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.

Milestone
Constructed
1842
Demolished
1933
Replaced by
1934
Property
Owned by
Type
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