Dictionary of Sydney

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Glebe School of Arts hall

Community hall and library built for the Glebe School of Arts, transferred to Sydney City Council in 1955 and used as the Glebe library for some years.

-33.881135841396, 151.18418097496

Milestone
Constructed
1900
Property
Occupied by
1900 - 1955
Type

Glebe School of Arts and Literary Institute

,
2012

Founded on three separate occasions, Glebe School of Arts only became financially secure because of its billiard tables. By the mid-twentieth century, when new entertainments were becoming available, the school was again in trouble and passed its library and building to the City of Sydney council.