Bourke Street Wesleyan Chapel

Bourke Street Wesleyan Chapel
Bourke Street Wesleyan Chapel, 348a Bourke Street, Darlinghurst, NSW
Location	348a Bourke Street, Darlinghurst, City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates	33.8828°S 151.2165°E / -33.8828; 151.2165
Owner	Wesleyan Church
New South Wales Heritage Register
Official name	Wesleyan Chapel
Type	state heritage (built)
Designated	2 April 1999
Reference no.	457
Type	Chapel
Category	Religion
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Bourke Street Wesleyan Chapel is a heritage-listed chapel at 348a Bourke Street in the inner city Sydney suburb of Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia. The property is owned by the Wesleyan Church. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.^[1] It was also known as the Bourke Street Methodist Church.^[2]

History

The sandstone chapel was built in 1847.^[3][4]

An eight-storey residential building was built behind the original facade and hall in the 1970s, opening as the Edward Eagar Lodge homelessness centre in 1979.^[3][5]

Heritage listing

The Wesleyan Chapel was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.^[1]

See also

• Homelessness in Australia

References

1. "Wesleyan Chapel". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00457. Retrieved 13 October 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
2. "Wesleyan Chapel Bourke Street". Dictionary of Sydney. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
3. "Key moments". Wesley Mission. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
4. "Self-guided Tours". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
5. "Gimme shelter". Sydney Morning Herald. 27 June 2003. Retrieved 24 October 2018.

Bibliography

• Pollen, F.; Healy, G., eds. (1988). 'Darlinghurst', in The Book of Sydney Suburbs.

Attribution

This Wikipedia article was originally based on Wesleyan Chapel, entry number 457 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 13 October 2018.