context of Glebe.

Milestone
Constructed
1889
Position
1888 - 1889
Type

Glebe Courthouse

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2016

Glebe Courthouse was built in 1889 in recognition of a growing Sydney metropolitan area. However, its use as a courthouse was frustrated by the government's refusal to appoint additional stipendiary magistrates.